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Smith & Nephew, Inc. · TRIAL FEMORAL HEAD 40 L/+8 · Class 2
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 4
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 07611996122046), received between Dec 28, 2020 and Dec 26, 2025 — classified as 4 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fracture” (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.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Fracture3
- Break1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions4
Recent adverse event reports
The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionDec 26, 2025Fracture; Fracture
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING THE THA SURGERY, THE TABS OF THE TRIAL FEMORAL HEAD 40 L/+8 BROKE OFF THE BASE OF THE HEAD, WHEN THE HEAD TRIAL WAS BEING CONNECTED TO THE STEM. THE PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED, WITHOUT ANY DELAY, USING AN EQUIVALENT S+N BACK-UP. NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 23898003 ↗MalfunctionOct 20, 2023Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING A THR THE INNER LOCKING MECHANISM OF A TRIAL FEMORAL HEAD 40 L/+8 WAS BROKEN AND IT WOULD NOT SNAP ONTO THE STEM. NO PIECES FELL INSIDE THE PATIENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED, WITHOUT ANY DELAY, USING A S+N BACK-UP DEVICE. NO INJURY WAS REPORTED AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THIS ISSUE AND NO PIECES FELT INTO PATIENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 17978067 ↗MalfunctionSep 20, 2023Fracture; Fracture
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING THR SURGERY, THE INNER PLASTIC LOCKING PIECES OF ONE (1) TRIAL FEMORAL HEAD 40 L/+8 FRACTURED AFTER REMOVING FROM STEM. NO PIECES FELL INTO THE PATIENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS RESUMED, WITHOUT ANY DELAY, USING A S+N BACK-UP DEVICE. PATIENT WAS NOT INJURED AS CONSEQUENCE OF THIS PROBLEM.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 17782671 ↗MalfunctionDec 28, 2020Fracture; Fracture
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, WHILE RESETTING INSTRUMENTS, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE TRIAL FEMORAL HEAD WAS BROKEN. NO CASE OR PATIENT WAS INVOLVED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 11085385 ↗
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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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