Here’s a report on a patient that is looking at her 4th hip implant and a bit of history on the investigation as far as to how the implant was approved and if the failures should have been brought to light sooner. As timing would have it, Kaiser Permanente put out a press release today about their “registry...
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If you missed the original recall notice you can use the link below for more information. I can understand a partial release of information, in other words to verify that the named patient did receive an implant. I don’t however see the reason for paying the doctors for this information as...
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This is going to be a big mess as the company wants their old parts back and surgery is the only way that will happen, and perhaps studying some of the failed units too may offer some new information for future designs? That was just a guess on my part. DePuy (part of Johnson and Johnson...
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The DePuy knee and hip systems have had their share of news coverage of late and now an official recall has been initiated. Just a few days ago the FDA issued a warning letter about some of the DePuy products not being marketed and utilized correctly. DePuy (Johnson & Johnson) - FDA Issues...
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The first issue was the use of the Corail Hip System that stated it was used for 2 non approved uses with marketing both on line and with brochures and I’m not quite sure what this is about but the FDA is questioning as I thought if you needed a hip you needed one and the surgeon and sometimes the patient...
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Back in March, DePuy sent a letter to doctors advising that the ASR was being phased out. The woman filing the lawsuit had problems, pain, and the device failed and was replaced with a device from another company. The suit alleges that the company knew of the defects after receiving FDA approval...
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