Manufacturers of hip implants have been the subject of legal claims
filed by recipients of defective prosthetic hips from a lot of
different places in the country. A division of Johnson and Johnson,
DePuy Orthopaedics is facing lots of product liability claims for the
ASR Hip Resurfacing System and the ASR XL Acetabular System.
These hip replacement systems were found to be defective, even having
results opposite to their purpose. Even three months after the implant
procedure, some have reported to have unendurable pain, worse, there
are reports that the implants were even dislodged from their
fastenings. The product has been investigated due to these complaints
and what they found out was that the working part of the product which
includes the ball and socket joint was rubbing against each other.
What’s more, this friction created metal ions inside of the body of
the host. These ions were found to be harmful, could lead to blood
poisoning, and even death if not treated. Now that these findings have
reached the consumers, there are a lot more of them who are coming out
to press charges against the products manufacturer.
Some of us would like to know the stories behind these cases. The
first ever recorded case against DePuy for their hip implants was
early in 2010, before the recall was issued for the two ASR products.
As for class action suits, two have been filed; one in Kentucky by
Brian Boone, and another one in Ohio by Carolyn Percy.
Many others like them are in need of a revision surgery for their
defective hip implants. Annie O’ Neill, a hiker all her life, had to
have revision surgery after her DePuy hip replacement got dislodged
after only three months of her procedure. People like them are
fighting for justice against the manufacturer of these products that
have diminished their quality of life.
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