POLARSTEM 75102208Recalls & reported problems
Smith & Nephew, Inc. · POLARSTEM COLLAR CALCAR REAMER LARGE · Class 1
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 00885556535523), received between Nov 21, 2024 and Nov 21, 2024 — 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.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
Patient problems
- Bone Fracture(s)1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryNov 21, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING A THR SURGERY, WHILE REAMING WITH A POLARSTEM COLLAR CALCAR REAMER LARGE AND A POLARSTEM COLLAR CALCAR REAMER SMALL, A MEDIAL CALCAR FRACTURE OCCURRED. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED, AFTER A SIGNIFICANT DELAY, CHANGING THE SURGICAL TECHNIQUE. IT IS UNKNOWN THE CURRENT HEALTH STATUS OF THE PATIENT.
Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s)
MAUDE report 20745481 ↗
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
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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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