[Busted!] Pharma giant caught DUPING seniors into getting FAULTY implants
This is just SICK.
When you end up in the hospital for joint replacement surgery, you’re at your most vulnerable.
You’ve already tried EVERYTHING to avoid getting a new knee or hip and being laid up for weeks or even months afterwards.
And you only agreed to go under the knife under one condition…
Your doc PROMISED that the success rate of your “replacement part” was darn near PERFECT.
ALL your troubles would be over.
But those promises turned out to be EMPTY… and older Americans have been left in AGONY with new joints that are FAR from perfect.
The LIES stop here and now. Here’s what one of the country’s wealthiest companies NEVER wanted you to know.
Pants on fire
Seniors who got metal-on-metal hip implants from DePuy Synthes NEVER thought they’d have to get cut open again.
At least, not anytime soon…
Replacement joints are SUPPOSED to last 10 or 20 years.
But in 2010, a shocking percentage of implants — namely, the ASR XL and the Pinnacle Ultamet — had FAILED before the five-year mark.
Seniors found themselves BACK to hobbling around… and BACK on the operating table.
It wasn’t just the return of the pain while walking. Friction in the implants caused tiny pieces of metal to FLAKE OFF inside patients’ bodies.
Some patients experienced allergic reactions so severe that their hip tissues shriveled up and DIED.
The failure was bad enough to force the company to immediately recall thousands of the ASR XL – many of which had ALREADY been implanted in people.
Three years later, it stopped sales of the Pinnacle Ultamet.
The suffering was so severe and widespread that DePuy would pay out over $2 BILLION to settle thousands of patient lawsuits.
But even that wouldn’t take care of the company’s legal troubles.
The attorneys general of no less than 46 states accused DePuy – and its parent company, Johnson & Johnson – of intentionally MISLEADING and DECEIVING patients.
And instead of defending itself in a court of law in front of a judge or a jury, the company has agreed to pay $120 million to settle.
But there’s a catch…
It’ll write the checks… but it REFUSES to admit ANY guilt.
And if you’re one of the patients who received a faulty implant, don’t hold your breath for an apology.
Yet this was clearly no mistake. Records show that J&J and its related subsidiaries knew about the faulty devices as early as 2008.
As part of this most recent settlement, DePuy promises to improve its quality assurance and monitoring of its devices.
Yeah, right. No, thank you.
Now, I’m not going to tell you to refuse any hip replacement procedure. They CAN restore mobility and give you your independence back.
But these metal-on-metal models have been fraught with so many complaints of metal ions leaking into patients’ bloodstream… you may want to consider a different type of implant.
And don’t just take your doc’s word for it. He’s getting the brunt of these FAKE marketing claims… and he’s not doing to homework to DEBUNK them.
Do your own research. Ask around to older folks who’ve had the same bionic hip for a decade or longer… with no problems.
And before you agree to replace ANY body part, make sure you’ve exhausted ALL of your natural alternatives as well.
