US To Create Artificial Implant Registries In Response To DePuy’s Increasing Number Of Lawsuits

US To Create Artificial Implant Registries In Response To DePuy’s Increasing Number Of Lawsuits

Sunday, December 26th, 2010 | Medical Malpractice | admin

At one point in time, DePuy catered to almost 93,000 consumers. This is the figure before the horrible news about their defective replacements broke out. Now, the world already knows of DePuy’s legal predicaments.

The defective metal-on-metal hip replacements manufactured by DePuy apparently had a 12-13% failure rate. These consist of the ASR XL Acetabular System and ASR Hip Resurfacing System. These replacements caused the recipients to feel tremendous pain, decreased mobility, headache and dizziness, which are all complications of failing implants. When ignored, blood clots could form and severe hip dislocation can happen progressively. These post-operative complications are very life-threatening.

Through its implant registries, the UK was able to notice the increasing incidence of revision surgeries for hip replacement patients. This immediately urged DePuy to issue recall on their implants, the ASR XL Acetabular System and ASR Hip Resurfacing System. Because the implant registries in the UK is effective as an early warning to prevent the increase in revision surgeries, the US is already planning to create its own implant registry as well. The implant registries will protect the general public and promote patient privacy without compromising the reputation of medical industries and medical professionals The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, in line with this, is planning to put up its own implant registries. A publicly funded organization, the National Orthopaedic Outcome Registry, is also gathering surveys from various hospitals to establish its own registry. Both implant registries make it possible to track patient records and history.

Hip implants, ideally, should stay into the joints for long. 15 years is the expected life span of these implants. However, the implants from DePuy only lasted for a couple of years. Some even experience the therapeutic outcome for only a few months. The complications will be felt shortly.

This is a difficult situation for the thousands of recipients affected by the recall. Stand up for your rights and speak up. Contact a lawyer specializing in personal injury to help you out. In this case of yours, a hip recall lawyer can assist you.