When DePuy requested to gain possession of the explanted hip devices from their recipients after the hip replacement recall, some patients were having doubts about giving in. An outrage broke out when news about the manufacturer's international withdrawal of both their ASR XL Acetabular System and the ASR Hip Resurfacing System surfaced. Twelve to thirteen percent of recipients who have received the 93,000 ASR units made available by DePuy currently have a defective device implanted. A revision surgery, which is both expensive and risky, is required in one of eight recipients.
When one undergoes a revision surgery-- which requires a surgeon to remove the damaged hip replacement device and replace it with a new one-- the explanted hip prosthesis should be the patient's alone. No one else should have possession of it unless there is consent from the patient. DePuy Orthopaedics have been trying to urge recipients to sign a waiver and surrender their rights over the devices and hand them over to the company. DePuy representatives are even present during the revision surgery.
Oddly enough, there are some doctors who allow the presence of these DePuy representatives in the operating room and sometimes would destroy the hip replacement device without having consulted with the patient first.
These discrepancies should not have to happen to you. If you are a candidate for a revision surgery and you wish to take legal action against the orthopedic device manufacturer, you should seriously consider making an appointment with a product liablilty lawyer a priority. An experienced hip lawyer would protect your rights and interests and would be able to give you sound advice regarding how to deal with the company.
If you want to learn more about the ongoing litigation against DePuy and if you want to speak with a competent lawyer who would help you in your pursuit of gaining rightful compensation, you could visit the Depuy hip replacement site.