ANTHOLOGY 71356106Recalls & reported problems
Smith & Nephew, Inc. · ANTHOLOGY HIGH OFFSET POROUS SIZE 6 · Class 3 · Implant
All models of ANTHOLOGY (69)
Data updated Oct 18, 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 03596010567888), received between May 21, 2019 and Feb 12, 2024 — 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 18, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Insufficient Device Problem Information2
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
- Fracture1
Patient problems
- Failure of Implant2
- High metal ion levels1
- Injury1
- Unspecified Infection1
Recent adverse event reports
The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryFeb 12, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING A FOLLOW-UP OF A PATIENT WHO HAD A REVISION SURGERY DUE TO ELEVATED CHROMIUM-COBALT ION LEVELS, IT WAS FOUND THAT, THEY TESTED POSITIVE FOR TITANIUM IN THEIR BLOOD. AND THE ANTHOLOGY HO POROUS SZ 6 THAT WAS IMPLANTED ON (B)(6) 2010 WAS ALSO FOUND TO HAVE A DENT. FURTHER INFORMATION ON HOW THIS ADVERSE EVENT WILL BE RESOLVED HAS NOT BEEN MADE AVAILABLE.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant; High metal ion levels
MAUDE report 18692493 ↗InjuryMay 4, 2021Fracture; Fracture
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, AFTER A THA SURGERY HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2009, THE NECK OF AN ANTHOLOGY HO POROUS SZ 6 STEM FRACTURED. A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2021 TO EXPLANT THE STEM. THE PATIENT OUTCOME IS UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 11773667 ↗InjuryDec 4, 2019Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS HOSPITALIZED DUE TO A BILATERAL PULMONARY EMBOLISM. THE EVENT WAS TREATED WITH MEDICATION THERAPY AND THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED THE NEXT DAY.
Patient problems: Injury
MAUDE report 9413561 ↗InjuryMay 21, 2019Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
IT WAS REPORTED THAT RIGHT HIP REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED DUE TO SEPTIC THA STATUS AND INFECTION.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 8628224 ↗
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- PINNACLE POROCOAT 1217-22-052Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/ceramic/metal, cemented or uncemented335 reports
- PINNACLE POROCOAT 1217-22-054Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/ceramic/metal, cemented or uncemented263 reports
- BIOLOX DELTA 1365-36-330Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/ceramic/metal, cemented or uncemented255 reports
- PINNACLE POROCOAT 1217-22-050Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/ceramic/metal, cemented or uncemented253 reports
- PINNACLE POROCOAT 1217-22-056Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/ceramic/metal, cemented or uncemented220 reports
- SUMMIT POROCOAT 1570-11-120Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/ceramic/metal, cemented or uncemented1 death204 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 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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