May 12, 2015 - Despite the more than 6,600 lawsuits against DePuy for the Pinnacle hip implant, a recall has not been issued, although DePuy did discontinue the use of a metal liner in mid-2013. Following the removal of the metal liner, Johnson & Johnson and DePuy deemed the Pinnacle a safe hip implant, and even in the face of mounting lawsuits, continue to defend the Pinnacle’s safe design...

May 12, 2015 - DePuy ASR Hip Metallosis and DePuy ASR Hip Metal Toxicity - When the metal ions delve into the surrounding hip tissues, symptoms of metallosis can occur. These symptoms include inflammation, chronic pain in the hip, groin and thigh, deterioration and destruction of tissue and bone, failure of the hip implant and the necessity for the patient to undergo hip revision surgery. When the cobalt and chromium...

May 12, 2015 - The M2A Magnum hip implant is manufactured by Biomet, and, like some other all-metal hip implant devices, the Biomet M2A Magnum has the potential to cause serious problems for the implant recipient, including metallosis, metal toxicity, pseudotumors and total hip failure...