After the worldwide announcement of DePuy Orthopaedics Inc. of its recall on two of its hip replacement products, namely the DePuy ASR hip resurfacing system and the DePuy ASR XL acetabular system, there are almost 93,000 individuals who will be affected. Affected individuals are now seeking to file DePuy hip recall lawsuit so that they can act legally on the matter.

There are almost 93,000 patients who have been reported to be implanted by the defective device. Individuals who had their hip replacement surgeries prior to July 2003, the date of marketing of the device, can be subject to this recall.

If you or your loved one has undergone a hip replacement surgery on or before this date, the first thing that you should do is to contact your physician or your surgeon and confirm if the device that was implanted on you is one of the defective hip replacement devices. Once you have confirmed that you are affected by the recall, you must do all the necessary measures to ensure your health and safety.

Your will need to undergo several tests so that your doctor can asses if the device that was implanted on you is working properly. If in case he sees that there are complications in the device, he may want to have you undergo a second surgery or what is called the revision surgery where the existing device in your body will be removed and another device will be implanted.

There are a lot of complications t hat may develop if you don’t get your revision surgery right away. Since the ASR devices are metal on metal, there are chances that there will be a presence of metal particles in your bloodstream that can cause damage to your tissues.

After you are sure that you have distanced yourself from all the danger, the next thing to do is to get in touch with a hip recall lawyer so that you can be informed about your legal rights on the problem. Hip recall lawyers can help you get the proper compensation that you deserve from the manufacturing company of the device. Aside from this, they can also help you file the necessary DePuy hip recall lawsuit to assure that the compensation that you will get is right and fair.

AS of now, there are a lot of patients affected by the recall that has gotten their proper compensation through filing of various DePuy hip recall lawsuit. If you are one of the 93,00 victims, be sure that you exercise your legal rights as soon as possible because the state only allows a certain period of time to the victims to be able to do so.