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Centrax 6226-2-642Recalls & reported problems

Howmedica Osteonics Corp. · Bipolar Duration Stabilized · Class 2 · Implant

All models of Centrax (12)

Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
3
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
2
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 07613327032154), received between Feb 22, 2018 and May 6, 2021 — classified as 2 injuries, 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Dislodged or Dislocated” (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 18, 2026.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Device Dislodged or Dislocated1
  • Insufficient Device Problem Information1
  • Mechanical Problem1

Patient problems

  • Injury1
  • Insufficient Information1
  • Joint Dislocation1
  • No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient1

Recent adverse event reports

The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryMay 6, 2021Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information

    NEUROVASCULAR DISORDER ON (B)(6) 2018. TREATED WITH ORTOP. UPDATE APRIL 29, 2021: THIS EVENT WAS REPORTED AS MULTICENTER RESULTS SURVEY AT BHA AND PROVIDED BY CLINICAL. ACCORDING TO SURGEON, NEUROVASCULAR DISORDER IS RELATED TO PROCEDURE. BUT IT IS UNKNOWN IF IT IS RELATED TO DEVICE OR ONLY PROCEDURE. IT CAN BE ¿CAUSAL RELATIONSHIP¿ IS UNKNOWN, TOO.

    Patient problems: Insufficient Information

    MAUDE report 11784817 ↗
  • MalfunctionJun 18, 2019Mechanical Problem; Mechanical Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT, A SURGEON NOTICED A GAP (2MM) BETWEEN LOCKING RING AND SHELL. A SPARE CENTRAX WAS IMPLANTED INSTEAD. UPDATE: "THERE WAS A GAP (2MM) BETWEEN THE LOCKING RING AND ACETABULAR SHELL."

    Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

    MAUDE report 8707625 ↗
  • InjuryFeb 22, 2018Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated

    ARTIFICIAL FEMORAL HEAD HAD A POSTERIOR DISLOCATION (B)(6). HEAD WAS REDUCED, BUT IT DISLOCATED AGAIN.

    Patient problems: Injury; Joint Dislocation

    MAUDE report 7289992 ↗

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