The FDA has given marketing approval to Johnson & Johnson‘s DePuy Orthopaedics division for its PINNACLE CoMplete Acetabular Hip System. This is the first ceramic-on-metal hip implant to be available in the United States and it rounds out the PINNACLE line that already includes metal-on-metal, metal-on-polyethylene, ceramic-on-polyethylene and ceramic-on-ceramic implants.
The FDA approval of the CoMplete system was based in part on results from a two-year controlled, randomized, multicenter, non-inferiority clinical study and laboratory testing. As is typical for PMA approved devices, DePuy will commence a post-market study to monitor patients for short-, mid- and long-term safety and effectiveness.
The performance of a hip replacement depends on a patient’s age, weight, activity level and other factors. There are potential risks, and recovery takes time. The risks associated with the CoMplete system are similar to those of other hip replacement systems.
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