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June 2011 updated December 2011

Manufacturer’s Recall of DePuy Artificial Hip Joints

After the formal recall by DePuy in August 2010 of its ASR hip products, the Medicine and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency issued a recall in September 2010 which is leaving potentially thousands of people with the need to have revision surgery.

DePuy, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, is the manufacturer of some of the affected hip joints. The affected products are the DePuy ASR XL Acetabular hip replacement and the ASR Hip resurfacing system.

It is thought that around 8,000 to 10,000 people are affected. The affect is that implants are releasing chromium and cobalt metals into the blood stream which are causing inflammation and in some cases benign tumours. Many people, who should have expected their hip replacements to have lasted around 10- 20 years, are facing very early hip revision operations in order to remedy the problem.

Whilst if you have one of the affected hip products DePuy are offering to assist with payment of the costs of testing and treatment including revision surgery if necessary, you could be entitled to compensation on top of this if you are affected.

Please note that only the DePuy ASR hip product has been subject to a manufacturer recall. To date other similar hip re-surfacing systems remain on the market. However, if you have a hip implant manufactured by another company but you have been advised you need a revision for similar reasons please contact us and we will provide further information.