subject: Depuy Asr Hip Recall What Needs To Be Done [print this page] Founded in 1895, DePuy Orthopedics was the first commercial company in the U.S. orthopedic pioneer spirit. Their long-term commitment to innovation in patient care has helped them become leaders room products, orthopedic equipment and supplies, such as hip, knee, extremity, trauma, cement, and how the world works.
It was reported during the late half of last year that Johnson began to pull out of their defective products. The company had stopped the system at the end of 2009. On August 26, 2010, the company officially announced recalls of malfunctioning systems hip replacement.
The recall was in the presence of the DePuy ASR hip recall. Next comes the device is sold for about six years between 2003 and 2009. Hip flawed system was implemented in a total of 93 000 patients. The recall affects two of the hip by DePuy product knowledge, Depuy ASR hip recall Resurfacing System and XL acetabular system. This reminder comes from DePuy hip after years of reports, studies and data showing that the device was defective and not patients.
After this thriller, DePuy Orthopedics issued a revised statement of the hip. This means that patients will suffer a painful and unnecessary revision surgery DePuy hip recall. Of course, this problem was solved with the initial surgery, except for defective hip DePuy.
DePuy also recommend annual surveillance "to ensure the replacement of the hip DePuy ASR hip recall works well, even in the absence of symptoms." However DePuy said in a statement that few of these devices remain in the world market because of its decision last year to end the ASR system as a result of falling demand and other factors.
President Johnson Orthopaedics Inc., also said in a statement that they are committed to helping patients and caregivers, providing information through multiple channels and pay the cost of doctor visits, tests and procedures to remember to check the hip.
