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Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Ceramic-on-Metal Hip Implant Wins FDA Nod

The first ceramic-on-metal implant for total hip replacement has been approved by the FDA, the agency announced. The Pinnacle CoMplete Acetabular Hip System is manufactured by DePuy Orthopaedics, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, and based in Warsaw, Ind. The femoral head portion of the implant is made of ceramic and the acetabular (socket) component is a metal alloy.

With this approval, there are now five different combinations of materials from which hip implants can be made. Others already approved include ceramic-on-ceramic, ceramic-on-polyethylene, metal-on-polyethylene, and metal-on-metal. MedPageToday

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