Trident 540-01-52ERecalls & reported problems
Howmedica Osteonics Corp. · Acetabular Shell · Class 2 · Implant
All models of Trident (160)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 04546540080790), received between Aug 20, 2018 and Aug 20, 2018 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Material Disintegration” (1 report).
1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K983502); 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 16, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Material Disintegration1
Patient problems
- Discomfort1
- Edema1
- Injury1
- Osteolysis1
- Reaction1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryAug 20, 2018Material Disintegration; Material Disintegration
CONDITION AFTER IMPLANTATION OF AN ACCOLADE SHAFT WITH V40 HEAD, DEVELOPMENT OF A LARGE PSEUDOTUMOR IN THE GROIN AREA DUE TO KNOWN CONE PROBLEMS IN THIS IMPLANT COMBINATION. SURGEON FORWARDED US THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: IN SUMMARY, THE INCIDENT IS THE FOLLOWING SITUATION: PATIENT (B)(6), (B)(6) YEARS, CURRENTLY 178 CM HEIGHT AND (B)(6) KG BODY WEIGHT. ANAMNESE: ON 2007 IMPLANTATION OF A CEMENTLESS HIP ENDOPROSTHESIS (ACCOLADE, TRIDENT, METAL HEAD -0.5, ARTICLE NUMBERS ACCORDING TO ATTACHED SURGICAL REPORT). DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL METAL INTOLERANCE WITH LARGE "PSEUDOTUMOR" / ARMD IN THE LEFT HIP WITH COMPRESSION OF THE ILIAC VEIN PRESUMABLY IN THE YEARS 2014 TO 2107 OF INCREASING SIZE. CURRENTLY 2017/2018 INCREASING LOCAL DISCOMFORT IN THE LEFT HIP JOINT. METAL VALUE INCREASE WITH COBALT IN WHOLE BLOOD 6,89 UG / L (REFERENCE RANGE 0,5-3,9 UG/ L) AT NORMAL CHROMIUM VALUES (0,62 UG/ L AT REFERENCE VALUE 0,5 TO 4,0 UG/ L IN WHOLE BLOOD ). X-RAY INCREASING OSTEOLYSIS IN THE CUP AREA, IN CT AND MRI, FORMATION OF A LARGE PSEUDOTUMOR BOTH IN THE AREA OF THE OUTSIDE HIP MUSCLES AND IN THE RETROPERITONEUM AROUND THE ILIACUS MUSCLE. DUE TO INCREASING COMPLAINTS, THE RESECTION OF THE PSEUDOTUM
Patient problems: Discomfort; Edema; Injury; Osteolysis; Reaction
MAUDE report 7798845 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K983502. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-3204-2026 · Jul 30, 2026 · Open, ClassifiedTRIDENT 0 POLY INSERT 28mm ID 620-00-28D Orthopaedic implant components manufactured from UHMWPE (polyethylene)
Other PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED devices
- PINNACLE 1217-25-500Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED735 reports
- NA 1365-52-000Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED683 reports
- APEX 1246-03-000Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED3 deaths613 reports
- PINNACLE 1217-20-500Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED2 deaths590 reports
- PINNACLE 1217-30-500Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED1 death484 reports
- NA 1365-53-000Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED404 reports
- PINNACLE ALTRX 1221-36-054Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED388 reports
- PINNACLE ALTRX 1221-32-050Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED386 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 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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