TRABECULAR METAL™ 00-7000-062-20Recalls & reported problems
Zimmer Trabecular Metal Technology Inc. · Class 2 · Implant
All models of TRABECULAR METAL (31)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 4
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 4
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00889024310902), received between Oct 7, 2021 and Mar 10, 2025 — classified as 4 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Off-Label Use” (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
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
- Off-Label Use1
- Osseointegration Problem1
- Unstable1
Patient problems
- Failure of Implant2
- Joint Dislocation1
- Osteolysis1
- Pain1
- Scar Tissue1
- Swelling/ Edema1
Recent adverse event reports
The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMar 10, 2025Off-Label Use; Off-Label Use
NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.
Patient problems: Joint Dislocation
MAUDE report 21559449 ↗InjuryJul 10, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
THERE IS NO UPDATE TO THE PRIOR EVENT DESCRIPTION PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Osteolysis
MAUDE report 17289204 ↗InjuryOct 26, 2021Unstable; Unstable
IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT UNDERWENT LEFT THA DUE TO FEMORAL NECK FRACTURE. SUBSEQUENTLY, PATIENT WAS REVISED TWO DAYS LATER DUE TO AN IATROGENIC ACETABULAR FRACTURE. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A SECOND REVISION APPROXIMATELY 4 MONTHS LATER DUE TO PAIN AND INSTABILITY WITH PLACEMENT OF A CUSTOM CAGE AND CONSTRAINED LINER. DURING THE REVISION, SIGNIFICANT SCARRING WAS NOTED WHICH PROMPTED THE REMOVAL OF THE FEMORAL COMPONENT. THE ACETABULAR COMPONENT WAS FOUND WELL FIXED AND INGROWN. THE CEMENTED LINER WAS REMOVED AS WELL AS THE CUP. BACKING OUT THE SCREWS WAS NOT POSSIBLE, SO THE SURGEON CUT THEM WITH A BUR SO THAT THE CUSTOM CAGE COULD BE PLACED. DUE TO INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS, ONLY THE CUSTOM CAGE, LINER, AND SCREWS WERE PLACED. THE WOUND WAS CLOSED WITHOUT FEMORAL COMPONENTS IN PLACE, AND THE PATIENT WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE CRITICAL CARE UNIT. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE REPORTED EVENT IS UNAVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.
Patient problems: Pain; Scar Tissue; Swelling/ Edema
MAUDE report 12697114 ↗InjuryOct 7, 2021Osseointegration Problem; Osseointegration Problem
NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 12589947 ↗
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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