In the previous post, we looked at the difference between ASR surgery and total hip replacement surgeries. We also discussed the Depuy’s “metal-on-metal” (MoM) design. Now, let’s look more deeply into the failure of the metal-on-metal design. The design problem with the Depuy ASR Cup. The defect in the Depuy…
In the previous post we looked at artificial hips and what should happen before a new medical device product like the Depuy ASR Hip gets to the marketplace. Now, let’s look a little deeper into the Depuy ASR hip system, its metal-on-metal cup and ball design, and how it failed:…
First, a little history is in order to see how a medical device like a Depuy ASR artificial hip gets to the market (and ultimately, into your body). What is a total hip replacement? A “total hip replacement” replaces the body’s hip joint with an artificial one, and these artificial…