NA 71302808Recalls & reported problems
Smith & Nephew, Inc. · COBALT CHROME 12/14 TAPER FEMORAL HEAD 28MM + 8 · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 5
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 5
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 5 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 03596010194145), received between Jan 4, 2018 and Mar 14, 2021 — classified as 5 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fracture” (3 reports).
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 16, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Fracture3
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
- Loose or Intermittent Connection1
Patient problems
- Injury3
- Discomfort1
- Unspecified Infection1
Recent adverse event reports
The 5 most recent of 5 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMar 14, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED WITH A ROUTINE WASH-OUT AND COMPONENT EXCHANGE DUE TO INFECTION. PATIENT OUTCOME IS UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 11478938 ↗InjuryMar 31, 2020Fracture; Fracture
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED DUE TO FEMORAL NECK FRACTURE. STEM AND FEMORAL HEAD WERE EXPLANTED AND REPLACED FOR ZIMMER BIOMET STEM.
Patient problems: Injury
MAUDE report 9902686 ↗InjuryMar 31, 2020Fracture; Fracture
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED DUE TO FEMORAL NECK FRACTURE. STEM AND FEMORAL HEAD WERE EXPLANTED AND REPLACED FOR ZIMMER BIOMET STEM.
Patient problems: Injury
MAUDE report 9902611 ↗InjuryMay 31, 2019Fracture; Fracture
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED DUE TO PERI-PROTHETIC FRACTURE. HEAD AND LINER WERE REPLACED. DEVICES WON'T BE RETURNED.
Patient problems: Injury
MAUDE report 8660900 ↗InjuryJan 4, 2018Loose or Intermittent Connection; Loose or Intermittent Connection
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE HEAD OF THE PROTHESIS CAME OUT OF THE POLYETHYLENE AND LED TO A DISLOCATION OF THE PROTHESIS. A REVISION SURGERY HAD TO BE PERFORMED WITH A NEW HEAD AND INSERT BEING FITTED.
Patient problems: Discomfort
MAUDE report 7166326 ↗
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 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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