POLARSTEM 75018405Recalls & reported problems
Smith & Nephew, Inc. · POLARSTEM COLLAR STANDARD NON-CEMENTED WITH Ti/HA 5 · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 13, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 07611996103427), received between Nov 4, 2022 and Nov 4, 2022 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Delivered as Unsterile Product” (1 report).
1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K143739); 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. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Delivered as Unsterile Product1
- Packaging Problem1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionNov 4, 2022Delivered as Unsterile Product; Packaging Problem; Delivered as Unsterile Product; Packaging Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, A POLARSTEM COLLAR STD. TI/HA 5 WAS RECEIPT AND IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE OUTER PACKAGING WAS INTACT BUT INSIDE WAS NOT SEALED AND PRODUCT WAS DAMAGED. AS THIS WAS NOTICE IN A FIELD INSPECTION, NO PATIENT WAS INVOLVED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 15726583 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K143739. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-2827-2020 · Jul 22, 2020 · Open, ClassifiedPOLARSTEM COLLAR Reamer Guide, Catalog Number: 75102205, UPC Codes: 00885556535493 - Product Usage: Once the appropriate trial rasp size is in place, the adapter is removed and the
Other Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, uncemented, metal/polymer, non-porous, calicum-phosphate devices
- Novation 130-32-51Exactech, Inc. · Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained, Uncemented, Metal/Polymer, Non-Porous, Calicum-Phosphate2 recalls156 reports
- Novation 130-36-53Exactech, Inc. · Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained, Uncemented, Metal/Polymer, Non-Porous, Calicum-Phosphate2 recalls79 reports
- CORAIL 3L92511Depuy (Ireland) · Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, uncemented, metal/polymer, non-porous, calicum-phosphate158 reports
- Acumatch A Series 138-36-29Exactech, Inc. · Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained, Uncemented, Metal/Polymer, Non-Porous, Calicum-Phosphate3 recalls1 report
- Novation 136-32-51Exactech, Inc. · Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained, Uncemented, Metal/Polymer, Non-Porous, Calicum-Phosphate2 recalls43 reports
- Novation 130-32-53Exactech, Inc. · Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained, Uncemented, Metal/Polymer, Non-Porous, Calicum-Phosphate2 recalls33 reports
- Novation 132-32-51Exactech, Inc. · Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained, Uncemented, Metal/Polymer, Non-Porous, Calicum-Phosphate2 recalls26 reports
- Novation 136-36-53Exactech, Inc. · Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained, Uncemented, Metal/Polymer, Non-Porous, Calicum-Phosphate2 recalls22 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 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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