PyroCarbon PIP Total Joint System PIP-200-20P-WWRecalls & reported problems
Smith & Nephew, Inc. · PIP SZ. 20 PROXIMAL · Class f · Implant
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00885556858424), received between Mar 14, 2026 and Mar 14, 2026 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fracture” (1 report).
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
- Fracture1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionMar 14, 2026Fracture
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A TRAUMA SURGERY, THE PIP SZ. 20 PROXIMAL HAS BROKEN UPON INSERTING. THE CANAL HAS BEEN PROPERLY PREPARED ACCORDING TO SURGICAL TECHNIQUE BUT THE STEM BEING THE PROXIMAL IMPLANT BROKE LIKE A GLASS. ALL DEBRIS WAS REMOVED WITH HAND AND WOUND WAS WASH WITH STERILE WITHER. THE PROCEDURE WAS RESUMED, WITHOUT ANY DELAY, USING AN EQUIVALENT S+N BACK-UP DEVICE. PATIENT WAS NOT INJURED AS CONSEQUENCE OF THIS PROBLEM.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 24600303 ↗
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- PyroCarbon PIP Total Joint System PIP-200-40P-WWSmith & Nephew, Inc. · High demand, revision, semi-constrained, pyrolytic carbon, uncemented finger prosthesis1 report
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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