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  2. 2010 DePuy Hip Recall - Wikipedia

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    Medical Device Alert: DePuy ASR TM acetabular cups used in hip resurfacing arthroplasty and total hip replacement, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, MDA/2010/044, 25 May 2010; Medical Device Alert: All metal-on-metal (MoM) hip replacements, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, MDA/2012/008, 28 February 2012

  3. Hip replacement - Wikipedia

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    Hip replacement is one of the most common orthopaedic operations, though patient satisfaction varies widely. Approximately 58% of total hip replacements are estimated to last 25 years. The average cost of a total hip replacement in 2012 was $40,364 in the United States, and about $7,700 to $12,000 in most European countries.

  4. List of orthopedic implants - Wikipedia

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    Orthopedic implant example seen with X-ray. An orthopedic implant is a medical device manufactured to replace a missing joint or bone, or to support a damaged bone. The medical implant is mainly fabricated using stainless steel and titanium alloys for strength and the plastic coating that is done on it acts as an artificial cartilage.

  5. DePuy Synthes - Wikipedia

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    www .depuysynthes .com. DePuy Synthes ( / dəˈpjuː /) is a franchise of orthopaedic and neurosurgery companies. Acquired by Johnson & Johnson in 1998, its companies form part of the Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices group. DePuy develops and markets products under the Codman, DePuy Mitek, DePuy Orthopaedics and DePuy Spine brands.

  6. Inferior vena cava filter - Wikipedia

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    Cardiovascular. [ edit on Wikidata] An inferior vena cava filter is a medical device made of metal that is implanted by vascular surgeons or interventional radiologists into the inferior vena cava to prevent a life-threatening pulmonary embolism (PE) or venous thromboembolism (VTE). [2] [3]

  7. Hip resurfacing - Wikipedia

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    Hip resurfacing has been developed as a surgical alternative to total hip replacement (THR). The procedure consists of placing a cap (usually made of cobalt-chrome metal), which is hollow and shaped like a mushroom, over the head of the femur while a matching metal cup (similar to what is used with a THR) is placed in the acetabulum (pelvis socket), replacing the articulating surfaces of the ...

  8. Dynamic hip screw - Wikipedia

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    Dynamic hip screw (DHS) or Sliding Screw Fixation is a type of orthopaedic implant designed for fixation of certain types of hip fractures which allows controlled dynamic sliding of the femoral head component along the construct. [citation needed] It is the most commonly used implant for extracapsular fractures of the hip, [1] which are common ...

  9. Microchip implant (human) - Wikipedia

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    Microchip implant (human) A human microchip implant is any electronic device implanted subcutaneously (subdermally) usually via an injection. Examples include an identifying integrated circuit RFID device encased in silicate glass which is implanted in the body of a human being. This type of subdermal implant usually contains a unique ID number ...

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