LFIT 6260-9-444Recalls & reported problems
Howmedica Osteonics Corp. · V40 Femoral Head · Class 2 · Implant
All models of LFIT (23)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 07613327032789), received between Oct 5, 2018 and Jul 18, 2022 — classified as 2 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Degraded” (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
- Degraded1
- Insufficient Device Problem Information1
- Material Erosion1
Patient problems
- Foreign Body Reaction1
- Injury1
- Metal Related Pathology1
- Pain1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryJul 18, 2022Degraded; Material Erosion; Degraded; Material Erosion
IT WAS REPORTED THROUGH CLAIMANT'S COUNSEL THAT ALLEGEDLY THE PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED WITH AN LFIT ANATOMIC COCR V40 FEMORAL HEAD ON HIS RIGHT HIP ON OR ABOUT (B)(6) 2011 AND WAS REVISED ON (B)(6) 2022. DURING THE REVISION THE SURGEON NOTED "¿ THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF BLACK METALLOSIS FLUID ENCOUNTERED. AN EXTENSIVE DEBRIDEMENT OF ALL METAL DEBRIS WAS PERFORMED AND IT WAS FOUND THAT HIS TRUNNION WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED."
Patient problems: Foreign Body Reaction; Metal Related Pathology
MAUDE report 15045965 ↗InjuryOct 5, 2018Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
SURGEON REMOVED A LINER AND METAL HEAD AND REPLACED WITH A NEW LINER AND CERAMIC HEAD. PATIENT PRESENTED WITH PAIN.
Patient problems: Injury; Pain
MAUDE report 7939107 ↗
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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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