Senior DePuy Exec Maintains Denial Over ASR Hip System Being Defective

The top-most executive of DePuy Orthopaedics, a business unit of Johnson & Johnson,  continues to repudiate the  damaging reasons for which the ASR Hip System was being pulled out from the market in 2010. Defending the company against allegations that its artificial metal hip was defective, president Andrew Ekdahl says the claim was exaggerated.

 The hip implants were recalled because they did not meet the clinical needs of the product, Ekdahl says, downplaying claims that they were substandard.  He reaffirmed his statement when he testified on video tape during the first of the 10,000 cases to go to trial, before a jury at the California Superior Court in Los Angeles County early this year.

Ekdahl, who assumed office in 2012, told the jury that there was no truth over patient’s claims that the hip prosthesis was defectively designed and that the company failed to warn the physicians of the risks before the recall of the 93,000 ASR hip devices. At the time, Johnson & Johnson said that 12 percent of the devices failed in the United Kingdom. Analysts estimate the lawsuits might cost the company billions of dollars in settlements and compensatory claims.

Michael Kelly, the lawyer of Loren Kransky, 65, a Montana man whose case against DePuy was the first to go in court over his failed hip, has  repeatedly questioned Ekdahl about whether the company removed the hips in the market because they were unsafe.

 “It was taken off the market because it did not meet the clinical needs for the product in the marketplace,” Ekdahl said in a videotaped statement taken in December 2012 and shown to state court jurors in Los Angeles.

New Brunswick, New Jersey-based Johnson & Johnson, the world’s largest seller of health care products, dispelled speculations that it had designed defective devices which has caused suffering to thousands of patients,  including Kransky.

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J&J President Andrew Ekdahl Testifies in Chicago DePuy ASR Trial

Rottenstein Law Group Reviews Court Records on Eve of Nation’s First DePuy ASR Hip Replacement Trial

The Rottenstein Law Group previews the first DePuy ASR hip replacement trial, which is set to begin on Jan. 22 in Los Angeles Superior Court. Loren and Sheryl Kransky of North Dakota allege serious side effects from the ASR, but DePuy denies their claims. 

(PRWEB) January 16, 2013

On the eve of the first DePuy ASR hip replacement trial on Jan. 22 in Los Angeles, Calif., the DePuy ASR recall attorneys at Rottenstein Law Group are reviewing court records that show how DePuy plans to defend itself against claims from Loren Kransky of North Dakota, who seeks monetary damages for side effects such as metal poisoning that he allegedly suffered as a result of the device.

Court records for the case (In re: Loren Kransky and Sheryl Kransky v. DePuy, Inc., et al BC456086, Los Angeles Superior Court) show that DePuy will argue that Kransky, 64, has a history of ailments not related to the DePuy ASR hip replacement that doctors installed in him in 2007. DePuy’s attorneys will highlight Kransky’s pre-existing conditions, in addition to arguing that he did not pursue the 2011 removal of his ASR and subsequent DePuy lawsuit until after he and his wife and co-plaintiff Sheryl Kransky read about the 2010 DePuy ASR recall online, “research that led them to unsubstantiated but sensational and alarming accounts of the dangers” of DePuy ASR hip replacement implants, according to the records.

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DePuy Lawsuit Update: Woman Who Sued DePuy in Maryland Over ASR Hip Replacement Recall Might Join Federal Cases, the Rottenstein Law Group Reports

A Maryland woman who filed a DePuy lawsuit over its recalled ASR Hip Replacement and its serious side effects withdrew her suit and could join a federal multidistrict litigation with thousands of other device recipients. 

(PRWEB) January 10, 2013

Attorneys for a former dancer who filed a DePuy lawsuit over the company's recalled ASR hip replacement system have withdrawn the suit and are considering joining a federal consolidation of cases, the Rottenstein Law Group reports based on a Jan. 8 Bloomberg article.

The Rottenstein Law Group maintains a DePuy Recall News Center to provide patients with information about DePuy recalls and legal options for those who believe they have been injured by DePuy devices.

Moira Jackson sued DePuy in Prince George’s County Circuit Court in Maryland, alleging that the Johnson & Johnson subsidiary did not provide enough warning about the risks of the device. These side effects include metal poisoning, pain and the need for corrective surgery. DePuy recalled 93,000 of its metal-on-metal ASR hip replacement systems in August 2010 (including more than 37,000 in the United States) amid complaints about its serious side effects, according to Bloomberg.

Read full story on PRWeb.com: DePuy Lawsuit Update: Woman Who Sued DePuy in Maryland Over ASR Hip Replacement Recall Might Join Federal Cases, the Rottenstein Law Group Reports


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Making Body Joints Strong: What to Do’s

We are predisposed to develop joint diseases as we grow old due to breaking down of our joints and bones.Osteoarthritis is a kind of disease which hip replacement might be compulsory as time goes by.A process called hip replacement is essential when the hip joint has been really injured.A DePuy hip recall was proclaimed to one of its product the DePuy ASR hip replacement regarding its huge amount of insufficiency.

To avoid this type of operation, try to check out these simple tips:

Exercising is good but never over exercise joints as it may cause inflammation. Inflamed and in pain, of course you do not want any of this to occur. As they say, too much of something is bad so do not over exercise.You can go swimming, walking, or jogging just as long as you will not abuse your joints.

Adhere to pain.If you feel pain for an hour after doing something, it’s a cue that you’ve had enough, according to studies. It is vital that when you are in constant motion, your joints should be in stable positions. To show you an example, when you stand try to radiate your weight to your joints and do sit when you feel like you are standing for quite a while.Always keep in mind, right body alignment.

Eat a balanced meal together with some joint supplements. Chondroitin sulphate, glucosamine sulphate, omega-3 fatty acids, and vitamin C are just some of the potent supplements. Stock up on calcium loaded foods because your bones love them. Look out for foods that are high in sodium and sugar, saturated fats, and processed foods, they aren’t healthy.

It is hard to keep your body fit but being one will keep you healthy.When you are big and your body shape tends to be heavier on the upper part, you are likely to hurt your joints in the long run.

You can opt not to have hip replacements as there are other methods that can help you too.Prolotherapy or sclerosant therapy is one alternative. Its mechanism of action involves creating growth of new, strong tissues which make the bones and joints firm, therefore protecting them from any discomfort and swelling.

Pay attention when you feel pain in your hip even though if you’re still 20 something.You might have this disease which is the death of bone tissue related to lack of blood supply termed as avascular necrosis. To know more on hip replacement click this DePuy ASR Hip Lawsuit site.

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