News
DePuy ASR Hip Implant - Medico-Legal Conference Update
A Medico-Legal Conference was held on 8th January to discuss potential health issues for people who received a DePuy ASR hip implant.
This defective implant is the subject of a recent recall and has potential health issues for 3,500 people in Ireland.
Expert speakers Dr. Thomas Joyce, reader in biotribology at the School of Mechanical and Systems Engineering, Newcastle University and Mr. Langton joined Malcomson Law, Managing Partner Raymond Bradley at this Conference. Dr. Joyce is from Newcastle University's School of Mechanical and Systems Engineering and Mr. Langton is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon.
For more information on this Medico-Legal Conference, please read the following articles;
- Hip implant patients consider legal action
- 'Neurological issues' over hip implant fault
- 1,700 need hip device replacement after recall
- New hips may be needed for 1,400 with faulty device
- Faulty hip implants: '60% face surgery'
- Managing Partner, Raymond Bradley on RTE News, click here
- Press Release
If you have suffered harm or injury from a defective DePuy hip implant then please contact Malcomson Law on (01) 8744422 or complete an Online Enquiry Form.
Hip Recall Brochure:
This news section contains stories of interest from publicly available news sources. Where we are representing the clients referred to in the news material we will say so. Where we do not represent individuals or bodies mentioned or quoted, the inclusion of the news story in our news section is not intended nor should it be taken to imply that we act for the individual or body concerned.
Your Comments
- I have metal in my blood as aresult of de-puy hip replacement
22/02/2011 14:18:00
If you would like to add a comment to this article, please fill in the form below. Your comment will need to be approved by a moderator before being added to this page.