A DePuy hip lawsuit seeks to hold DePuy Orthopedics legally and financially responsible for manufacturing a defective hip replacement product, failing to warn patients and doctors of the defective aspects of the implant as well as negligence in the design, manufacture and selling of the product.
About the ASR DePuy Hip Recall
The ASR Hip Replacement System was approved in 2005, and malfunctions in the system began gaining notoriety in 2007. There were a reported 100 patients experiencing problems with the device in 2007. In 2008, this number doubled, and in 2009, it tripled. DePuy Orthopedics, Inc. issued a recall of its ASR Hip Replacement System on August 26, 2010. The recall occurred because a greater number of patients required a second surgery due to pain and other symptoms caused by the defective product, and is often the subject of DePuy hip lawsuits. Some of the symptoms of the ASR Hip Replacement System include:
- Loosening detachment of the implant
- Dislocation of the implant components
- Fracture of the bone around the implant
DePuy Hip Lawsuit Precursors
The ASR Hip Replacement System is identified as a metal-on-metal bearing joint-replacement system. This type of system can lead to the creation of debris through regular wear and tear. That debris leads to inflammation as well as tissue damage and other complications, the basis of DePuy hip lawsuits.
An agency in the UK in charge of medical device regulation issued a warning about the debris being caused by the DePuy hip replacement system in March 2010. DePuy then began warning physicians of the possibility for a higher than normal rate of implant failures. Statements from prominent orthopedic surgeons appeared in articles stating, “most major medical centers have seen issues with this device.” The National Joint Registry of England and Wales completed a 2010 study that showed the following:
- 12% of ASR Hip Resurfacing System and 13% of the ASR XL Acetabular System needed a second hip replacement within 5 years of the original hip replacement surgery.
- 1 out of every 8 hip replacements with this implant system will have a total failure and an even greater number may experience hip replacement problems less than a failure requiring a revision surgery.
Starting a DePuy Hip Lawsuit
If you or a loved one has suffered an injury that may be related to the use of a DePuy hip, you should contact Chaffin Luhana LLP immediately for a free and confidential DePuy hip lawsuit case review today. You may be entitled to compensation through a lawsuit, and a DePuy Hip lawyer from Chaffin Luhana can help. Call our toll free number today for a free, no-obligation DePuy hip lawsuit case evaluation: 1-888-480-1123.
