SYNERGY 71306612Recalls & reported problems
Smith & Nephew, Inc. · SYNERGY POROUS COATED FEMORAL SIZE 12 · Class 3 · Implant
All models of SYNERGY (52)
Data updated Oct 16, 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 03596010194466), received between Aug 13, 2018 and Apr 29, 2022 — classified as 4 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Insufficient Device Problem Information” (2 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 16, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Insufficient Device Problem Information2
- Fracture1
- Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth1
Patient problems
- Failure of Implant1
- Injury1
- Joint Dislocation1
- Post Operative Wound Infection1
Recent adverse event reports
The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryApr 29, 2022Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, AFTER A THR SURGERY HAD BEEN PERFORMED, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED LOOSENING OF THE STEM. THIS ADVERSE EVENT WAS ADDRESSED BY REVISION SURGERY ON (B)(6)2022 TO EXCHANGE THE SYN POR FEM COMP SZ 12. CURRENT HEALTH STATUS OF PATIENT IS UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 14247456 ↗InjuryJun 16, 2019Fracture; Fracture
IT WAS PERFORMED THAT REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED TO FIX FEMORAL FRACTURE CAUSED BY FALLING DOWN. THE SURGEON DOES NOT BLAME THE PRODUCT BECAUSE THE PATIENT HAS DEMENTIA.
Patient problems: Injury
MAUDE report 8702578 ↗InjuryDec 3, 2018Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED DUE TO PATIENT LI.XI. SUFFERED A DISLOCATION SEVEN WEEKS AFTER HER HIP REPLACEMENT.
Patient problems: Joint Dislocation
MAUDE report 8124809 ↗InjuryAug 13, 2018Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
IT WAS REPORTED A REVISION SURGERY. ORIGINAL HIP REPLACEMENT WAS IN 1999 BY DR (B)(6). THE PATIENT HAD A REVISION OF LINER & HEAD IN (B)(6) 2018 DUE TO DISLOCATION & POSSIBLE INFECTION. SYNERGY SIZE 12 STEM REMOVED & 64MM OD MULTI HOLE CUP & LINER REMOVED WITH A CERAMIC SIZE 36 HEAD.
Patient problems: Post Operative Wound Infection
MAUDE report 7776802 ↗
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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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