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Smith & Nephew removes certain MoM hip components from the market
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Smith & Nephew recently announced it will voluntarily remove certain 46-mm and smaller diameter femoral heads and their corresponding acetabular cup components from the market.
Citing recent performance data, a company press release specified all affected head and cup components being removed were a part of the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (BHR) system.
The performance data come from the company’s review of the National Joint Registry of England and Wales, which indicated that men older than 65 years of age and all women who require femoral heads of 46 mm or smaller diameter have a higher revision rate than the benchmark established by the U.K. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.
The company will also update its instructions for use for the BHR system. Men younger than 65 years of age who use a femoral head of 50 mm in diameter or larger are not affected by these data, according to the release.
“Patient welfare is Smith & Nephew’s top priority,” Andy Weymann, MD, chief medical officer of Smith & Nephew, said in the release. “Based on our analysis of our most recent data, we are taking the necessary steps to ensure that the BHR is only used in those patient groups where it has demonstrated strong performance. These represent the vast majority of current patients.”
Reference: www.smith-nephew.com/BHR.