The FDA’s Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Devices Advisory Committee has unanimously recommended for FDA approval a ceramic-on-metal hip from DePuy Orthopaedics, according to a release from DePuy, a unit of Johnson & Johnson.
DePuy said that its Pinnacle CoMplete Acetabular Hip System is the first ceramic-on-metal hip bearing to be considered for approval in the United States.
The recommendation was based on a two-year study that found a 90 percent reduction in wear for the Pinnacle compared with a commonly used DePuy metal-on-metal implant.
Read DePuy Orthopaedics’ release on FDA panel’s recommendation of Pinnacle CoMplete Acetabular Hip System (pdf).
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