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V40 Head 6260-5-028Recalls & reported problems

Howmedica Osteonics Corp. · V40 Femoral Head · Class 2 · Implant

All models of V40 Head (30)

Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
4
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
3
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 07613327012835), received between Jul 10, 2018 and Jan 28, 2023 — classified as 3 injuries, 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Dislodged or Dislocated” (2 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

  • Device Dislodged or Dislocated2
  • Break1
  • Degraded1
  • Detachment of Device or Device Component1
  • Mechanical Problem1

Patient problems

  • Ambulation or Postural Difficulties1
  • Injury1
  • Joint Dislocation1
  • Loss of Range of Motion1
  • No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient1
  • Pain1
  • Tissue Damage1

Recent adverse event reports

The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryJan 28, 2023Detachment of Device or Device Component; Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Detachment of Device or Device Component; Device Dislodged or Dislocated

    PATIENT UNDERGOING ARTHROSCOPIC REVIEW DUE TO LOOSENING OF THE METALLIC HEAD OF THE NAIL CONE.

    Patient problems: Pain

    MAUDE report 16261350 ↗
  • InjurySep 21, 2020Break; Break

    THE DOCTOR REVISED THE PATIENT'S TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS DUE TO THE BREAKAGE OF THE EXETER NAIL IMPLANTED IN THE PATIENT.

    Patient problems: Ambulation or Postural Difficulties; Loss of Range of Motion

    MAUDE report 10559259 ↗
  • MalfunctionApr 17, 2020Mechanical Problem; Mechanical Problem

    PATIENT CALLED STATING SHE HAD A LEFT HIP REPLACEMENT DONE (B)(6) 2014, SHE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF HER IMPLANTS WERE INVOLVED IN A RECALL. PATIENT IS ASYMPTOMATIC AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL.

    Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

    MAUDE report 9972630 ↗
  • InjuryJul 10, 2018Degraded; Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Degraded; Device Dislodged or Dislocated

    REVISION OF LUXATED HIP REVEALED MASSIVE LOSS OF SOFT TISSUE AROUND GREATER TROCHANTER AND ACCOMPANYING PARTICLE DEBRIS AROUND THE SPIGOT, INSIDE THE HEAD TRUNNION AND IN THE WOUND AS A BLACK PATTERN. THE PRODUCTS REVISED WERE ACCOLADE TMZF WITH TRIDENT CUP. THE STEM, HEAD AND LINER WERE RETRIEVED AND AVAILABLE FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. AS TO MARKS ON THE STEM, THE SURGEON USED ONLY OSTEOTOMY AROUND THE PROXIMAL PART OF THE FIXATION ZONE AND NOT ON THE TRUNNION. MARK ON THE HEAD ONLY ON THE OUTSIDE TO TAP OUT THE HEAD. THE STEM WAS WITHDRAWN WITH THE THREADED ACCOLADE2 INSERTER. NO OTHER MARKS WERE CAUSED BY USING OSTEOTOMY OR OTHER INSTRUMENT.

    Patient problems: Injury; Joint Dislocation; Tissue Damage

    MAUDE report 7674936 ↗

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