Has Your DePuy Hip Replacement Implant Been Recalled?

Hip replacement implant recall information: Johnson & Johnson has recalled one of the replacement hips it manufacturers because the devices can come loose, fracturing the bone around the implant and causing tumors. The units can also deposit metal particles into the bloodstream.

Your replacement hip should have meant more mobility and much less pain…but now you’re finding out that it might be a source of new, serious medical problems.

The Rottenstein Law Group knows that you don’t have to stand for this. You’ve suffered enough.

Are you entitled to compensation?

Provide some basic information here so we can evaluate if we can start a hip replacement recall lawsuit for you.

Breaking News

Johnson & Johnson is recalling replacement hips manufactured by one of its companies (DePuy). These defective and dangerous replacement hips have already been implanted in patients which is why you may be concerned about the hip replacement recall.

The recall means that patients who have already undergone one surgical procedure to replace a hip now must undergo a “revision.” That is: a second surgery. But even if the defective device is replaced, it can leave behind dangerous, possibly deadly fragments that might not be discovered for years.

Are You in Danger? Is the Danger in You?

Two devices are being recalled: the ASR Hip Resurfacing System and the ASR XL Acetabular System. Each of these metal units replaces a worn or weakened part of the hip, which consists of a socket and a rounded bone that fits into that socket like a ball. Total hip replacement involves replacing both parts at once.

The defective replacement hip units have been recalled because one in eight patients requires a second invasive procedure to correct the first one. The replacement hips just don’t fit the way they’re supposed to. This may be a cause to file a hip replacement recall lawsuit.

Many orthopedic doctors believe that the units were poorly designed. At least one surgeon has testified that the unit he removed from a patient had failed catastrophically.

You’ve Taken Enough.

Johnson & Johnson has admitted that it is to blame for your defective replacement hip—more or less. Johnson & Johnson has stated that it is “committed to assisting patients… and paying for the cost of doctor visits, tests and procedures associated with the recall.”

But you’ve been betrayed once already… and if you do need to stand up to Johnson & Johnson, then you’ll want a dedicated, attentive advocate by your side.

The hip replacement recall lawyers at the Rottenstein Law Group will represent your interests alone. Just give us some basic information, and we’ll take it from here.