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Trabecular Metal® 6202-62-22Recalls & reported problems

Zimmer, Inc. · Class 2 · Implant

All models of Trabecular Metal (74)

Data updated Oct 18, 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 00889024119031), received between Dec 10, 2019 and Dec 10, 2019 — classified as 1 injury.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Unintended Movement” (1 report).

3 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K021891, K093561); 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 18, 2026.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Unintended Movement1

Patient problems

  • Host-Tissue Reaction1
  • Scar Tissue1
  • Tissue Damage1

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryDec 10, 2019Unintended Movement; Unintended Movement

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN INITIAL RIGHT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PATIENT WAS REVISED APPROXIMATELY 4 MONTHS LATER DUE TO RECURRENT DISLOCATIONS. DURING THE REVISION PROCEDURE, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE EXTERNAL ROTATORS WERE TORN FROM THEIR ATTACHMENT. ABUNDANT SCAR TISSUE, PSEUDOCAPSULE, AND IMPINGEMENT WERE ALSO NOTED. THE HEAD, NECK, AND LINER WERE REPLACED WITHOUT COMPLICATION. NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.

    Patient problems: Host-Tissue Reaction; Scar Tissue; Tissue Damage

    MAUDE report 9443841 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under K021891, K093561. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.

  • Z-1496-2014 · Apr 1, 2014 · Terminated
    TRABECULAR METAL MODULAR ACETABULAR SYSTEM, Shell with Cluster Holes, Porous 60mm. Catalog number 00-6202-060-22; Hip implant component.
  • Z-3279-2011 · Sep 1, 2011 · Terminated
    The Trabecular Metal Modular Acetabular System is a modular acetabular cup system consisting of a shell with a preassembled locking ring, a liner, and optional screws. The Shells
  • Z-0060-2011 · Aug 18, 2010 · Terminated
    Zimmer Trabecular metal Modular Acetabular system 56 mm Porous shell with cluster holes, Catalog 00-6202-056-22, Zimmer Inc., Warsaw, IN. This device is indicated for primary or re

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