Texas DePuy ASR Hip Implant Recall Lawyer - Reviewing Cases Nationwide
On August 24, 2010, DePuy issued a Voluntary Recall Notice of all DePuy ASR hip implant products due to high rates of hip implant failures. Thousands of DePuy hip implant recipients may need revision surgery to correct this defect. Reasons for revision surgery identified within the most recent reports are consistent with those previously reported for DePuy ASR hip implants, and include:
- hip implant component loosening,
- hip implant component malalignment,
- infection,
- fracture of the bone,
- dislocation, and
- metal sensitivity and pain.
DePuy hip implant patients may develop progressive soft tissue reactions to metal wear debris inside the hip prosthesis. The debris can cause soft tissue damage which may compromise the results of a revision surgery.
File Your DePuy Hip Implant Claim Now - Free Consultation
Texas DePuy hip implant recall lawyer W. Craft Hughes is jointly representing DePuy hip clients nationwide with the experienced law firm of Heard, Robins, Cloud & Black, LLP*. The law firm of Heard, Robins, Cloud & Black, LLP is located at 9 Greenway, Suite 2300, Houston, TX 77046, Phone (713) 650-1200. Together, the law firms of Hughes Ellzey, LLP and Heard, Robins, Cloud & Black, LLP will examine your medical records and consult with medical professionals to find out if your implant is defective. Please call 1-888-350-3931 now to speak with DePuy hip implant recall lawyer W. Craft Hughes about your hip replacement complications, or contact us online for a free case evaluation.
The DePuy ASRTM Hip Resurfacing System was only approved for use outside the U.S. and the DePuy ASRTM XL Acetabular System was available worldwide.
DePuy recently received new, unpublished 2010 data from the National Joint Registry (NJR) of England and Wales. The data shows the five year revision rate for the ASRTM Hip Resurfacing System is approximately 12 percent and for the ASRTM XL Acetabular System is approximately 13 percent. These revision rates are across the entire size range. The risk for revision was highest with ASR head sizes below 50 mm in diameter and among female patients.
DePuy Orthopaedics issued an Urgent Field Safety Notice on March 8, 2010 after receiving new data from the UK that demonstrated the DePuy ASRTM System had a higher than expected revision rate at 8-9 percent at three years when used with smaller head sizes (less than 50 mm diameter).The market withdrawal of the DePuy ASR hip replacement system earlier this year, combined with a DePuy Surgeon Warning Letter to physicians about the high failure rate associated with the device, are now being called a DePuy ASR recall by the FDA.
On May 25, 2010, a Medical Device Alert was issued by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency ("MHRA"). The FDA indicated on July 17, 2010 that the actions of DePuy Orthopaedics, a subsidiary of Johnson and Johnson, in regards to its ASR hip implant were classified as a Class 2 medical implant recall. Specifically, the company's notification to clinicians of new revision rate information regarding the use of the devices was cited as a reason for the DePuy ASR hip recall.
The manufacturer initially indicated that their decision to remove the device from the market was not issued due to any safety problems with DePuy ASR hip cups, rather because of low sales numbers. However, on March 6, DePuy sent a letter to doctors indicating that the ASR hip implant has been linked to a high failure rate. Many patients who received DePuy ASR hip replacements have experienced hip failures soon after the device was implanted, leading to additional hip surgeries.
Houston DePuy Hip Replacement Failure Attorney
The DePuy hip recall involves 29 models of the ASR 100 and 300 Acetabular Implants in cup sizes ranging from 44mm to 70 mm.
The DePuy ASR is a metal-on-metal hip replacement system developed in 2005. Health care professionals have increasingly been warning about problems with metal-on-metal hip implants, which can shed metal particles into the body. The particles can damage soft tissue, cause inflammatory reactions and lead to bone loss.
Between 2007 and 2009, reports of problems with the DePuy ASR hip began to spike, with nearly 100 recipients reporting problems in 2007, more than 200 reporting problems in 2008, and more than 300 reporting problems in 2009. Last year, U.K. researchers studied 660 patients who had received metal hip implants from DePuy Orthopaedics and found that 3.4 percent suffered from adverse reactions to metal debris. Surgeons are warning that one to three percent of all metal on metal hip implant recipients may experience hip implant problems, and possibly need to have the devices replaced, due to metallic debris.
In recent months, a number of DePuy hip lawsuits over faulty ASR Cup implants have been filed. It is expected that the number of cases will continue to grow as Depuy ASR hip recall lawyers continue to investigate and review potential cases for individuals who have experienced problems and complications after hip replacement surgery involving the DePuy ASR hip implant recall.
Contact DePuy Hip Recall Lawyer W. Craft Hughes Today
If you or a loved one received a DePuy ASR hip implant, please call the DePuy hip recall law firms of Hughes Ellzey, LLP and Heard, Robins, Cloud & Black, LLP at 1-888-350-3931 to speak with DePuy hip recall attorney W. Craft Hughes about your legal options. You can also contact us online and we will respond promptly.
*The law firm of Heard, Robins, Cloud & Black, LLP ("HRCB") is located at 9 Greenway, Suite 2300, Houston, TX 77046, Phone (713) 650-1200. HRCB does not pay or finance any portion of the content on the website www.crafthugheslaw.com. The site is sponsored and financed exclusively by attorney W. Craft Hughes and the law firm of Hughes Ellzey, LLP, located at 2700 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 1120 Galleria Tower I Houston, TX 77056; Phone 1-888-350-3931. Hughes Ellzey, LLP and HRCB will jointly represent clients in the DePuy hip implant litigation, share case costs, case expenses and attorney's fees, if any, recovered on behalf of clients in the DePuy hip implant litigation.
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