PCA Head 6280-0-326Recalls & reported problems
Howmedica Osteonics Corp. · Femoral Head · Class 2 · Implant
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 07613327013238), received between Jan 9, 2020 and Jan 9, 2020 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Difficult to Remove” (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
- Difficult to Remove1
Patient problems
- Injury1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryJan 9, 2020Difficult to Remove; Difficult to Remove
AT THE TIME OF THE REVISION OF THA, THE FEMORAL HEAD 26 M WHICH WAS SCHEDULED TO BE REPLACED WITH THE BIGGER ONE WAS UNABLE TO BE REMOVED. THUS, IT WAS NOT REMOVED AND LEFT IN THE PATIENT BODY AS IT WAS.
Patient problems: Injury
MAUDE report 9569443 ↗
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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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