Depuy Hip Replacement

Depuy pinnacle hip replacement system.
Depuy hip replacement. Depuy synthes solutions in specialties including joint reconstruction trauma craniomaxillofacial spinal surgery and sports medicine are designed to advance patient care while delivering. Depuy synthes part of the johnson johnson medical devices companies provides one of the most comprehensive orthopaedics portfolios in the world. 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. Both systems were members of a class of large diameter hip resurfacing and replacement devices created from a single sheet of metal.
Depuy orthopaedics is a subsidiary of johnson johnson making it one of the largest medical device manufacturers in the world. Depuy asr implant patients are urged to register with the national hip recall registry. Depuy s pinnacle hip device was first introduced in 2002 and was designed as a metal on metal mom device constructed entirely of metal. Only one of the two main components of the hip.
The entire hip joint including both the femoral head and the acetabulum cup. Both ball and socket is replaced with artificial components. Additional complications from the hip replacement system may include increased metal ion levels in the blood bone staining necrosis swelling nerve. With approximately 100 000 depuy hip replacement patients at risk and now subject to a recall of their depuy asr hip replacements a voluntary and independent database was created of hip replacement patients.
The depuy asr xl acetabular system and asr hip resurfacing system were used in more than 93 000 hip replacement surgeries internationally. Mom devices are intended to be more durable and long lasting than other devices by reducing wear and tear on the device.