Trilogy® Longevity® 6305-56-36 (REF 00-6305-056-36)Recalls & reported problems
Zimmer, Inc. · Class 2 · Implant
All models of Trilogy Longevity (29)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 6
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 5
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 6 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00889024123816), received between Nov 16, 2020 and Mar 4, 2024 — classified as 5 injuries, 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Dislodged or Dislocated” (3 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
- Device Dislodged or Dislocated3
- Unstable2
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
- Difficult to Insert1
- Off-Label Use1
Patient problems
- Joint Dislocation3
- Extraskeletal ossification1
- Failure of Implant1
- Hematoma1
- Muscle/Tendon Damage1
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
- Pain1
- Pulmonary Embolism1
Recent adverse event reports
The 6 most recent of 6 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMar 4, 2024Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN INITIAL LEFT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY. ONE YEAR POST IMPLANTATION, THE HEAD AND STEM WERE REVISED DUE TO LOOSENING OF THE FEMORAL COMPONENT WITH FAILURE TO OSSEOINTEGRATE. THE PATIENT WAS REVISED FOR A SECOND TIME, FIVE YEARS POST IMPLANTATION DUE TO FRACTURE OF THE REVISION STEM WITH COMPLICATED EXTRACTION VIA EXTENDED TROCHANTERIC OSTEOTOMY. AFTER THE SECOND REVISION, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED RECURRENT DISLOCATIONS REQUIRING CLOSED REDUCTION UNDER ANESTHESIA. A THIRD REVISION WAS PLANNED BUT DELAYED DUE TO DIFFICULTY EXTUBATING THE PATIENT AND THE CONCURRENT ONSET BILATERAL PULMONARY EMBOLISMS. AFTER THE PATIENT¿S PULMONARY FUNCTION AND ANTICOAGULATION MEASURES WERE STABILIZED, THE REVISION OCCURRED DURING WHICH, MULTIPLE HEMATOMAS WERE EVACUATED FROM THE JOINT, AND POSTERIOR INSTABILITY WAS CONFIRMED ON EXAM. UPON REPLACING THE ACETABULAR SHELL, ANTEVERSION WAS INCREASED BY 15 DEGREES. A NEW CONSTRAINED HEAD AND LINER WERE PLACED WITHIN THE SHELL, AND THE REVISION STEM WAS RETAINED. POSTOPERATIVELY, THE PATIENT DEMONSTRATED SLOW BUT STEADY PROGRESS WITH INTENSIVE PHYSICAL THERAPY.
Patient problems: Hematoma; Joint Dislocation; Pain; Pulmonary Embolism; Respiratory Failure
MAUDE report 18825307 ↗MalfunctionNov 15, 2023Difficult to Insert; Off-Label Use; Difficult to Insert; Off-Label Use
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE IMPACTOR HANDLE BROKE AND THE SURGEON DECIDED TO USE WHAT WAS LEFT OF THE HANDLE TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. WHILE IMPACTING WITH THE BROKEN HANDLE, THE LOCKING RING BECAME DISLODGED AND WAS UNABLE TO BE REINSERTED. AS A RESULT, THE LINER WAS CEMENTED INTO THE SHELL. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 18141442 ↗InjuryJul 18, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT AN INITIAL RIGHT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY REVISION. AFTER THE REVISION, THE PATIENT DID VERY WELL THEN PRESENTED WITH SUDDEN ONSET SWELLING ALONG THE DISTAL INCISION. AS THERE WERE NO CLINICAL INDICATIONS OF INFECTION, THIS WAS THOUGHT TO BE A SEROMA, AND THE PATIENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR AN INCISION AND DRAINAGE PROCEDURE. DURING THE PROCEDURE APPROXIMATELY 1-MONTH POST-REVISION, THE AREA OF THE SEROMA HAD A SLIGHT BROWN TINGE IN THE FLUID, BUT NO GROSS PURULENCE NOTED. THE SOFT TISSUES WERE THEN DEBRIDED WHICH REVEALED DEFECTS IN THE ILIOTIBIAL BAND WITH HETEROTOPIC OSSIFICATION AND GRANULATION TISSUE. AN EXTENSIVE IRRIGATION AND DEBRIDEMENT WAS PERFORMED WITH PLACEMENT OF ANTIBIOTIC BEADS. THE STEM AND SHELL WERE LEFT IN PLACE. ALL OTHER COMPONENTS WERE REVISED WITHOUT COMPLICATION. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Extraskeletal ossification; Muscle/Tendon Damage; Seroma; Subclinical Infection
MAUDE report 17344646 ↗InjuryMar 9, 2023Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated
NO ADDITIONAL EVENT INFORMATION TO REPORT AT THIS TIME.
Patient problems: Joint Dislocation
MAUDE report 16511335 ↗InjurySep 1, 2021Unstable; Unstable
NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 12405014 ↗InjuryNov 16, 2020Unstable; Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Unstable; Device Dislodged or Dislocated
NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.
Patient problems: Joint Dislocation
MAUDE report 10844666 ↗
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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