NA 71302608Recalls & reported problems
Smith & Nephew, Inc. · COBALT CHROME 12/14 TAPER FEMORAL HEAD 26MM + 8 · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 03596010194091), received between May 7, 2020 and Aug 25, 2022 — classified as 2 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Unintended Movement” (1 report).
1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K211176, K963509); 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
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
- Unintended Movement1
Patient problems
- Failure of Implant1
- Injury1
- Joint Dislocation1
- Unspecified Infection1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryAug 25, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, AFTER TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2022, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED AN UNSPECIFIED INFECTION. THIS ADVERSE EVENT WAS TREATED BY PERFORMING A REVISION SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2022 ((B)(4)), IN WHICH THE POLY RING WAS OBSERVED TO BE DISASSEMBLED FROM THE CUP ((B)(4)). THE FEMORAL HEAD AND THE STEM WERE EXPLANTED AS WELL. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE PATIENT WAS MOVED TO BED AT THE OPERATING ROOM, HIP DISLOCATION WAS FOUND. PATIENT'S CURRENT HEALTH STATUS IS UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Joint Dislocation; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 15294061 ↗InjuryMay 7, 2020Unintended Movement; Unintended Movement
IT WAS REPORTED THAT REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED DUE TO DISLOCATION AND PAIN. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE OUTER CUP OF BIPOLAR WAS DISLOCATED WHEN DIACLASIS OCCURRED.
Patient problems: Injury
MAUDE report 10033419 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K211176, K963509. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-0326-2025 · Oct 15, 2024 · Open, ClassifiedTandem Intl Bipolar Cocr Shell/UHMWPE Liner, TI-6AL-4V Retaining Ring, 28MM I.D. 46 MM O.D., REF 71324046, sterile, femoral head bipolar component of the Tandem Bipolar Hip System.
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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