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India issues recall, commences criminal investigation into defective ASR hip
Health authorities in India have initiated a criminal investigation into how an international medical devices company failed to adequately follow up a worldwide recall notice on a defective hip implant device.
The device, known as the DePuy ASR, was sold in India by DePuy International, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, the world's largest medical devices company.
Nearly 100,000 patients around the world were implanted with the device, 4,600 of whom were in India.
Four Corners has discovered that in India the recall was not issued in the same way as in other countries. Read more here.
Last modified: Wed, 28 May 2014 11:52:01 BST