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SYNERGY 71306617Recalls & reported problems

Smith & Nephew, Inc. · SYNERGY POROUS FEMORAL COMPONENT SIZE 17 · Class 3 · Implant

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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 03596010194510), received between Dec 26, 2019 and Mar 16, 2020 — classified as 4 injuries.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Insufficient Device Problem Information” (4 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 Information4

Patient problems

  • Pain2
  • Hip Fracture1
  • Joint Dislocation1

Recent adverse event reports

The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryMar 16, 2020Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT A RE-OPERATION WAS PERFORMED DUE TO DISLOCATION, SYNERGY POROUS FEMORAL COMPONENT SZ 17 WAS NOT EXPLANTED BUT REPOSITIONED. THE DOCTOR STATED THAT THIS DISLOCATION WAS NOT CAUSED BY THE DEVICES BUT THE PATIENT'S DISEASE.

    Patient problems: Joint Dislocation

    MAUDE report 9833623 ↗
  • InjuryDec 30, 2019Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS RE ADMITTED ON THE HOSPITAL DUE TO PAIN, HE WAS TREATED WITH MEDICATION.

    Patient problems: Pain

    MAUDE report 9531032 ↗
  • InjuryDec 30, 2019Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS READMITTED ON THE HOSPITAL DUE TO PAIN, HE WAS TREATED WITH MEDICATION.

    Patient problems: Pain

    MAUDE report 9530907 ↗
  • InjuryDec 26, 2019Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING SURGERY THE DOCTOR HAD TO MAKE A MEDICAL INTERVENTION DUE TO FISSURE AT THE FEMUR.

    Patient problems: Hip Fracture

    MAUDE report 9520494 ↗

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