Trident 540-11-46DRecalls & reported problems
Howmedica Osteonics Corp. · Solid Back Acetabular Shell · Class 2 · Implant
All models of Trident (160)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 5
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 5
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 5 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 04546540237804), received between Jul 10, 2018 and Aug 8, 2022 — classified as 5 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Insufficient Device Problem Information” (3 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 Information3
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
- Unstable1
Patient problems
- Injury3
- Pain3
- Bone Fracture(s)2
- Joint Dislocation1
- Joint Laxity1
- Weakness1
Recent adverse event reports
The 5 most recent of 5 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryAug 8, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT'S LEFT HIP WAS REVISED DUE TO PAIN. SURGEON REPORTED THAT AFTER PRIMARY IMPLANTATION, PATIENT SUSTAINED AN ACETABULAR FRACTURE IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT AND SUSPECTED SHELL LOOSENING. INTRA-OPERATIVELY, SURGEON REPORTED THAT THE SHELL CAME OUT MORE EASILY THAN EXPECTED. A SHELL, LINER, AND HEAD WERE REVISED. REP CONFIRMED THERE ARE NO ALLEGATIONS AGAINST THE REVISED HEAD AND LINER, AND THAT NO FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE RELEASED BY THE HOSPITAL OR SURGEON.
Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s); Pain
MAUDE report 15188292 ↗InjuryMar 1, 2022Unstable; Unstable
PATIENT HAD RIGHT INDEX THA IN (B)(6) 2021. PATIENT PRESENTS WITH INSTABILITY AND RECURRENT DISLOCATION. UNDERGOES REVISION ON (B)(6) 2021 DUE TO LATERAL INSTABILITY ALTHOUGH WELL FIXED CUP. THE CUP, HEAD, AND LINER ARE EXCHANGED.
Patient problems: Joint Dislocation; Joint Laxity
MAUDE report 13628582 ↗InjuryMar 23, 2020Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT'S RIGHT HIP WAS REVISED DUE TO PAIN AND WEAKNESS IN THE HIP. THE REP REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NO ALLEGATIONS AGAINST THE IMPLANTS AND THAT PATIENT'S SOFT TISSUE PROBLEMS WERE THE PRIMARY CAUSE. THE PATIENT'S SHELL, HEAD AND LINER WERE REVISED. REP PROVIDED THE SURGEON NOTES, OFFICE VISIT NOTES, AND THE PRIMARY USAGE SHEET AND REPORTED THAT NO FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE RELEASED BY THE HOSPITAL OR SURGEON.
Patient problems: Injury; Pain; Weakness
MAUDE report 9868290 ↗InjuryJul 25, 2019Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
POSTOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: PATIENT UNDERWENT LEFT HIP REPLACEMENT (B)(6) 2018. PATIENT HAD LEFT TOTAL HIP REVISION THE CUP, FEMORAL HEAD AND LINER WERE REMOVED (B)(6) 2019.
Patient problems: Injury
MAUDE report 8826039 ↗InjuryJul 10, 2018Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
PATIENT UNDERWENT PRIMARY THA (B)(6) 2017. PATIENT RETURNED COMPLAINING OF PAIN. X-RAYS REVEALED ACETABULAR PERIPROSTHETIC FRACTURE WITH PROTRUSIO OF THE SHELL (B2). UNDERWENT REVISION OF ACETABULUAR CUP AND POLY (OFF-LABEL) AND HEAD.
Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s); Injury; Pain
MAUDE report 7674514 ↗
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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 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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