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09/07/2010

DePuy Orthopaedics, a unit of Johnson & Johnson that makes hip implants among other devices, has been aware for quite some time that its ASR XL Acetabular System has had higher-than-expected failure rates.

The company quietly announced in late 2009 that it would phase out the product, claiming low sales were the reason. About that same time, DePuy recalled the implant altogether in Australia after the Australian Orthopaedic Association published an evaluation that found the DePuy ASR had higher failure rates than normal.

Zimmer Durom Cup hips...how widespread was the damage?

04/28/2009

Some reports show that nearly 20,000 Zimmer Durom Cups were used in hip transplants. Both doctors and patients have reported that many of those receiving the transplant experienced agonizing and excruciating pain months after the new hip was in place.

So how many patients suffered serious harm from this potentially defective product? Some estimates put the numbers in the thousands, but sadly we will never know for sure.

What did Zimmer know?

04/20/2009

What did Zimmer know? And when did they know it?

In July of 2008, Zimmer Holdings, Incorporated pulled the Durom Cup off the market.

But when did they first realize that their so-called Durom Cup (also known as "Durom Acetabular Component" or "Metasul Durom") was failing and should be pulled from the market? 

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