Company Makes Patients Pay for Surgeries after Recall
Posted on Dec 18, 2010 5:45pm PST
A number of people who had hip replacement surgery are suffering as the bone never grew into the device that was placed in them. However, the device has since been recalled, but patients continue to suffer. The company that created the device is claiming that patients are liable for the revision surgeries that are now necessary. Patients are currently in the process of suing over the DePuy ASR implant.
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