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Johnson and Johnson completes merger with troubled artificial hip maker
Johnson & Johnson has completed its acquisition of Synthes, Inc. and will integrate Synthes with its subsidiary DePuy Orthopaedics to establish the DePuy Synthes Companies of Johnson & Johnson....
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FDA advisory panel to review safety of all-metal hip implants
The safety of metal-on-metal hip implants will come under review by a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel this week. The all-metal artificial hips made by companies such as Johnson &...
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International safety alert issued on metal hip device
Medsafe, New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, has issued an international safety alert on the Durom Acetabular Cup, an artificial hip device that was discontinued by its...
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New consortium aims to improve safety of medical devices
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has caught much flack in the past couple years over its medical device approval process, with critics arguing that not enough effort is made to ensure the safety...
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Hip implant failures more likely in women than men
Women are more likely to need revision surgery to remove and replace their artificial hips than men, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine. The study, funded by the Food and Drug...
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British MPs call for criminal inquiry into toxic DePuy hip implants
British MPs have called for an investigation into DePuy Orthopaedics after testimony from a U.S. court case revealed that the medical device company continued to sell defective artificial hip implants...
View ArticleFDA approves new silicone breast implant
Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Mentor has won Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to market a next-generation silicone breast implant. The MemoryShape breast implant uses a cross-linking gel...
View ArticleCorroding metal on artificial hip caused patient neurological symptoms
When orthopedic surgeon Stephen Tower realized in 2006 that in order to continue his recreational cycling he needed hip replacement surgery, he picked the newest and seemingly most durable hip implant...
View ArticleArtery graft for aneurysm repair recalled due to potentially deadly defect
Several models of Albograft Vascular Grafts used to replace or repair a damaged artery with an abnormal enlargement (aneurysm) or blockage (occlusion) caused by disease are being recalled because of a...
View ArticleMany more revision surgeries occur in patients with all-metal hip implants
Nearly 75 percent of revision surgeries to remove and replace a hip replacement within five years of initial implantation occur in patients who received a metal-on-metal device, according to a Canadian...
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