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      "city": "Warsaw",
      "state": "IN",
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      "classification": "Class II",
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      "product_type": "Devices",
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      "recalling_firm": "DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.",
      "address_1": "700 Orthopaedic Dr",
      "address_2": "N/A",
      "postal_code": "46582-3994",
      "voluntary_mandated": "Voluntary: Firm initiated",
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      "reason_for_recall": "DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. is issuing a Field Safety Notice for the LUSTER Cemented Polished Femoral Hip Stems and the ULTIMA LX Cemented Polished Femoral Hip Stems that were implanted with any metal-on-metal (MoM) articulation (including a head of CoCr and an acetabular cup where the cup is of an all metal construction (monoblock or modular)).The LUSTER Cemented Polished Femoral Hip Stems and the U",
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