Doctors should report any malfunction of any device or disposable in the interest of the profession otherwise all its implication will come on treating Doctors. J&J’s Articular Surface Replacement (ASR) hip implant had failed in certain patients, allegedly leading to leaching of metals in the patients’ blood, causing the hip joint to deteriorate. In 2010, the company had announced a voluntary recall of 93,000 ASR hip implant systems across the world, saying 12% of them had failed over five years.
The company has announced plans to pay at least $2.47 billion, and has since settled many lawsuits while others remain stuck in litigation at various levels. Of the over 4,000 patients fitted with the ASR implant in India, just about 844 have been traced by the company till date. We all need to inform the patients about the possibility of device failure or malfunction so that the fault does…
