NA 11909Recalls & reported problems
Smith & Nephew, Inc. · UNIVERSAL FEMORAL HEAD COBALT CHROME 26MM -5MM EXTENSION · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00885556008720), received between Jun 12, 2020 and Jun 21, 2025 — classified as 2 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Dislodged or Dislocated” (1 report).
1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K072817, K211176); they may or may not involve this specific model.
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 18, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Device Dislodged or Dislocated1
- Unintended Movement1
Patient problems
- Discomfort1
- Injury1
- Joint Dislocation1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryJun 21, 2025Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, AFTER A THR SURGERY PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2005, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED DISCOMFORT AND DISLOCATION.THE SURGEON STATED THAT THIS EVENT WAS DUE TO THE WEAKENING OF THE PATIENT'S MUSCLES. A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2025, IN WHICH ONE (1) UNIV COCR 10/12 TAPER FEM HD 26MM -5 WAS EXPLANTED AND EXCHANGED TO AN OX HEAD. THE ORIGINAL LINER, CUP AND STEM REMAINED. THE CURRENT HEALTH STATUS OF THE PATIENT IS UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: Discomfort; Joint Dislocation
MAUDE report 22303906 ↗InjuryJun 12, 2020Unintended Movement; Unintended Movement
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, AFTER A BHA SURGERY WITH ACCORD CABLE PERFORMED ON MAY 1ST, DURING REHABILITATION ON MAY 14TH, IT WAS NOTICED A SQUEAKING/NOISE COMING OUT FROM THE PATIENT'S HIP. AFTER A CHEST X-RAY EXAMINATION, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE FEMORAL HEAD DISLOCATED FROM THE TANDEM COMPONENT. THE PATIENT HAD TO UNDERGO A REVISION SURGERY TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. THE PATIENT HAD THE FOLLOWING DEVICES IMPLANTED: TANDEM BIPOLAR SHELL/XLPE LINER 42MM OD 26MM ID, UNIVERSAL FEMORAL HEAD {} COCR 26MM -5EXT, SYN SEL II CEM SO 10/12 SZ11, INVIS DISTAL CENTRALIZER SIZE 8MM, AND BUCK FEMORAL CEMENT RESTRICTOR 18.5MM; HOWEVER, IT IS STILL UNKNOWN WHICH DEVICES WERE EXPLANTED. THE PATIENT OUTCOME IS ALSO UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: Injury
MAUDE report 10148621 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K072817, K211176. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-0326-2025 · Oct 15, 2024 · Open, ClassifiedTandem Intl Bipolar Cocr Shell/UHMWPE Liner, TI-6AL-4V Retaining Ring, 28MM I.D. 46 MM O.D., REF 71324046, sterile, femoral head bipolar component of the Tandem Bipolar Hip System.
Other PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED devices
- PINNACLE 1217-25-500Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED735 reports
- NA 1365-52-000Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED683 reports
- APEX 1246-03-000Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED3 deaths613 reports
- PINNACLE 1217-20-500Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED2 deaths590 reports
- PINNACLE 1217-30-500Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED1 death484 reports
- NA 1365-53-000Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED404 reports
- PINNACLE ALTRX 1221-36-054Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED388 reports
- PINNACLE ALTRX 1221-32-050Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED386 reports
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 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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