Doctors Urged By FDA To Use Caution With All-Metal Hip Implants
Recently, the Food and Drug Administration issued new safety directives meant to be followed by healthcare professionals thinking about recommending a hip implant to a patient. The FDA’s new guidelines were released in order to ensure that all patients are made aware of the potentially heightened risks of submitting to a procedure involving a metal… read more
Opening Salvos In DePuy ASR Metal on Metal Hip Implant Case
A lawsuit filed against the makers of the Depuy ASR metal on metal hip implant has reached the state court level in Los Angeles, and evidence has been turned up which further calls into question the safety of the device. It’s been alleged that the all-metal implant from Johnson & Johnson can fail at inordinately… read more
All-Metal Hip Implant Approval Process May Be Altered By The FDA
Yesterday we brought you word of the first trial involving the DePuy ASR hip implant, which is set to begin next week. Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP is involved in the proceedings, and thousands more lawsuits akin to this one are currently pending in California State Court. Now, the Food and Drug Administration has… read more
First ASR Hip Implant Case Goes to Trial in Los Angeles
On January 22, 2013, the first trial involving the recalled DePuy ASR hip device will begin in the Los Angeles Superior Court. The Plaintiff, Loren “Bill” Kransky, will be represented at trial by the law firms of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP, Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger, the Gomez Law Firm and the Law… read more
Three DePuy ASR Hip Implant Lawsuits Settled for $200,000 Each
It’s now been two years since Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy division announced the recall of their defective ASR metal on metal hip implants. The recall was the result of reports from across the world of the units failing at unacceptable rates, and there’s even been evidence to suggest that metal shavings from the prostheses can… read more
Statute of Limitations Could Soon Run Out on DePuy Hip Implant Claims
All across the country, people have been filing lawsuits in response to the pain that they have been forced to endure because of the implantation of the faulty DePuy ASR metal-on-metal hip implant. Those who have already initiated their claim are well-placed to receive compensation, but unfortunately, there’s still many persons out there who either… read more
British Researchers Confirm Danger of Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants
With the Food and Drug Administration set to look into the safety of metal-on-metal hip implants, it’s important to look back on some of the events and research which brought us to this juncture. In March, researchers from Britain conducted a study that analyzed the National Joint Registry of England and Wales in order to… read more
FDA Evaluates Hip Implant Safety Issues Affecting 500,000 Americans
Recently, the news has been filled with stories of individuals who have been forced to suffer because their metal-on-metal hip implants failed. This failure has been happening at rates far greater than would be acceptable to the medical community, and the problem became so rampant that recalls were issued. Now, the Food and Drug Administration… read more
Critical Victory in DePuy Hip Litigation: PSBR Defeats Motion to Dismiss
Since the recall of the DePuy ASR hip, the attorneys of PSBR have filed almost 200 cases in Los Angeles Superior Court on behalf of plaintiffs who received this defective product. The design of the ASR hip causes it to fail years earlier than other hip replacements, necessitating revision surgeries, and causing other injuries. PSBR… read more
FDA May Force Metal Hip Implants to Undergo More Testing
The Food and Drug Administration might soon be imposing stiffer rules on a certain medical device. It was announced today that the FDA would meet on June 27 and 28 to consider whether or not they should require metal on metal hip implants to face additional testing if such devices aim to gain approval by… read more
SOUND to Prevent Medical Devices Based Off Recalled Designs
An act being considered by the Senate and the House of Representatives takes aim at medical devices whose design was based off of previously recalled products. The Safety of Untested and New Devices Act, known as SOUND, was brought about largely because of complications with a transvaginal mesh implant that had numerous complications. The issue… read more
DePuy Sold Remaining Hip Implant Inventory Before Issuing Recall
More information continues to come out regarding the DePuy ASR hip implant and the problems associated with the device that led to a recall. It was reported that, in 2009, the Food and Drug Administration sent DePuy a letter denying approval of one version of the hip implant device that was currently available in other… read more
