Posts tagged damage

• DePuy ASR Hip Implant Failure Rate May Be As High As 49% In All Patients

  M. Brandon Smith | March 13, 2011 10:51 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  On August 26, 2010, DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc, recalled two of its hip replacement systems – the ASR XL Acetabular System and DePuy ASR Hip Resurfacing System. DePuy said in its recall that...

• Should The FDA Approve A Medical Device That Has Not Been Tested?

  M. Brandon Smith | February 26, 2011 12:26 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  The short and troubled life of the DePuy ASR hip implant points to a larger more disturbing situation: a FDA implant oversight system that is malfunctioning almost as badly as the DePuy hips...