J&J DePuy’s Pinnacle total hip implant complaints are mounting up

   
 
DePuy Pinnacle Hip Implant Complaints Mount    (NewsInferno)
The FDA has been receiving a growing number of Adverse Event Reports (AERS) involving the all-metal version of DePuy Orthopaedics’ Pinnacle Hip Implant. According to a recent review of its AERS database, 709 Pinnacle Hip Implant AERs were reported in the last three months (July-September.) Of these, 201 relate to Pinnacle Hip Implants with a metal-on-metal liner.
This brings the total number of Pinnacle Hip Implant AERs made to the FDA this year to 1,266 (450 confirmed metal). If this trend continues, DePuy is on track to ...