DePuy Hip Replacement - DePuy ASR and Corail Hip System

Claudine Q. Homolash - Product Liability Attorney
(215) 790-7379
Advances in medicine now enable people with joint problems to replace their diseased cartilage and bone with artificial prostheses. One of the most common replacement surgeries is the hip implant, which allows patients to maintain reasonably active lifestyles without the pain that is often associated with a degenerative hip. Of the many companies that manufacture joint replacement components, Johnson and Johnson, parent company of DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., has recently been in the news for a recall issued in July for its DePuy ASR system, and for marketing the Corail Hip System using illegal methods.

A DePuy ASR hip recall was issued in July, 2010 due to a high failure rate of the metal-on-metal hip implants. A number of lawsuits have been filed by individuals who have experienced problems and complications after receiving DePuy hip replacement products. Patients who had the system implanted may suffer when metal particles shed into the body from the metal-on-metal design. The particles can cause soft tissue damage, inflammatory reactions, and bone loss. Between 2007 and 2009, more than 500 patients reported problems with their hip replacement devices. To resolve the problem, patients may need to have the devices replaced, and treatment for additional surgeries, inflammation, bone loss and soft tissue damage can be extensive.

The FDA issued a warning letter to DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. president David Floyd on August 19, 2010, ordering the company to halt marketing the Corail Hip System. The Corail system was approved under the FDA's premarket approval system, an expedited process that requires medical devices to be functionally equivalent to devices already on the market in order to fast-track the approval process. However, according to the warning letter, DePuy's brochure about the device lists a number of claims that were never approved by federal regulators.

If you have received a hip implant in the last few years, you should contact your doctor to determine the model of your implant. This should be done even if you are not presently experiencing any negative side effects because serious problems could arise at any time. If it turns out that you are in fact depending on a potentially defective hip implant, you should take action to protect your rights. Contact Claudine Homolash at (215) 790-7379 so I can help you pursue financial compensation for the pain, suffering, and medical costs that you have sustained as a result of these unsafe hip replacement devices.

While medical technology has helped relieve the suffering of many people, the Institute of Medicine estimates that almost 1.3 million Americans are injured or die as the result of faulty medical products. Claudine Homolash, Esq. represents the injured victims and families of those who have died because the makers and suppliers of medical devices failed in the design, marketing promises, or the manufacturing of their products. If you experienced any problems after receiving a DePuy hip replacement, it is important that you immediately contact a qualified personal injury attorney who is familiar with product liability claims and the tactics of corporations and insurance companies. Call the experienced lawyer, Claudine Homolash at (215) 790-7379.
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