| ■ Company Recalls Two Hip Replacement Systems | 2010.08.27 |
| Two hip replacements systems being recalled by DePuy Orthopaedics are prone to failure and many patients with the systems have had to undergo a second hip replacement. The recall includes the ASR XL Acetabular System, a total hip replacement system that is sold worldwide, and the ASR Hip Resurfacing System, a partial hip replacement available in countries outside the United States, said a news release issued Thursday by DePuy, which is a unit of Johnson & Johnson, The New York Times reported. A company spokeswoman said about 93,000 of these hip replacement systems have been implanted worldwide. In related news, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently warned DePuy that it was illegally marketing two other medical devices, The Times reported. |