'POLARSTEM¿' 75102253Recalls & reported problems
Smith & Nephew, Inc. · POLARSTEM COLLAR STANDARD TI/HA 3 (US) · Class 2 · Implant
All models of POLARSTEM (63)
Data updated Oct 16, 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 00885556533611), received between Mar 21, 2023 and Mar 21, 2023 — classified as 1 injury.
1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K143739); 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 16, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
Patient problems
- Hip Fracture1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMar 21, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
ON THE PMCF TITLED DCA-1000 ACCORD SS CLINICAL DATASET, IT WAS REPORTED THAT, AFTER UNDERGOING LEFT THA, ONE (1) PATIENT EXPERIENCED UNSPECIFIED EVENTS THAT LED TO A REVISION SURGERY COMBINED WITH INTERNAL FIXATION. THIS SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2021, IN WHICH AN INTRAOPERATIVE FEMUR FRACTURE OCCURRED. AS REMEDIAL ACTION, AN ACCORD CABLE SYSTEM WAS IMPLANTED. A POST-OPERATIVE FOLLOW-UP CONFIRMED A GOOD POSITION WITHOUT COMPLICATING FEATURES.
Patient problems: Hip Fracture
MAUDE report 16583202 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K143739. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-2827-2020 · Jul 22, 2020 · Open, ClassifiedPOLARSTEM COLLAR Reamer Guide, Catalog Number: 75102205, UPC Codes: 00885556535493 - Product Usage: Once the appropriate trial rasp size is in place, the adapter is removed and the
Other Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/polymer, cemented or non-porous, uncemented devices
- BIOLOX DELTA 1365-32-310Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/polymer, cemented or non-porous, uncemented551 reports
- PINNACLE ALTRX 1221-36-052Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/polymer, cemented or non-porous, uncemented481 reports
- BIOLOX DELTA 1365-32-320Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/polymer, cemented or non-porous, uncemented1 death314 reports
- BIOLOX DELTA 1365-36-720Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/polymer, cemented or non-porous, uncemented1 death189 reports
- DJO SURGICAL 400-03-362Encore Medical, L.P. · Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Ceramic/Polymer, Cemented Or Non-Porous, Uncemented187 reports
- Anthology 71365705Smith & Nephew, Inc. · Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/polymer, cemented or non-porous, uncemented176 reports
- BIOLOX DELTA 1365-40-710Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/polymer, cemented or non-porous, uncemented170 reports
- PINNACLE GRIPTION 1217-32-054Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/polymer, cemented or non-porous, uncemented169 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 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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