Depuy Orthopaedics And Its Issues

One of the most known innovator in the medical device industry is DePuy Orthopaedics which has Johnson & Johnson as its parent company

. The company was among the first to develop metal-on-metal hip replacement devices geared towards younger and more active patients.Due to the possibility of avoiding the pre-market clinical trials, DePuy hip replacements were placed on the market before consumers knew of the risks associated with these products. As a result, complaints associated with the Pinnacle device include post surgical complications and failure rates in 12-13% of recipients. In fact, the DePuy Pinnacle hip replacement system is currently facing a number of complaints and a number of people have already been filed for a lawsuit against its manufacturers. In Australia, the same thing is also going on as Australians are also experiencing hip replacement failures.

Post surgical risks from hip replacement surgery include blood clots in the lower extremities that can travel to the lungs and cause a pulmonary embolism. Severe cases of pulmonary embolism can cause respiratory failure and shock despite being rare. Difficulty in urination, local skin or joint infection, fracture of the bone during and after surgery, scarring, and limitation of the range of motion of the hip are other complications that can result. The common risks associated with anesthesia use include heart arrhythmias, liver toxicity, and pneumonia as with any surgery requiring anesthesia.

Out of the 1,300 complaints received by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding the Pinnacle hip replacement, the majority of these focused on the premature loosening of the device from the bone, leading to failure of the device. It has been reported that one out of eight patients will need to undergo corrective surgery within five years after their initial hip replacement surgery.

DePuy Orthopaedics and Johnson & Johnson are currently facing a lot of things and not just these people filing for a DePuy Pinnacle Hip Replacement Lawsuit. A significant number of allegations regarding their different products such as Tylenol, Risperdal, and the DePuy ASR Acetabular XL Hip Replacement system have been adding more to the challenges they are facing.

by: Gregory Fraser

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