Personal Injury Law

DePuy Hip Implant Recall May Be Grounds for Chicago Products Liability Lawsuits

If you were implanted with a DePuy ASR hip device a while ago and have been experiencing pain, swelling, and walking difficulties, you may have grounds for filing a Chicago products liability lawsuit. In August, Johnson & Johnson and DePuy Orthopaedics Inc. said they were recalling the ASR(TM) XL Acetabular System and DePuy ASR(TM) Hip Resurfacing System over concerns that patients were having to undergo a second implant surgery, also known as a revision surgery, to remedy difficulties they?d experienced with the medical devices.

Approximately 93,000 people have been implanted with one of these DePuy ARS devices. The recall was announced after unpublished information from the National Joint Registry (NJR) of England and Wales reported that there was a 13% revision rate for users of the ASR(TM) XL Acetabular System and a 12% revision rate for the ASR(TM) Hip Resurfacing System after five years. That?s not a lot of time before a patient would have to undergo a second hip implant surgery.

Hip Replacement Surgery
Hip replacement surgery is a major medical procedure, which can be painful and physically taxing. Full recovery can take months or even a year. This is not an easy medical procedure to undergo once let alone twice. As with any surgery, health complications and infection can arise?especially if the patient is older or suffering from other health issues. Ideally, a hip replacement device should last much longer than five years for a patient and should not cause him/her unnecessary pain and suffering.

Contact our Chicago DePuy Hip Implant Lawyers to determine whether you have grounds for a Chicago defective medical devices cases.

An Estimated 93,000 Depuy Hip Implants Patients In Danger, Nutrition Diet News, December 15, 2010

DePuy Orthopaedics Voluntarily Recalls ASR(TM) Hip System, Johnson & Johnson, August 26, 2010

Related Web Resource:
ASR(TM) Hip System Recall Guide

National Joint Registry (NJR) of England and Wales

Full post as published by Chicago Injury Attorney Blog on January 10, 2011 (boomark / email).