REFLECTION 71338456Recalls & reported problems
Smith & Nephew, Inc. · ALUMINA CERAMIC LINER 32ID 56-66OD · Class 3 · Implant
Data updated Oct 13, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00885556021453), received between Mar 26, 2021 and Mar 26, 2021 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (1 report).
6 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (P030022); 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. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
- Break1
Patient problems
- Failure of Implant1
- Pain1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMar 26, 2021Break; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Break; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT AFTER PRIMARY SURGERY, PATIENT COMPLAINED OF PAIN. REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED, AND IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CERAMIC LINER FAILED AND BROKEN IN MANY PIECES. THE LINER ((B)(4)) AND HEAD ((B)(4)) WERE REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT. THE SHELL WAS KEPT IN PLACE. A COMPETITOR CEMENTED LINER AND S&N OXINIUM HEAD WERE USED FOR REPLACEMENT. LINER AND HEAD WERE UNABLE TO OBTAIN DUE TO FRAGMENTATION, AND THE HOSPITAL DISCARDED THEM. THE OUTCOME OF THE PATIENT IS UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Pain
MAUDE report 11573369 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under P030022. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-2053-2011 · Mar 11, 2011 · TerminatedR3 TM CERAMIC ACETABULAR LINER, BIOLOX FORTE, 32 MM I.D. 48 MM O.D., REF 71338948, STERILE R, QTY (1), Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN 38116, 2017/06 Usage: Primary total
- Z-2054-2011 · Mar 11, 2011 · TerminatedR3 TM CERAMIC ACETABULAR LINER, BIOLOX FORTE, 32 MM O.D. 55 MM O.D., REF 71338950, STERILE R, QTY (1), Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN 38116, 2017/06
- Z-2057-2011 · Mar 11, 2011 · TerminatedR3 TM CERAMIC ACETABULAR LINER, BIOLOX FORTE, 36 MM O.D. 56 MM O.D., REF 71338956, STERILE R, QTY (1), Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN 38116, 2017/06
- Z-2058-2011 · Mar 11, 2011 · TerminatedR3 TM CERAMIC ACETABULAR LINER, BIOLOX FORTE, 36 MM O.D. 62 MM O.D., REF 71338962, STERILE R, QTY (1), Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN 38116, 2017/06
- Z-2055-2011 · Mar 11, 2011 · TerminatedR3 TM CERAMIC ACETABULAR LINER, BIOLOX FORTE, 36 MM O.D. 52 MM O.D., REF 71338952, STERILE R, QTY (1), Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN 38116, 2017/06
- Z-2056-2011 · Mar 11, 2011 · TerminatedR3 TM CERAMIC ACETABULAR LINER, BIOLOX FORTE, 36 MM O.D. 54 MM O.D., REF 71338954, STERILE R, QTY (1), Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN 38116, 2017/06
Other Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Ceramic/Ceramic/Metal, Cemented Or Uncemented devices
- BIOLOX DELTA 1365-36-310Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/ceramic/metal, cemented or uncemented839 reports
- BIOLOX DELTA 1365-36-320Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/ceramic/metal, cemented or uncemented643 reports
- PINNACLE POROCOAT 1217-22-052Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/ceramic/metal, cemented or uncemented335 reports
- PINNACLE POROCOAT 1217-22-054Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/ceramic/metal, cemented or uncemented263 reports
- BIOLOX DELTA 1365-36-330Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/ceramic/metal, cemented or uncemented255 reports
- PINNACLE POROCOAT 1217-22-050Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/ceramic/metal, cemented or uncemented253 reports
- PINNACLE POROCOAT 1217-22-056Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/ceramic/metal, cemented or uncemented220 reports
- SUMMIT POROCOAT 1570-11-120Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/ceramic/metal, cemented or uncemented1 death204 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 13, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 13, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 13, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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