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LFIT 6260-9-240Recalls & reported problems

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

Data updated Oct 13, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Quick summary

This is the LFIT femoral head from DePuy Synthes, the ball-shaped top of a hip implant used in hip replacement surgery. The 68 reports mostly describe the metal head coming loose or separating from its stem years after implantation, along with corrosion and wear at the junction, which led to pain, inflammation and revision surgery. There are 68 injuries and no deaths. No recalls name this device.

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Adverse event reports
68
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
68
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 68 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 07613327032741), received between Jun 18, 2018 and May 27, 2026 — classified as 68 injuries.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Insufficient Device Problem Information” (23 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. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.

Reports received per month

Nov 2023: 1 reportsDec 2023: 0 reportsJan 2024: 2 reportsFeb 2024: 0 reportsMar 2024: 0 reportsApr 2024: 2 reportsMay 2024: 0 reportsJun 2024: 0 reportsJul 2024: 0 reportsAug 2024: 1 reportsSep 2024: 1 reportsOct 2024: 2 reportsNov 2024: 1 reportsDec 2024: 1 reportsJan 2025: 1 reportsFeb 2025: 1 reportsMar 2025: 0 reportsApr 2025: 0 reportsMay 2025: 0 reportsJun 2025: 0 reportsJul 2025: 0 reportsAug 2025: 1 reportsSep 2025: 0 reportsOct 2025: 0 reportsNov 2025: 0 reportsDec 2025: 0 reportsJan 2026: 0 reportsFeb 2026: 0 reportsMar 2026: 1 reportsApr 2026: 0 reportsMay 2026: 1 reportsJun 2026: 0 reportsJul 2026: 0 reportsAug 2026: 0 reportsSep 2026: 0 reportsOct 2026: 0 reports2024202520262
Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Insufficient Device Problem Information23
  • Device Dislodged or Dislocated15
  • Detachment of Device or Device Component13
  • Corroded11
  • Material Erosion10
  • Degraded8
  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem5
  • Mechanical Problem1

Patient problems

  • Injury33
  • Pain25
  • Reaction18
  • Ambulation or Postural Difficulties12
  • Inflammation11
  • Insufficient Information11
  • Metal Related Pathology11
  • Foreign Body Reaction8

Recent adverse event reports

The 25 most recent of 68 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryMay 27, 2026Detachment of Device or Device Component

    THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED: IT WAS REPORTED BY PATIENT'S COUNSEL THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT RIGHT HIP SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2021 AND WAS IMPLANTED WITH LFIT V40 FEMORAL HEAD AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REVISED ON (B)(6) 2025 DUE TO ALLEGED HEAD DISASSOCIATION.

    Patient problems: Insufficient Information

    MAUDE report 25300032 ↗
  • InjuryMar 3, 2026Detachment of Device or Device Component

    THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED: IT WAS REPORTED BY PATIENT'S COUNSEL THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT LEFT THA ON (B)(6) 2018 WITH AN LFIT ANATOMIC V40 FEMORAL HEAD AND ACCOLADE TMZF STEM WHICH WAS REVISED ON (B)(6) 2024 DUE TO ALLEGED HEAD DISASSOCIATION.

    Patient problems: Insufficient Information

    MAUDE report 24494639 ↗
  • InjuryAug 26, 2025Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated

    CHRONIC DISLOCATION. THE PRIMARY SURGERY WAS NOT PERFORMED BY DR AND THE IMPLANT COMBINATIONS ARE COMPETITOR CUP WITH STRYKER STEM.

    Patient problems: Joint Dislocation

    MAUDE report 22892490 ↗
  • InjuryFeb 5, 2025Degraded; Detachment of Device or Device Component; Degraded; Detachment of Device or Device Component

    NO NEW INFORMATION.

    Patient problems: Ambulation or Postural Difficulties; Insufficient Information

    MAUDE report 21315305 ↗
  • InjuryJan 6, 2025Corroded; Material Erosion; Material Erosion

    IT WAS REPORTED BY COUNSEL THAT CLAIMANT UNDERWENT RIGHT THA ON (B)(6) 2012 AND WAS IMPLANTED WITH AN LFIT V40 FEMORAL HEAD AND ACCOLADE HIP STEM. HER RIGHT HIP WAS REVISED ON (B)(6) 2022 ALLEGEDLY DUE TO ALVAL FROM METAL HEAD FEMORAL NECK CORROSION.

    Patient problems: Metal Related Pathology; Pain

    MAUDE report 21080714 ↗
  • InjuryDec 10, 2024Corroded; Corroded

    IT WAS REPORTED BY COUNSEL THAT CLAIMANT UNDERWENT LEFT THA ON (B)(6) 2009 AND WAS IMPLANTED WITH AN LFIT ANATOMIC V40 FEMORAL HEAD AND ACCOLADE TMZF HIP STEM. HE WAS REVISED ON (B)(6) 2023 ALLEGEDLY DUE TO CORROSION.

    Patient problems: Insufficient Information

    MAUDE report 20896630 ↗
  • InjuryNov 11, 2024Material Erosion; Detachment of Device or Device Component; Material Erosion; Detachment of Device or Device Component

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT'S RIGHT HIP WAS REVISED DUE TO TRUNNIONOSIS. SURGEON ALSO REPORTED THAT THE SHELL WAS NOT ANTEVERTED PROPERLY, CAUSING IMPINGEMENT OF THE LINER AND STEM. AN ACCOLADE STEM, 40MM FEMORAL HEAD, AND LINER WERE REVISED TO COMPETITOR FEMORAL IMPLANTS AND A NEW STRYKER LINER. REP CONFIRMED THAT NO FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE RELEASED BY THE HOSPITAL OR SURGEON.

    Patient problems: Ambulation or Postural Difficulties; Pain

    MAUDE report 20659795 ↗
  • InjuryOct 29, 2024Material Erosion; Detachment of Device or Device Component; Material Erosion; Detachment of Device or Device Component

    PATIENT HAD A RIGHT HIP REVISION DUE TO PAIN, NOISE IN HIP AND THE HEAD DISASSOCIATING FROM THE STEM.

    Patient problems: Ambulation or Postural Difficulties; Pain

    MAUDE report 20556622 ↗
  • InjuryOct 16, 2024Corroded; Corroded

    IT WAS REPORTED BY COUNSEL THAT ALLEGEDLY THE PATIENT UNDERWENT LEFT THA ON (B)(6) 2014 AND WAS IMPLANTED WITH AN LFIT COCR FEMORAL HEAD. HE WAS REVISED ON (B)(6) 2023, DUE TO ALLEGED CORROSION.

    Patient problems: Insufficient Information

    MAUDE report 20460233 ↗
  • InjurySep 17, 2024Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component

    SEPARATION OF STEM FROM HEAD DUE TO BROKEN TRUNNION.

    Patient problems: Insufficient Information

    MAUDE report 20240561 ↗
  • InjuryAug 27, 2024Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component

    PATIENT REVISED FOR FAILURE OF LEFT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY. GRAY TISSUE STAINING. DISSOCIATED HEAD AND STEM TRUNNION DAMAGE WERE NOTED. STEM AND HEAD WERE EXPLANTED AND REPLACED WITH NEW STEM (BELOW BILLING SHEET). CUP AND INSERT WERE RETAINED.

    Patient problems: Ambulation or Postural Difficulties; Insufficient Information

    MAUDE report 20075072 ↗
  • InjuryApr 30, 2024Corroded; Corroded

    IT WAS REPORTED BY CLAIMANT'S COUNSEL THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT LEFT THA ON (B)(6) 2014, AND WAS IMPLANTED WITH AN LFIT V40 FEMORAL HEAD AND A SECUR FIT ADVANCED STEM. RECENTLY HE FELT SOMETHING MOVING AND PRESENTED WITH LEFT HIP DISCOMFORT. HE WAS REVISED ON (B)(6) 2023, AND INTRAOPERATIVELY THE SURGEON NOTED "TRUNNION WAS VISUALIZED AND WAS CORRODED AND DEFORMED".

    Patient problems: Discomfort

    MAUDE report 19215324 ↗
  • InjuryApr 12, 2024Corroded; Corroded

    PATIENT'S WIFE REPORTED HUSBAND EXPERIENCING BURSITIS ON RIGHT HIP AND MAY REQUIRE A REVISION. PATIENT REPORTED HAVING SURGERY ON THE SURROUNDING TISSUE BUT NO IMPLANTS WERE EXPLANTED. PATIENT WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF IMPLANTS ARE SUBJECT TO A RECALL. UPDATE: "IS HE HAS A TUMOR WITH FLUID AND METAL SHAVINGS IN IT . PRETTY SCARY THAT HE NEEDS TO HAVE ANOTHER SURGERY FOR REVISION." UPDATE 28-FEB-2024: PER REVISION OP. REPORT, PATIENT WAS REVISED ON (B)(6) 2023. UPDATE AS PER MED REVIEW: THE SURGEON DID NOTE IN THE REVISION OPERATIVE REPORT THAT THE SHELL WAS IN 25 TO 30 DEGREES OF ANTEVERSION. A REVIEW OF THE PROVIDED MEDICAL RECORDS BY A CLINICAL CONSULTANT INDICATED: "THE SURGEON NOTED THAT THE ACETABULAR COMPONENT WAS IN "25 TO 30DEGREES OF ANTEVERSION" . IN MOST CASES THIS IS WITHIN THE NORMAL RANGE OF PLACEMENT. HE DID NOT REVISE THE METAL ACETABULAR SHELL TO CORRECT THIS ANTEVERSION. INSTEAD, HE REVISED THE LINER TO A 10-DEGREE LIPPED COMPONENT. ALTHOUGH HE NOTES THAT THIS IS MEANT TO "DECREASE THE ANTEVERSION" IN FACT IT DOES NOT CHANGE THE ANTEVERSION OF THE CUP. IT INCREASES COVERAGE OF THE FEMORAL HEAD. NO EVIDENCE WAS PROVIDED TO CONFIRM ACETABULAR SHELL PLACEMENT CONTRIBUTED

    Patient problems: Bursitis; Foreign Body Reaction; Metal Related Pathology; Pain

    MAUDE report 19095993 ↗
  • InjuryJan 8, 2024Degraded; Degraded

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT'S RIGHT HIP WAS REVISED DUE TO METALLOSIS. A FEMORAL HEAD AND LINER WERE REVISED. REP CONFIRMED THERE WERE NO ALLEGATIONS AGAINST THE REVISED LINER, AND THAT NO FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE RELEASED BY THE HOSPITAL OR SURGEON.

    Patient problems: Metal Related Pathology

    MAUDE report 18462902 ↗
  • InjuryJan 5, 2024Corroded; Corroded

    IT WAS REPORTED BY COUNSEL THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT LEFT THA ON (B)(6) 2018, AND WAS IMPLANTED WITH AN LFIT ANATOMIC V40 FEMORAL HEAD AND ACCOLADE II HIP STEM. HE WAS REVISED ON (B)(6) 2022, ALLEGEDLY DUE TO CORROSION.

    Patient problems: Insufficient Information; Metal Related Pathology

    MAUDE report 18450459 ↗
  • InjuryNov 4, 2023Degraded; Material Erosion; Degraded; Material Erosion

    IT IS REPORTED BY COUNSEL THAT CLAIMANT UNDERWENT RIGHT THA ON (B)(6) 2014, AND WAS IMPLANTED WITH A ACCOLADE II HIP STEM AND A LFIT ANATOMIC V40 FEMORAL HEAD. HE WAS REVISED ON (B)(6) 2020 ALLEGEDLY DUE TO WEAKNESS AND PAIN, ELEVATED METAL IONS, AND ADVERSE SOFT TISSUE REACTION SECONDARY TO TRUNIONNOSIS.

    Patient problems: Foreign Body Reaction; Metal Related Pathology; Pain

    MAUDE report 18070552 ↗
  • InjurySep 18, 2023Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component

    IT WAS REPORTED BY PATIENT'S ATTORNEY AS A RESULT OF A LEGAL CLAIM THAT THE PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED WITH AN ACCOLADE TMZF HIP STEM AND LFIT ANATOMIC V40 FEMORAL HEAD ON HIS RIGHT HIP ON OR ABOUT (B)(6) 2009. IT IS ALLEGED THAT HE DEVELOPED SEVERE PAIN IN THE RIGHT HIP AND THE INABILITY TO WALK OR BEAR WEIGHT ON THE RIGHT LEG, TRUNNIONOSIS, ALMOST COMPLETE DISASSOCIATION BETWEEN THE FEMORAL HEAD AND NECK, AND A METALLOSIS. HE WAS REVISED ON (B)(6) 2022.

    Patient problems: Ambulation or Postural Difficulties

    MAUDE report 17763935 ↗
  • InjurySep 14, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED BY PATIENT'S ATTORNEY AS A RESULT OF A LEGAL CLAIM THAT THE PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED WITH AN ACCOLADE TMZF HIP STEM AND LFIT ANATOMIC V40 FEMORAL HEAD ON HIS LEFT HIP ON OR ABOUT (B)(6) 2009. IT IS ALLEGED THAT THE PATIENT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING SEVERE PAIN IN HIS LEFT HIP AND IS CURRENTLY BEING EVALUATED AND IT APPEARS HE WILL BE REQUIRED TO UNDERGO REVISION SURGERY ON HIS LEFT HIP IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

    Patient problems: Pain

    MAUDE report 17747959 ↗
  • InjurySep 5, 2023Material Erosion; Material Erosion

    IT WAS REPORTED BY PATIENT'S ATTORNEY THAT ALLEGEDLY THE PATIENT UNDERWENT BILATERAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY ON (B)(6) 2010, AND WAS IMPLANTED WITH ACCOLADE TMZF HIP STEMS AND LFIT V40 FEMORAL HEADS. IT IS FURTHER ALLEGED THE RIGHT HIP WAS REVISED ON (B)(6) 2021 AND DURING REVISION IT WAS NOTED THAT THE TRUNNION HAD BEEN FILED DOWN TO A POINT LIKE STRUCTURE BASED ON THE MOVEMENT OF THE HEAD AROUND THE PROXIMAL FEMUR.

    Patient problems: Insufficient Information

    MAUDE report 17687101 ↗
  • InjuryMar 30, 2023Corroded; Corroded

    IT WAS REPORTED BY THE PATIENT'S ATTORNEY THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT LEFT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY ON (B)(6) 2008. SHE UNDERWENT REVISION SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2021 AND INTRAOPERATIVELY THE SURGEON NOTED "THE TAPER WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED AD WHITTLED DOWN TO A PENCIL TYPE SHAPE."

    Patient problems: Ambulation or Postural Difficulties

    MAUDE report 16644367 ↗
  • InjuryDec 12, 2022Material Erosion; Material Erosion

    IT WAS REPORTED BY THE PATIENT'S ATTORNEY AS A RESULT OF A LEGAL CLAIM THAT ALLEGEDLY THE PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED WITH AN V40 COCR LFIT FEMORAL HEAD ON HIS LEFT HIP ON (B)(6) 2009. IT IS FURTHER ALLEGED THAT THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED PAIN. X-RAYS ALLEGEDLY SHOWED "BROKEN, WORN OUT TRUNNION AND THE ACETABULAR SOCKET APPEARED TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION." DURING REVISION SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2020, "THE WORN OUT TRUNNION WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED AND WEARING ON A SUPERIOR PORTION OF THE SOCKET. THE PLASTIC LINER WAS BROKEN IN THIS AREA AS WELL."

    Patient problems: Pain

    MAUDE report 15965367 ↗
  • InjuryNov 1, 2022Detachment of Device or Device Component; Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Detachment of Device or Device Component; Device Dislodged or Dislocated

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT'S HIP WAS REVISED DUE TO TRUNNION WEAR AND DISSOCIATION OF THE HEAD FROM THE STEM. REP WAS NOT PRESENT FOR THE PROCEDURE. THE STEM, HEAD AND LINER WERE REVISED.

    Patient problems: Ambulation or Postural Difficulties; Insufficient Information

    MAUDE report 15712569 ↗
  • InjuryOct 4, 2022Corroded; Material Erosion; Corroded; Material Erosion

    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), 2015 AND WAS REVISED ON (B)(6), 2022. 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.

    Patient problems: Fall; Metal Related Pathology; Swelling/ Edema

    MAUDE report 15534773 ↗
  • InjurySep 29, 2022Degraded; Detachment of Device or Device Component; Degraded; Detachment of Device or Device Component

    REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED DUE TO HEAD DISLOCATION AND STEM NECK SHAVING. A BLACK DISCOLORATION OF THE BONE AND SOFT TISSUE WITHIN THE JOINT WERE REVEALED AT THE REVISION. THERE WAS NO BONE FRAGILITY OR SOFT TISSUE LOSS. THE CUP CONTINUED TO BE USED AND THE INSERT WAS REPLACED DUE TO AGE-RELATED WEAR.

    Patient problems: Ambulation or Postural Difficulties; Foreign Body Reaction

    MAUDE report 15507509 ↗
  • InjuryAug 1, 2022Material Erosion; Material Erosion

    IT WAS REPORTED THROUGH CLAIMANT'S COUNSEL THAT ALLEGEDLY THE PATIENT UNDERWENT RIGHT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY ON (B)(6) 2009 AND WAS IMPLANTED WITH AN LFIT ANATOMIC COCR V40 FEMORAL HEAD AND SUBSEQUENTLY DEVELOPED PROGRESSIVE HIP PAIN WITH ELEVATED COBALT AND CHROMIUM LEVELS. THE PATIENT WAS REVISED ON (B)(6) 2021 AND THE SURGEON NOTED "FEMORAL HEAD AND TRUNNION WERE COATED IN A DARK BLACK SUBSTANCE" WITH REMOVAL OF ALL COMPONENTS.

    Patient problems: Foreign Body Reaction; Pain

    MAUDE report 15137423 ↗

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