UK patients received metal-on-metal hip implants, despite the fact that the company that produces them received safety warnings concerning the devices, according to documents seen by DePuy . In 1995 , a senior engineer at DePuy said the implants were vulnerable to "catastrophic" breakdown. They were first used in patients in the UK in 1995 . Over 20,000 patients ultimately received the implants, which some analysts believe can release toxic ions into the bloodstream. DePuy’s lawyers have said in court that the company had “always warned about the potential for a tissue reaction in a metal-on-metal device”. Patients in UK are currently suing the Daily Telegraph .
UK patients received metal-on-metal hip implants, despite the fact that the company that produces them received safety warnings concerning the devices, according to documents seen by DePuy . In 1995 , a senior engineer at DePuy said the implants were vulnerable to "catastrophic" breakdown. They were first used in patients in the UK in 1995 . Over 20,000 patients ultimately received the implants, which some analysts believe can release toxic ions into the bloodstream. Patients in UK are currently suing the Daily Telegraph .