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14 Jul 2012, 12:28 pm
DePuy ASR Failure Rate According to a study released last March by the British Orthopaedic Association and the British Hip Society indicated a failure rate of up to 49 percent after six years - nearly four times the rate cited by DePuy when it recalled the device. [read post]
13 Jul 2012, 12:02 pm
Combs’ treating orthopaedic surgeon, recommended freezing injections into the hip and the trochanter respectively as a diagnostic device to determine where the pain was coming from. [read post]
12 Jul 2012, 12:43 pm
Stuart Simpson, the Vice President and General Manager of Hip Reconstruction said, “While modular-neck stems provide surgeons with an option to correct certain aspects of a patient’s anatomy and hip biomechanics, given the potential risks associated with fretting and corrosion at the modular neck junction, Stryker Orthopaedics decided to take this voluntary action. [read post]
12 Jul 2012, 5:11 am
The Boston Business Journal (7/10, Donnelly, Subscription Publication) reported, “Stryker Orthopaedics has voluntarily recalled two brands of devices used in conjunction with artificial hips in hip replacement surgeries, according to the US Food and Drug Administration website. [read post]
11 Jul 2012, 3:30 pm
While it’s unclear how many people actually have had to have their artificial hip removed, an article in the British Medical Journal called it 'one of the biggest disasters in orthopaedic history.' " According to Consumers Union (the advocacy portion of Consumer Reports), the FDA needs to make changes to protect patients from unsafe medical devices and recommends that the following guidelines be instituted: "Require that implants and other… [read post]
11 Jul 2012, 3:30 pm
While it’s unclear how many people actually have had to have their artificial hip removed, an article in the British Medical Journal called it 'one of the biggest disasters in orthopaedic history.' " According to Consumers Union (the advocacy portion of Consumer Reports), the FDA needs to make changes to protect patients from unsafe medical devices and recommends that the following guidelines be instituted: "Require that implants and other… [read post]
11 Jul 2012, 3:04 pm
The most widespread recent example of this is the recall of two types of hip implant systems manufactured by DePuy Orthopaedics. [read post]
11 Jul 2012, 6:56 am
Medical device maker Stryker Orthopaedics has initiated a recall of two hip implants over concerns that the devices may be prone to "fretting and/or corrosion at or about the modular-neck junction," which can result in swelling, pain and adverse reactions in surrounding tissue. [read post]
11 Jul 2012, 6:01 am
Zambri, founding member and senior partner The Boston Business Journal (7/10, Donnelly, Subscription Publication) reported, "Stryker Orthopaedics has voluntarily recalled two brands of devices used in conjunction with artificial hips in hip replacement surgeries, according to the US Food and Drug Administration website. [read post]
11 Jul 2012, 6:01 am
Zambri, founding member and senior partner The Boston Business Journal (7/10, Donnelly, Subscription Publication) reported, "Stryker Orthopaedics has voluntarily recalled two brands of devices used in conjunction with artificial hips in hip replacement surgeries, according to the US Food and Drug Administration website. [read post]
10 Jul 2012, 3:08 pm
For the past year and a half, our attorneys have worked with local residents who have been hurt by problems with metal-on-metal hip implants made by DePuy Orthopaedics. [read post]
10 Jul 2012, 2:20 pm
Certain metal-on-metal hips manufactured by Depuy Orthopaedics, for example, were recalled after high fail rates were discovered. [read post]
9 Jul 2012, 9:30 pm
MDL No. 2197 – In Re DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. [read post]
9 Jul 2012, 9:30 pm
MDL No. 2197 – In Re DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. [read post]
9 Jul 2012, 2:24 pm
DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., 2012 U.S. [read post]
9 Jul 2012, 11:28 am
Finally, Stryker Recalls Defective Hip Implants In a somewhat tight-lipped press release and website page, Stryker Orthopaedics notes that it is voluntarily recalling two components of its metal-on-metal hip implant devices. [read post]
9 Jul 2012, 11:28 am
Finally, Stryker Recalls Defective Hip Implants In a somewhat tight-lipped press release and website page, Stryker Orthopaedics notes that it is voluntarily recalling two components of its metal-on-metal hip implant devices. [read post]
9 Jul 2012, 10:31 am
In a statement, Stryker said: While modular-neck stems provide surgeons with an option to correct certain aspects of a patient's anatomy and hip biomechanics, given the potential risks associated with fretting and corrosion at the modular neck junction, Stryker Orthopaedics decided to take this voluntary action. [read post]
9 Jul 2012, 5:51 am
So the FDA convenes an expert panel with disappointing results, even as the DePuy Orthopaedics A.S.R. hips have been recalled from the market because of patient complications. [read post]
9 Jul 2012, 5:51 am
So the FDA convenes an expert panel with disappointing results, even as the DePuy Orthopaedics A.S.R. hips have been recalled from the market because of patient complications. [read post]
