DePuy Orthopaedics, a Johnson & Johnson Company, has manufactured more than 150,000 Pinnacle hip replacement systems since first launching the device in 2001.  Since then, it is estimated that over 1,300 adverse events have been reported to DePuy Orthopaedics regarding its Pinnacle hip system failures. This apparently high-failure rate prompted the FDA to propose identification among medical devices, including hip implants.

 

A total hip replacement is a procedure in which the diseased cartilag...