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Citation 6265-5203Recalls & reported problems

Howmedica Osteonics Corp. · 132 Degree Neck Angle V40 Hip Stem - Left · Class 2 · Implant

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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 07613154315963), received between Aug 10, 2021 and Aug 10, 2021 — classified as 1 injury.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Degraded” (1 report).

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

  • Degraded1
  • Insufficient Device Problem Information1

Patient problems

  • Foreign Body Reaction1
  • Insufficient Information1
  • Metal Related Pathology1

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryAug 10, 2021Degraded; Insufficient Device Problem Information; Degraded; Insufficient Device Problem Information

    IT WAS REPORTED THROUGH THE FILING OF A LAWSUIT THAT ALLEGEDLY THE PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED WITH AN LFIT ANATOMIC COCR V40 FEMORAL HEAD ON HIS LEFT HIP ON OR ABOUT (B)(6) 2011 AND WAS REVISED ON (B)(6) 2020. IT IS FURTHER ALLEGED THAT HE SUFFERED INJURIES AS A RESULT OF IMPLANTATION AND EXPLANTATION OF THE DEVICE(S) AT ISSUE, DEVICE RECALL AND EXCESSIVE LEVELS OF CHROMIUM AND COBALT IN HIS BLOOD. UPDATE ON (B)(6) 2022 BASED ON CLINICIAN REVIEW: "FOLLOWING ASSESSMENT THE REVISION OF AN LFIT V40 FEMORAL HEAD ON (B)(6) 2020 IS CONFIRMED. FINDINGS IN THE OPERATIVE REPORT FOR THIS SURGERY DESCRIBE GROSS METALLOSIS THROUGHOUT THE HIP AND A LARGE AMOUNT OF INFLAMMATORY TISSUE CONSISTENT WITH PSEUDOTUMOR."

    Patient problems: Foreign Body Reaction; Insufficient Information; Metal Related Pathology

    MAUDE report 12301741 ↗

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