J&J faulty hip implants case: 218 patients apply for compensation

Disability caused has been put in four slabs and compensation amount may vary from Rs 3 mn to over Rs 12 mn

The government has received compensation requests from 218 patients affected by Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J’s) faulty hip implants, an official has said. 

The government, hoping that the Supreme Court will get J&J to pay compensation to the patients, is evaluating how much each one should get, the official has added.  

The hip implants manufactured by J&J’s wholly-owned subsidiary DePuy International were found to be faulty, and several instances of revision surgeries were reported in India and across the globe.

An expert committee formed by the government had proposed that age and risk factor from the disability caused would be considered for compensation, over