DJO SURGICAL 931-40-756Recalls & reported problems
Encore Medical, L.P. · LINER/NON-HOODED-NEU, MP9, HXe-plus, 40mm · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
Quick summary
This is a DJO Surgical hip liner, the plastic socket insert used in hip replacement surgery. Reports describe hips becoming unstable or dislocating, pain, and infection, with several patients needing revision surgery to remove or swap the liner, cup, or stem. There are 27 reports, all involving injuries and no deaths. No recalls name this device.
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- Adverse event reports
- 27
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 27
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 27 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00888912099783), received between Apr 28, 2017 and Mar 25, 2026 — classified as 27 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Unstable” (2 reports).
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
- Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available15
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem7
- Unstable2
- Contamination1
- Device Dislodged or Dislocated1
- Difficult to Remove1
- Insufficient Device Problem Information1
Patient problems
- Unspecified Infection15
- No Code Available5
- Pain3
- Insufficient Information2
- Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available1
- Fluid Discharge1
- Implant Pain1
- Joint Laxity1
Recent adverse event reports
The 25 most recent of 27 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMar 25, 2026Unstable; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
InjuryDec 9, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
CUP WAS REPOSITIONED. NEW CONSTRAINED LINER.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 23763816 ↗InjurySep 15, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
REVISION SURGERY - DUE TO PAIN AND POSSIBLE INFECTION.
Patient problems: Implant Pain; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 17761635 ↗InjuryAug 16, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
REVISION SURGERY - DUE TO AN ACUTE INFECTION OF THE JOINT SITE.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 15235840 ↗InjuryJan 4, 2022Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
REVISION SURGERY - STEM WAS PUT IN TOO DISTAL, LEAVING PATIENT'S LEG SIGNIFICANTLY SHORTER THAN THE OTHER LEG. STEM WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A MODULAR STEM FROM ANOTHER VENDOR. ALSO, LINER AND HEAD WERE REPLACED BY ANOTHER VENDOR AS WELL.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 13161487 ↗InjurySep 14, 2021Device Dislodged or Dislocated
REVISION SURGERY - THE PATIENT DISLOCATED ANTERIORLY MULTIPLE TIMES. SURGEON WENT TO A 20 DEGREE LINER AND INCREASED NECK LENGTH TO +4.
Patient problems: Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available
MAUDE report 12469427 ↗InjuryJun 10, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
REVISION SURGERY - HIP CONTINUED TO DRAIN AFTER ORIGINAL SURGERY SWAPPED HEAD AND LINER DOING IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE. NO ISSUE WITH IMPLANTS.
Patient problems: Fluid Discharge
MAUDE report 11979215 ↗InjuryNov 10, 2020Unstable
REVISION SURGERY - PATIENT'S HIP WAS UNSTABLE. PATIENT'S CUP, SCREWS, LINER AND HEAD WERE REMOVED. CUP WAS REVISED WITH A DUAL MOBILITY CUP.
Patient problems: No Code Available
MAUDE report 10815844 ↗InjurySep 25, 2020Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
InjurySep 24, 2020Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
SECOND REVISION SURGERY - DUE TO INFECTION.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 10580161 ↗InjurySep 17, 2020Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
InjuryMar 12, 2020Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
REVISION SURGERY - REVISION DUE TO INFECTION.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 9825939 ↗InjuryDec 5, 2019Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
REVISION SURGERY: PATIENT SUFFERED A POST-OPERATION INFECTION AND WAS BROUGHT IN FOR A WASHOUT WITH AN EXCHANGE OF THE CERAMIC HEAD AND POLY LINER.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 9416567 ↗InjuryNov 29, 2019Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
InjuryNov 20, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
REVISION SURGERY - PATIENT WAS INFECTED.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 9349521 ↗InjuryOct 4, 2019Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
REVISION SURGERY - DUE TO COMPLAINING OF HIP PAIN AND HAD POSITIVE LABS.
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 9156013 ↗InjurySep 25, 2019Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
InjurySep 20, 2019Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
REVISION SURGERY - DUE TO INFECTION AND PAIN.
Patient problems: Pain; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 9099472 ↗InjurySep 18, 2019Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
InjuryAug 27, 2019Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
InjuryJul 3, 2019Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
REVISION SURGERY - DUE TO WASH OUT.
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 8760843 ↗InjuryFeb 19, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
REVISION SURGERY - DUE TO THE PATIENT BEING INFECTED. THE SURGEON WASHED OUT THE JOINT AND SWAPPED THE POLY.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 8351497 ↗InjuryAug 13, 2018Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
REVISION SURGERY - DUE TO IMPINGEMENT AND LENGTHENING. THE SURGEON REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LINER AND HEAD.
Patient problems: No Code Available
MAUDE report 7778850 ↗InjuryApr 10, 2018Contamination
REVISION SURGERY - DUE TO THE PATIENT HAVING DEVELOPED AN INFECTION.
Patient problems: No Code Available; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 7412589 ↗InjuryFeb 9, 2018Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
REVISION SURGERY - DUE TO AN INFECTION. THE SURGEON PERFORMED A WASHOUT AND POLY EXCHANGE.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 7259864 ↗
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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