Posted by William D Davis on Friday, February 1, 2013,
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The Rottenstein Law Group, which represents DePuy ASR recall clients, is closely monitoring the proceedings of the Los Angeles DePuy ASR hip trial (In re: Loren Kransky and Sheryl Kransky v. DePuy, Inc., et al., BC456086, Los Angeles Superior Court). Most recently, the jury heard testimony from a DePuy executive who denied that the recall occurred because the device was faulty. Andrew Ekdahl, president of Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy, said in videotaped testimony that ... Continue reading ...
Posted by William D Davis on Wednesday, March 21, 2012,
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Complaints on hip implants continue piling up at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with 5,000 of them added this year alone. Some 75 percent of those claims involved the hip replacement systems of DePuy Orthopaedics Inc., a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. Several of those lawsuits have been consolidated into a multidistrict litigation (MDL), making it easier for initiating a hip replacement case. Due to the growing evidence against them, the British Hip Society has called for an in...
Posted by William D Davis on Friday, December 2, 2011,
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The high failure rate of the ASR hip system was made public through the reports of the Australian National Joint Replacement Registry. The negative feedback thrown at the all-metal hip implant of DePuy Orthopaedics urged the company to recall the devices in 2009.Recent reports say that an Australian government agency might require doctors to report defective implants. Evidences that point to the recall is being gathered and investigated by Australia, as was done by the United States. The dir... Continue reading ...
Posted by William D Davis on Thursday, January 27, 2011,
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The ASR XL Acetabular System and ASR Hip Resurfacing System are orthopedic hip replacement devices manufactured by DePuy and both were recalled from the worldwide market in August of 2010. It was discovered by a foreign joint registry that these implants inherently have flaws that contributed to its high failure rate. Components from the hip replacements rub together that cause metal ions such as cobalt and chromium to get scraped off and be absorbed by the body into the bloodstream. Some DeP... Continue reading ...
Posted by William D Davis on Tuesday, December 14, 2010,
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Months have passed since the product recall was issued by DePuy Orthopaedics, a subsidiary of company giant Johnson & Johnson. Within this time frame, thousands have aired out their concerns regarding the defects of their hip implants, the ASR XL Acetabular System and the ASR Hip Resurfacing System, which both had a 13% failure rate. Typically, patients implanted with the faulty devices will experience pain, weakness and swelling in the hip region a few months or years after the hip replaceme... Continue reading ...
Posted by William D Davis on Friday, December 3, 2010,
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Law
Surgeries, being invasive procedures, have accompanying risks that are most likely to occur during the post-operative phase, when the patient is most vulnerable. Orthopedic surgeries are no exception, even if no internal organs are harmed. Hip replacements are commonly performed procedures, and the functionality of hip prosthetic devices implanted into the joints determines how a patient will react in the coming days.
The ideal duration for hip replacement patients to undertake rehabilitation ... Continue reading ...
Posted by William D Davis on Monday, November 29, 2010,
The Food and Drug Administration, a government department, is a branch responsible for ensuring the general public that all food, cosmetic and health care products for sale in the market are safe, hygienic and effective. That said, products from different manufacturers also hold the same responsibility in creating their products according to the set standards of safety, sanitation and effectiveness that the FDA strictly requires. Moreover, the FDA has regulatory processes to ensure that these... Continue reading ...
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