C-Taper Head 06-2610Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 07613327016253), received between Sep 12, 2018 and Sep 12, 2018 — classified as 1 death.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Insufficient Device Problem Information” (1 report).

3 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K910988, K993601); 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. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 16, 2026.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

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

• DeathSep 12, 2018Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information

  ITS ALLEGED BY THE PATIENT'S SON, THROUGH THE FILLING OF A LEGAL CLAIM, THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A RIGHT HIP HEMIARTHROPLASTY ON (B)(64) 2014. IT IS FURTHER ALLEGED THAT AFTER IMPLANTATION THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED PAIN, INFECTION, THYROID PROBLEMS, LEG LENGTH DISCREPANCY, WEIGHT GAIN, SKIN RASHES AND FATIGUE. PATIENT SUBSEQUENTLY DIED.

  Patient problems: Ambulation or Postural Difficulties; Death; Fatigue; Pain; Rash; Thyroid Problems; Unspecified Infection

  MAUDE report 7868351 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under K910988, K993601. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.

• Z-0390-2010 · Sep 4, 2009 · Terminated
  Stryker Howmedica Osteonics, Skirted 5 40' Taper V40 Femoral Head (26 mm +8mm offset), hip prosthesis component.
• Z-0391-2010 · Sep 4, 2009 · Terminated
  Stryker Howmedica Osteonics, Skirtless 5 40' LFIT V40 Femoral Head (32 mm +0 mm offset); hip prosthesis component.
• Z-1822-2009 · Jun 18, 2009 · Terminated
  V 40 Femoral Head, Sterile, 22 mm; Catalog number 6260-4-122, Catalog number 6260-5-226; Howmedica Osteonics Corp., Stryker Ireland, Carrigtwohill County Cork, Ireland; Intended f