Despite Recall, DePuy Hip Systems Clear Large Profit

posted in by Admin on January 27th, 2012

One of the most common personal injury lawsuits filed in 2010 was related to the DePuy Orthopaedics recall. DePuy, a subsidiary of Johnson and Johnson, was forced to recall its ASR hip replacement systems based on a fail rate of 13%. Failure of the devices results in metal debris in the hip joints, causing severe pain and unknown but potentially hazardous long term affects. A DePuy hip recall lawsuit focuses on evidence that the company knew that the devices were faulty years before issuing a product warning or recall. With settlements reaching close to $84.7 million, the consequences are serious for the medical company, but it is likely that DePuy will still clear a large profit from the ASR systems.