Individuals that were affected of the recent hip replacement recall was estimated to be about 93, 000. The recalled hip replacement implants were the DePuy ASR XL Modular Acetabular Cup System and the DePuy ASR Hip Resurfacing System. DePuy Orthopaedics are the manufacturers of these implants and is a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. The complaints coming from the users were the reason for the recall of these hip implants. These affected users were experiencing too much hip pains and have developed difficulties in moving. These users felt that their sufferings were so unfair that they need to file a DePuy lawsuit.

These hip implants from DePuy do not guarantee to last for a very long time but it was said to last up to fifteen years. However, these two implants from DePuy have been malfunctioning despite using it for five years only. Some users have even reported the need to undergo a revision surgery. There really is a justification on the increasing lawsuits against DePuy.

Whenever we hear of a company or even a person facing a lawsuit, the immediate reaction would be to lose trust with them especially if this lawsuit is increasing every day. Now, as these lawsuits have been increasing, let us take a look on Johnson & Johnson’s sales after the DePuy hip recall.

DePuy Orthopaedic’s is not only Johnson & Johnson’s source of income but after the DePuy lawsuit, their profits decreased. This decrease in sales does not only cover for the hip implants sale’s but also for Johnson & Johnson’s other products such as their contact lenses, their cancer drug, and other medicines. Instead of blaming this decreasing profit on the DePuy hip replacement lawsuits, they are blaming it on the current economic condition. The decreased in their sales is being blamed on the ongoing recession which has said to cause a change in the people’s spending habits. The delaying of undergoing some surgical procedures are sad to be a cause of people’s financial difficulties. Despite Johnson & Johnson’s absence of acknowledging the fact that their decreased in sales is caused by the issue of their hip replacement implants, it is really understandable caused of their low profits.