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DePuy identified reasons for the failure of the hip replacement system as component loosening, component malalignment, infection, fracture of the bone, dislocation, metal sensitivity and pain. Additional complications from the hip replacement system may include increased metal ion levels in the blood, bone staining, necrosis, swelling, nerve ...
Metallosis. Metallosis is the medical condition involving deposition and build-up of metal debris in the soft tissues of the body. [1] Metallosis has been known to occur when metallic components in medical implants, specifically joint replacements, abrade against one another. [1] Metallosis has also been observed in some patients either ...
Johnson & Johnson. / 40.49861°N 74.44361°W / 40.49861; -74.44361. Johnson & Johnson ( J&J) is an American multinational pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical technologies corporation headquartered in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Its common stock is a component of the Dow Jones ...
Johnson & Johnson and its DePuy Orthopaedics unit have agreed to pay $120 million to resolve deceptive marketing claims by several U.S. states. J&J, U.S. states settle hip implant claims for $120 ...
DePuy has 15 days to notify the FDA of the specific steps it has taken to correct the violations. It also wants an explanation of how the company plans to prevent these violations or similar ones ...
Between its massive over-the-counter children's medicines recall back in 2010 to its recent headache-inducing hip implant recalls, J&J Johnson & Johnson's OneTouch Proves Not All Recalls Are Alike ...
D019644. MedlinePlus. 002975. [ edit on Wikidata] Hip replacement is a surgical procedure in which the hip joint is replaced by a prosthetic implant, that is, a hip prosthesis. [1] Hip replacement surgery can be performed as a total replacement or a hemi/semi (half) replacement.
It is the latest in a series of recalls the New Brunswick, N.J., company has issued, ranging from over-the-counter medication to hip replacements from its subsidiary, DePuy Orthopaedics.