OSSEOTITE® CERTAIN® XIFNT415Recalls & reported problems
ZimVie US Corp LLC · OSSEOTITE® TAPERED CERTAIN® IMPLANT 4 X 15MM · Class 2 · Implant
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Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 20
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 18
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 20 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00844868021988), received between Nov 6, 2020 and Jul 10, 2025 — classified as 18 injuries, 2 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fracture” (2 reports).
Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 16, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem16
- Fracture2
- Mechanical Problem2
Patient problems
- Unspecified Infection9
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions7
- Osteolysis5
- Pain5
- Inflammation4
- No Code Available3
- Abscess1
- Bone Fracture(s)1
Recent adverse event reports
The 20 most recent of 20 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryJul 10, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE IMPLANT AT TOOTH SITE #6 WAS REMOVED TO DO A BONE REDUCTION FOR A FULL ARCH PROCEDURE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22476253 ↗MalfunctionMay 20, 2025Mechanical Problem; Mechanical Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT CLINICIAN HAD TO CHANGE THE IMPLANT BECAUSE THEY STRIPPED THE HEAD OF THE IMPLANT WHILE TRYING TO INSTALL IT. TOOTH SITE #32 REMOVED. PROCEDURE COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER IMPLANT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22056353 ↗InjuryApr 17, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAS BEEN FEELING PAIN SINCE THE IMPLANT AT TOOTH LOCATION # 21 WAS PLACED. THE IMPLANT WAS REMOVED DUE TO INFECTION. SYMPTOMS AS A RESULT OF THE EVENT: PAIN, INFLAMMATION
Patient problems: Inflammation; Pain; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 19126064 ↗InjuryNov 29, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE IMPLANT AT TOOTH SITE 15 WAS REMOVED DUE TO PERI-IMPLANTITIS. INFLAMMATION AND EDEMA WERE REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THE EVENT. PATIENT HAD TO RETURN TO PLACE A NEW IMPLANT.
Patient problems: Inflammation; Osteolysis; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 18226618 ↗MalfunctionOct 24, 2023Fracture; Fracture
NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 17993474 ↗InjurySep 18, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT AFTER IMPLANTATION THE PATIENT HAD A FOLLOW UP (F/U) WITH GENERAL DENTIST WHO NOTICED PURULENCE. THE NEXT DAY THE PATIENT F/U FOR IMPLANT REMOVAL DUE TO INFECTION AT IMPLANT TOOTH SITE #12.
Patient problems: Purulent Discharge; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 17770299 ↗InjuryAug 25, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS HAVING PAIN IN THE AREA OF THE IMPLANT AT TOOTH LOCATION #12. THE IMPLANT WAS REMOVED DUE TO INFECTION AND BONE LOSS.
Patient problems: Osteolysis; Pain; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 17623025 ↗InjuryAug 9, 2023Mechanical Problem; Mechanical Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING IMPLANT PLACEMENT THE INTERNAL CONNECTION WAS DAMAGED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 17490551 ↗InjuryJul 26, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
InjuryJun 29, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE IMPLANT AT TOOTH SITE #13 WAS REMOVED DUE TO PERI-IMPLANTITIS.
Patient problems: Osteolysis; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 17225796 ↗InjuryMay 11, 2023Fracture; Fracture
NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions; Pseudoaneurysm
MAUDE report 16911097 ↗InjuryMay 2, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE IMPLANT AT TOOTH 15 WAS REMOVED DUE TO PERI-IMPLANTITIS. PAIN AND ABSCESS WERE REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THE EVENT.
Patient problems: Abscess; Osteolysis; Pain; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 16854686 ↗InjuryNov 10, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED PATIENT DEVELOPED INFECTION, #5, #6 AND #7. IMPLANT WAS SUPPURATING FRANK PUS AT TOOTH #7. IMPLANT WAS REMOVED.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 15771599 ↗InjuryApr 5, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
CUSTOMER REPORTED IMMEDIATE IMPLANT PLACED AND TEMPORIZED SAME DAY. PATIENT RETURNED 3 WEEKS LATER, THOUGHT ABUTMENT SCREW WAS LOOSE, BUCCAL PLATE FRACTURED AND IMPLANT FAILED. IMPLANT WAS REMOVED. TOOTH SITE # 8 (UNIVERSAL). THE SITE WAS GRAFTED WITH ALLOGRAFT TOGETHER WITH ORIGINAL IMPLANT PLACEMENT. SYMPTOMS AS A RESULT OF THE EVENT: PAIN.
Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s)
MAUDE report 14013577 ↗InjuryOct 21, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
XIFNT415 UNABLE TO PLACE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 12670814 ↗InjurySep 3, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DUE TO LACK OF PRIMARY STABILITY THE IMPLANT WAS REMOVED AND THE AREA GRAFTED. PATIENT WILL BE RETURNING FOR FUTURE IMPLANT PLACEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 12420294 ↗InjuryAug 18, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED A PERI-IMPLANTITIS SIX MONTHS AFTER ITS PLACEMENT, THE DOCTOR ALSO REPORTED INFLAMMATION AND PAIN IN THE IMPLANT. THE DOCTOR CONFIRMS THAT THE PATIENT DID NOT SUFFER ANY IMPACT ON HIS HEALTH. THE DOCTOR ALSO CONFIRMS THAT HE REMOVED THE IMPLANT AND PLACED ANOTHER IN THE SAME SURGERY
Patient problems: Inflammation; Osteolysis; Pain; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 12336969 ↗InjuryDec 15, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE IMPLANTS PLACED IN TOOTH LOCATIONS # 10 AND 13 HAD A BIG BONE LOSS IN THE SITES, PERI-IMPLANTITIS AND INFLAMMATION. THE IMPLANTS WERE REMOVED.
Patient problems: No Code Available
MAUDE report 11008011 ↗InjuryDec 15, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE IMPLANTS PLACED IN TOOTH LOCATIONS # 10 AND 13 HAD A BIG BONE LOSS IN THE SITES, PERI-IMPLANTITIS AND INFLAMMATION. THE IMPLANTS WERE REMOVED.
Patient problems: No Code Available
MAUDE report 11007897 ↗InjuryNov 6, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
DOCTOR REPORTED THE IMPLANT IN TOOTH LOCATION 13 WAS REMOVED DUE TO PERI-IMPLANTITIS. SITE HAD INFLAMMATION.
Patient problems: Inflammation; No Code Available; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 10799964 ↗
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Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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