The history of recalled medical implant, the Depuy ASR hip replacement

DePuy ASR" XL Acetabular System Depuy Pinnacle® Acetabular Cup System WHO IS DePuy? A franchise of Orthopaedic and Neuroscience Companies. Acquired by Johnson & Johnson in 1998, its companies form part of the Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices & Diagnostics group. WHAT ABOUT Hip Replacement If is a surgical procedure in which the hip joint is replaced by a prosthetic implant. Hip replacement surgery can be performed as a total replacement or a hemi (half) replacement. ´DePuy ASR™ XL Acetabular System ! In August 2010, DePuy Orthopaedics issued a voluntary recall of its ASRTM XL Acetabular Hip System and DePuy ASR™M Hip Resurfacing System. The FDA has received approximately 400 TTTL. 0.0. TTTTII COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE who received ASRIM Hip Replacement TYPES OF DePuy Hip Implants ASRTM Hip ASR™M XL Acetabular Pinnacle® Acetabular Resurfacing System Hip System Cup System RECALLED IN AUGUST 2010 March 2010 J&J acknowledged that ASRI™M products had a higher-than-normal failure rate after data revealed: 13% 5year failure rate of this product is approximately 90,000 patients The DePuy implant was used in more than: 24 2005 2010 Generated 5.4 Billion in 2009 in 2007 approximately 100 patients who had received the implants reported problems. by 2008 the number of patients with significant problems jumped to more than 200. by 2009 over 300 patients reported symptoms consistent with implant failure. Sources http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_DePuy_Hip_Recall http://www.depuy.com/patients-and-caregivers/hip/hip-replacement?t=types+of+hip+implants http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/23/business/fda-asked-depuy-for-safety-data-just-before-hip-implants-phaseout.html http://www.fda.gov/ACECI/EnforcementActions/WarningLetters/2011/ucm287552.htm %24 %24 %24