SPECTRON 71312112Recalls & reported problems
Smith & Nephew, Inc. · SPECTRON EF PRIMARY HIGH OFFSET 12/14 FEMORAL SIZE 2 · Class 3 · Implant
Data updated Oct 13, 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 03596010195579), received between Sep 19, 2017 and Jan 24, 2024 — classified as 4 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Insufficient Device Problem Information” (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. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
- Insufficient Device Problem Information1
- Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth1
- Unintended Movement1
Patient problems
- Pain2
- Failure of Implant1
- Inadequate Osseointegration1
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
- Osteolysis1
Recent adverse event reports
The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryJan 24, 2024Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON LITERATURE REVIEW "INFLAMMATORY TISSUE REACTIONS AROUND ASEPTICALLY LOOSE CEMENTED HIP PROSTHESES: A RETRIEVAL STUDY OF THE SPECTRON EF STEM WITH REFLECTION ALL-POLY ACETABULAR CUP" 144 MONTHS AFTER A THA SURGERY, WHERE AN SPECTRON EF STEM AND A REFLECTION NON-CROSSLINKED ALL-POLLY CUP WERE IMPLANTED, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION SURGERY DUE TO LOOSENING OF THE CUP AND THE STEM, AND OSTEOLYSIS. THE STUDY DETERMINED THAT BOTH THE STEM AND THE CUP WERE WORN, ADDITIONALLY PE, CR, CO AND ZR PARTICLES WERE PRESENT IN THE PERIPROSTHETIC TISSUE. CURRENT HEALTH STATUS OF THE PATIENT IS UNKNOWN. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.
Patient problems: Inadequate Osseointegration; Osteolysis
MAUDE report 18577262 ↗InjuryFeb 24, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, AFTER A THR THAT HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON 2003, THERE WAS A REVISION SURGERY TO ADDRESS AN UNSPECIFIED EVENT. THE SPEC EF PRIM HO 12/14 SZ 2 WAS EXPLANTED. THE CURRENT STATUS OF PATIENT¿S HEALTH IS UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 11373517 ↗InjuryAug 18, 2019Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED DUE TO PAIN AND BONE LOSS.
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 8904438 ↗InjurySep 19, 2017Unintended Movement; Unintended Movement
IT WAS REPORTED A REVISION HIP SURGERY WAS PERFORMED DUE TO FEMORAL PAIN AND LOOSENING OF STEM, THE LINER WAS ALSO EXCHANGED.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Pain
MAUDE report 6877895 ↗
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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 13, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 13, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 13, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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