BIRMINGHAM HIP RESURFACING (BHR) 74120254Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 03596010502674), received between Mar 7, 2019 and Mar 7, 2019 — classified as 1 injury.

29 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (P040033); 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

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• InjuryMar 7, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT REVISION SURGERY IS PLANNED FOR EARLY 2019. HIGH LEVELS OF METAL IONS HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED IN THE MEDICAL FIELDS AT HOME AND ABROAD. DESPITE THE LACK OF CLINICAL FEATURES OF LOOSENING THE HIP IMPLANT, AN INDICATION WAS GIVEN TO REMOVE THE RIGHT HIP PROSTHESIS. THE PATIENT CONSULTED A US SURGEON, WHO ADVISED THAT THE IMPLANT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

  Patient problems: Toxicity

  MAUDE report 8401209 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under P040033. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.

• Z-2242-2021 · Jul 14, 2021 · Terminated
  smith&nephew BHR SQUARE HEADED NAIL, REF CATALOG NUMBER 999908. For use during orthopedic surgery.
• Z-2267-2018 · May 11, 2018 · Terminated
  Birmingham Hip Resurfacing Femoral Head: (a) Size 58 mm, REF 74121158 (b) Size 56 mm, REF 74123156
• Z-2268-2018 · May 11, 2018 · Terminated
  Birmingham Hip Resurfacing Acetabular Cup with Impactor: (a) Size 56 mm, REF 74120156 (b) Size 64 mm, REF 74120164 (c) Size 54 mm, REF 74122154 (d) Size 58 mm, REF 74122158 (e) Siz
• Z-2746-2015 · Jun 3, 2015 · Terminated
  Smith & Nephew BIRMINGHAM HIP (TM) RESURFACING ACETABULAR CUP W/IMPACTOR, REF Numbers: 74120144 (44 MM), 74120146 (46 MM), 74122146 (46 MM), 74122148 (48 MM), 74120148 (48 MM), 74
• Z-2745-2015 · Jun 3, 2015 · Terminated
  Smith & Nephew BIRMINGHAM HIP (TM) RESURFACING FEMORAL HEAD, STERILE R, Rx only, REF Numbers: 74121138 (38 MM), 74123140 (40 MM), 74121142 (42 MM), 74123144 (44 MM), 74121146 (46 M
• Z-2747-2015 · Jun 3, 2015 · Terminated
  Smith & Nephew BIRMINGHAM HIP (TM) RESURFACING DYSPLASIA CUP W/IMPACTOR, REF Numbers: 74120246 (46 MM), 74122248 (48 MM), 74120250 (50 MM), 74122252 (52 MM), 74120254 (54 MM) Pro
• Z-0017-2008 · Jul 12, 2007 · Terminated
  Smith + Nephew, Birmingham Hip Resurfacing, Acetabular Cup, 44 mm cup Ref.: 74120144. Hip implant component.
• Z-0020-2008 · Jul 12, 2007 · Terminated
  Smith + Nephew, Birmingham Hip Resurfacing, Acetabular Cup, 50 mm cup Ref.: 74120150. Hip implant component.
• Z-0022-2008 · Jul 12, 2007 · Terminated
  Smith + Nephew, Birmingham Hip Resurfacing, Acetabular Cup, 54 mm cup Ref.: 74120154. Hip implant component.
• Z-0027-2008 · Jul 12, 2007 · Terminated
  Smith + Nephew, Birmingham Hip Resurfacing, Acetabular Cup, 64 mm cup Ref.: 74120164. Hip implant component.
• Z-0026-2008 · Jul 12, 2007 · Terminated
  Smith + Nephew, Birmingham Hip Resurfacing, Acetabular Cup, 62 mm cup Ref.: 74120162. Hip implant component.
• Z-0029-2008 · Jul 12, 2007 · Terminated
  Smith + Nephew, Birmingham Hip Resurfacing, Dysplasia Cup, 50 mm cup Ref.: 74120250. Hip implant component.
• Z-0032-2008 · Jul 12, 2007 · Terminated
  Smith + Nephew, Birmingham Hip Resurfacing, Acetabular Cup, 58 mm cup Ref.: 74120258. Hip implant component.
• Z-0023-2008 · Jul 12, 2007 · Terminated
  Smith + Nephew, Birmingham Hip Resurfacing, Acetabular Cup, 56 mm cup Ref.: 74120156. Hip implant component.
• Z-0024-2008 · Jul 12, 2007 · Terminated
  Smith + Nephew, Birmingham Hip Resurfacing, Acetabular Cup, 58 mm cup Ref.: 74120158. Hip implant component.

…and 14 more.