MoM Hip Implants: DePuy
Federal Trial Against Johnson & Johnson Delayed
The first federal trial against Johnson and Johnson for its ASR hip implant was supposed to start on September 14, but U.S. District Judge David Katz has signed an order postponing it because of problems scheduling expert witnesses on both sides. Additionally, there have been problems with general pre-trial discovery because of the fact that…
DePuy Considers Massive Settlement for Hip Implants
Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy subsidiary is facing massive liability over its metal on metal hip implants, in particular the Articular Surface Replacement (ASR) implants. In March 2013, a jury granted plaintiff Loren “Bill” Kransky $8.3 million in compensatory damages for medical expenses and pain and suffering. The jury did not impose punitive damages. Now DePuy…
Is the FDA To Blame for the DePuy Hip Implant Debacle?
As more and more metal on metal hip implants fail and are recalled, many are wondering how they passed FDA scrutiny in the first place. How was such a flawed medical device approved in the first place? The answer is the 510(k) clearance process for medical devices, a now controversial system of clearing moderate risk…
DePuy Recalls Metal on Metal Hip Implants
DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., a division of Johnson & Johnson, issued a voluntary recall of its ASR XL Acetabular Hip System and DePuy ASR Hip Resurfacing System in August 2010. In an effort to hide its mounting problems from the public, the company began phasing these products out in early 2010, citing low sales. Several months…
