Continuum® Trabecular Metal™ 00-8757-054-01Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 5 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00889024151406), received between Nov 19, 2020 and Mar 16, 2026 — classified as 3 injuries, 2 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Positioning Failure” (2 reports).

4 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K091508, K151448, K200823); 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

Recent adverse event reports

The 5 most recent of 5 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionMar 16, 2026Positioning Failure

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE ACETABULAR SCREW COULD NOT BE FULLY INSERTED DURING IMPLANTATION. REPEATED TAPPING ATTEMPTS STILL FAILED TO SECURE IT. UPON REMOVAL, THREAD SCRATCHES WERE OBSERVED, ALONG WITH A DOUBLE THREAD AT THE TIP. REPLACING IT WITH A SCREW OF THE SAME SPECIFICATION AND BATCH NUMBER RESULTED IN SUCCESSFUL IMPLANTATION. 30 MINS DELAY. DUE DILIGENCE IS IN PROGRESS FOR THIS COMPLAINT; TO DATE NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR PRODUCT HAS BEEN RECEIVED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24604104 ↗
• InjuryOct 24, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  NO FURTHER INFORMATION AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.

  Patient problems: Pain

  MAUDE report 23383621 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 11, 2024Positioning Failure; Positioning Failure

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING THE SURGERY THE SCREW PENETRATED THE HOLE IN THE CUP. THE SCREW COULD NOT BE REMOVED AND WAS LEFT IN PLACE AT THE SURGEON'S DISCRETION. THE CUP HAD TO BE FIXATED WITH A SECOND SCREWED. THERE WAS NO KNOWN IMPACT OR CONSEQUENCESTO THE PATIENT. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19510392 ↗
• InjuryOct 4, 2023Naturally Worn; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Naturally Worn; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED A PATIENT UNDERWENT A HIP REVISION APPROXIMATELY NINE YEARS POST IMPLANTATION DUE TO PAIN AND A PSEUDOTUMOR. DURING THE PROCEDURE, INFLAMMATION AND IMPLANT WEAR WERE NOTED. THE SHELL WAS WELL FIXED AND REMAINS IMPLANTED. THE STEM, LINER, AND HEAD WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED.

  Patient problems: Inflammation; Pain

  MAUDE report 17868203 ↗
• InjuryNov 19, 2020Unstable; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Osseointegration Problem; Insufficient Device Problem Information; Migration; Unstable; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Osseointegration Problem; Insufficient Device Problem Information; Migration

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT RIGHT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REVISED 10 YEARS LATER DUE TO PAIN, INSTABILITY, CUP MIGRATION, LINER WEAR, AND METAL RELATED PATHOLOGY. OPERATIVE NOTE REPORTED INSTABILITY DUE TO POLY LINER DAMAGE WITH VERTICALLY ORIENTATED ACETABULAR COMPONENT. METALLOSIS 2ND TRUNNION WEAR MODULAR NECK AND STEM INTERFACE. TISSUE STAINED WITH GROSS GREYISH BLACK METALLOSIS TYPE TISSUE ON BOTH ACETABULAR AND FEMORAL COMPONENTS. CUP. LINER, HEAD AND STEM REVISED. ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAVE BEEN MADE; HOWEVER, NO MORE IS AVAILABLE.

  Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Inadequate Osseointegration; No Information; Pain

  MAUDE report 10869478 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under K091508, K151448, K200823. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.

• Z-2519-2023 · Jul 26, 2023 · Open, Classified
  M/L Taper Hip Prosthesis Extended Offset, Reduced Neck Length, Size 4 (Item Number 00771100640) and Size 6 (Item Number 00771100440)
• Z-0094-2015 · Oct 1, 2014 · Terminated
  Continuum Acetabular System Trabecular Metal Shell with Multi Holes, Porous 68mm, Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Polymer
• Z-0071-2011 · Mar 19, 2010 · Terminated
  Continuum Acetabular Systems Shell Inserter Adapter with Rotational Control, 00-8790-003-00, Zimmer Inc., Warsaw, IN. Used to mate the inserter with the shell implant.
• Z-0072-2011 · Mar 19, 2010 · Terminated
  Continuum Acetabular Systems Shell Inserter Adapter without Rotational Control, 00-8790-003-10, Zimmer Inc., Warsaw, IN. Used to mate the inserter with the shell implant.