LFIT 06-3625Recalls & reported problems
Howmedica Osteonics Corp. · Femoral Head · Class 2 · Implant
All models of LFIT (23)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 3
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 3
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 07613327032796), received between Aug 15, 2018 and Jun 29, 2020 — classified as 3 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Degraded” (1 report).
2 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K061434); 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
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
- Degraded1
- Insufficient Device Problem Information1
- Loss of Osseointegration1
- Material Erosion1
Patient problems
- Inflammation2
- Injury2
- Pain2
- Reaction2
- Metal Related Pathology1
Recent adverse event reports
The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryJun 29, 2020Material Erosion; Loss of Osseointegration; Material Erosion; Loss of Osseointegration
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT'S RIGHT HIP WAS REVISED DUE TO TRUNNIONOSIS AND SHELL LOOSENING. INTRA-OPERATIVELY, BLACK MATERIAL INSIDE THE FEMORAL HEAD AND PSEUDOTUMOR WERE NOTED. THE PATIENT'S SHELL, LINER, AND FEMORAL HEAD WERE REVISED TO A NEW STRYKER SHELL, LINER, AND CERAMIC HEAD WITH SLEEVE. REP CONFIRMED THERE ARE NO ALLEGATIONS AGAINST THE REVISED LINER. REP ALSO CONFIRMED THE FEMORAL HEAD WILL BE RETURNED. THE SURGEON IS REQUESTING INVESTIGATION RESULTS FOR THE FEMORAL HEAD.
Patient problems: Inflammation; Injury; Pain; Reaction
MAUDE report 10206167 ↗InjuryOct 4, 2019Degraded; Insufficient Device Problem Information; Degraded; Insufficient Device Problem Information
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 RIGHT HIP ON OR ABOUT (B)(6) 2012. IT IS FURTHER ALLEGED THAT HE SUFFERED INJURIES AS A RESULT OF IMPLANTATION OF THE DEVICE AT ISSUE, DEVICE RECALL AND EXCESSIVE LEVELS OF CHROMIUM AND COBALT IN HIS BLOOD. PATIENT HAS NOT YET SCHEDULED A SURGERY FOR EXPLANTATION OF THE FEMORAL HEAD AT ISSUE.
Patient problems: Inflammation; Metal Related Pathology; Reaction
MAUDE report 9156022 ↗InjuryAug 15, 2018Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
REVISION OF ACETABULAR COMPONENT. UPDATE 20/JUL/2018: AS REPORTED BY REP: PATIENT HAD A PAINFUL HIP FOR YEARS. SURGEON WOULD LIKE THE HEAD CHECKED FOR WEAR. HEAD, LINER, AND SHELL WERE REVISED.
Patient problems: Injury; Pain
MAUDE report 7785652 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K061434. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-0390-2010 · Sep 4, 2009 · TerminatedStryker Howmedica Osteonics, Skirted 5 40' Taper V40 Femoral Head (26 mm +8mm offset), hip prosthesis component.
- Z-0391-2010 · Sep 4, 2009 · TerminatedStryker Howmedica Osteonics, Skirtless 5 40' LFIT V40 Femoral Head (32 mm +0 mm offset); hip prosthesis component.
Other PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED devices
- PINNACLE 1217-25-500Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED735 reports
- NA 1365-52-000Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED683 reports
- APEX 1246-03-000Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED3 deaths613 reports
- PINNACLE 1217-20-500Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED2 deaths590 reports
- PINNACLE 1217-30-500Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED1 death484 reports
- NA 1365-53-000Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED404 reports
- PINNACLE ALTRX 1221-36-054Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED388 reports
- PINNACLE ALTRX 1221-32-050Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED386 reports
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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