What is DePuy ASR Hip System?

Over the years some 93,000 people have been implanted with DePuy's ASR hip system worldwide, medical experts say. Those people who decided to undergo surgery are those suffering from chronic diseases such as osteoarthritis on the hip. However, instead of getting rid of the pain caused by the diseases, some  patients complain that the device is defective and some of them have filed several lawsuits to which the New Jersey state court sets first DePuy ASR hip Implant trial dates.

The DePuy ASR hip system was designed in 2003 and developed in concurrence with skilled orthopedic surgeons and leaders in the bio-medical field as an additional option for surgeons in treating patients suffering from severe and disabling osteoarthritis and other diseases of the hip joint.

Osteoarthritis is the most common type of arthritis which has already affected 25 million people in the United States. Normally, it is developed as people are ageing. It is more common among the males.

Osteoarthritis commonly affects the hands, feet, spine, and large weight-bearing joints, such as the hips and knees. Osteoarthritis usually has no known cause and is referred to as primary osteoarthritis.

In 2010, the DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. issued a voluntary recall over two of its devices -- the  ASR XL Acetabular System and DePuy ASR Hip Resurfacing System. The ASR hip implant was recalled after receiving new information from the National Joint Registry for England and Wales as part of its on-going surveillance of post-market dates concerning it.

The usual  concern of  the  ASR hip implant recipients’  is that it may be poisoning their bodies because problems occur with such devices when friction between the metal ball and cup causes minuscule metal filings to break off, which can seep into the blood and cause inflammation, destroying muscle and bone.

There are also concerns that the fragments could put the nervous system at risk of being slowly poisoned and causing neurological disease.

Neurological diseases are considered as disorders of the brain, spinal cord and nerves throughout a person’s body. Together they control all the workings of the body. When something goes wrong with a part of a person’s nervous system, the person may experience trouble in moving, speaking, swallowing, breathing or learning.  The person may even suffer from   having problems with the memory, senses or mood, according to Medline Plus website. No wonder several patients are already filing a DePuy hip ASR lawsuit.

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depuy.com/asr-hip-replacement-recall

arthritistoday.com


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