Are all of the Sulzer Inter-Op acetabular shell devices defective?
So far, only Inter-Op shells that were produced after October 1999, and a limited number that were produced after June 1997 have been recalled. According to the company, 25,000 parts were found to be defective. 17,500 of these were implanted. If your hip replacement surgery took place after these dates, you may indeed have received a faulty shell.
