Sentences with phrase «artificial hip»

Some 8,000 patients in the US who had to have their all - metal artificial hip implants taken out and replaced are expected to qualify for this deal.

Titanium oxide is a particularly interesting material used in many areas — from the coating for artificial hip joints to self - cleaning, dirt - repellent mirrors.

«2.5 million Americans living with artificial hip, 4.7 million with artificial knee.»

After an exhaustive study of the safety and efficacy of artificial hips in America, the New York Times has published an article that examines the full risks of these devices.

Hundreds of defective artificial hip replacements from Depuy have been filed already, so if you think that you are the only person suffering from these complications you can rest assured that this is not the case.

An estimated 150,000 Americans unknowingly became guinea pigs when they were fitted with a metal - on - metal artificial hip implant that had not been tested on humans.

In September, the Us Food and Drug Administration wrote a warning letter to Zimmer pointing out problems with the manufacturing and testing of the Trilogy Acetabular Systems for artificial hips at the company's plant in Ponce, Puerto Rico.

* SMITH & NEPHOW: Smith & Nephew, Europe's biggest artificial hip and knee maker, downgraded its forecast for full - year underlying revenue growth and profit margin after some markets softened and it saw a slowdown in its bioactives business in the first quarter.

Moreover, Johnson & Johnson is still dealing with the fallout from quality - control issues that have plagued its consumer segment, as well as medical - devices such as artificial hip implants.

How well Bo Jackson's artificial hip holds up tops a list of baseball questions that only spring training can answer

Examples include artificial hips and knees, pacemakers, and the insulin pumps used to treat diabetes.

Following a rash of serious medical complications allegedly caused by defective artificial hip implants, DePuy Orthopedics has been ordered to pay more than $ 1 billion.

Japanese manufacturing company Kyocera is filing patents around Europe (EP 591 976) for a material which it claims will improve artificial hip joints.

When someone with a standard artificial hip stands up, their body weight compresses the joint.

Milk cartons, toys, grocery bags, bubble wrap, machine parts, and even artificial hips.

Pourzal uses advanced profiling technology for rapid, high precision measurement of the surfaces of the retrieved artificial hip joints.

A total artificial hip replacement or prosthetic joint is also an option for your pet.

While artificial hips are supposed to last at least 15 years, DePuy was forced to recall its ASR devices nearly four years ago in the wake of rising device failure rates, with many patients having to undergo revision surgery within five years of getting their device.

If you have been injured due to a DePuy artificial hip implant, or any other type of defective medical product, contact a Boston injury attorney today.

Stryker, a company that makes artificial hip implants, has reached a settlement to resolve thousands of products liability lawsuits over the now - recalled medical devices.

Thousands of Americans have filed lawsuits against the manufacturers of artificial hips.

Shares in Smith & Nephew had their worst performance in close to 10 years, down 7 per cent after Europe's biggest artificial hip and knee maker downgraded its revenue and profit forecasts following a weak first quarter.

Shokuhfar and Craig Friedrich, who holds the Richard and Bonnie Robbins Chair of Sustainable Design and Manufacturing at Michigan Tech, are conducting research, as yet unpublished, which is focused on orthopedic implants, such as artificial hips, but which also applies to dental implants.

In a recent blog post, Langdon & Emison partner Mark Emison says loose oversight of the testing and approval process for many medical devices, including artificial hips, poses significant risks to U.S. patients.

The FDA ordered all manufacturers of metal - on - metal artificial hips to undertake studies of these implants and determine how frequently the devices were failing.

Shares in the artificial hip maker dropped 6 pct after it warned of slower revenue growth and flat profit margins.

Mom is 82 now, walking on an artificial hip and knee, her right femur held together with a rod and screws.

He has two artificial hips and endured numerous back operations, yet I've never heard him complain.

To come back with an artificial hip, though, has required rigorous daily workouts that he must maintain while playing.

An artificial hip joint has two parts: a cuplike socket that is attached to the pelvis and a metal stem with a ball on the end that fits into the socket (illustration, page 24).

Although George Archer proved last year that a golfer can win with an artificial hip (Archer won the First of America Classic, in August), Nicklaus resisted the first major surgery of his life until he was certain that the exercise program he had faithfully followed for years could no longer make his hip functional.

That disappointed the fans underneath the Teflon roof of the Metrodome, who, while consuming artificially flavored food products, wanted to see someone with an artificial hip play on artificial turf in an artificial ballpark.

Heaton floated a second changeup, and this time Jackson swung at it — his first official swing with an artificial hip.

Running mostly on his toes now, to reduce the pounding on the artificial hip, Jackson was moving with only a slight hitch — and he still kicked into a higher gear as he rounded first base.

Doctors and trainers have said that a jarring of the artificial hip could tear it out of its socket, causing more severe damage to the left leg than the original injury did.

The team is led by 72 - year - old coach Frosty Westering, a shambling former Marine drill instructor with kind eyes and artificial hips.

However, for younger, more active patients, an artificial hip has a limited lifetime and usually requires restricted activity.

All the cases involved sudden and severe deterioration among patients undergoing partial hip replacement, known as hemiarthroplasty, for fractured neck of femur (broken hip), and associated with the use of cement to help hold the artificial hip joint in place.

The first patient to receive an artificial hip installed with the help of a robot «surgeon» was due to leave hospital last week.

like nitinol wire, which is used not only in peripheral artery stents, heart valves, underwire bras and eyeglass frames, but also in golf clubs, dental wires, fire detectors, helicopter blades and artificial hips.

Sinner: Johnson & Johnson In 2009 the FDA cited numerous safety concerns in its rejection of an artificial hip implant manufactured by the health care giant.

Patients with «metal on metal» (MoM) artificial hips are at risk of complications caused by adverse reactions to metal debris (ARMD).

They can grow on animal and plant tissues, and even inside the human body on medical devices such as catheters, heart valves, or artificial hips.

That same year, doctors also performed an additional 50,600 revision procedures to replace previously implanted artificial hips.

design and develop medical devices such as artificial hearts and kidneys, pacemakers, artificial hips, surgical lasers, automated patient monitors and blood chemistry sensors

Unfortunately many of these complications can be extremely serious since they may involve the fracturing of bones, breakage or loosening of implants, dislocation of the artificial hip and severe infection.

Although an artificial hip can be placed in any dog or cat whose mature weight is over 5 pounds, I do not suggest the procedure for light animals because the much simpler and cost - effective FHO technique works so well in these lighter animals.

The prosthetic (artificial hip) is either cemented in place or the bone is allowed to grow and hold the pieces together.

On the other hand, the dog with a severely arthritic hip may be helped only by surgery to implant an artificial hip.