Duracon 6478-6-640Recalls & reported problems
Howmedica Osteonics Corp. · Titanium Fluted Stem · Class 2 · Implant
All models of Duracon (58)
Data updated Oct 18, 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 07613327044935), received between Apr 15, 2019 and Aug 5, 2025 — classified as 3 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Loss of Osseointegration” (2 reports).
1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K223069, K973164); 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 18, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Loss of Osseointegration2
- Osseointegration Problem1
Patient problems
- Inadequate Osseointegration3
- Injury1
Recent adverse event reports
The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryAug 5, 2025Loss of Osseointegration; Loss of Osseointegration
INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM (B)(4) INDICATES THE FOLLOWING: ASEPTIC LOOSENING. ALL COMPONENTS REMOVED. LEFT KNEE.
Patient problems: Inadequate Osseointegration
MAUDE report 22720191 ↗InjuryJul 9, 2025Loss of Osseointegration; Loss of Osseointegration
REVISION OF MRH FEMUR WITH PRESS-FIT STEM, FOUND LOOSE.
Patient problems: Inadequate Osseointegration
MAUDE report 22459268 ↗InjuryApr 15, 2019Osseointegration Problem; Osseointegration Problem
LOOSENING OF THE MRH PROSTHESIS IN THE FEMORAL AREA. STEM LOOSENED FROM FEMUR.
Patient problems: Inadequate Osseointegration; Injury
MAUDE report 8515273 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K223069, K973164. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-0362-2016 · Sep 21, 2015 · TerminatedStryker Orthopaedics Duracon Flat Tibial Wedge Cemented use only Sterile. Tibial Wedge is a component of Total Stabilizer Knee which consists of femoral component, tibial insert, m
Other PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER devices
- ATTUNE 1506-00-005Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER589 reports
- ATTUNE 1506-00-004Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER580 reports
- JOURNEY 74012812Smith & Nephew, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER502 reports
- JOURNEY 74011856Smith & Nephew, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER438 reports
- PERSONA™ 42-5099-094-00Zimmer, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER406 reports
- JOURNEY 74011857Smith & Nephew, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER388 reports
- ATTUNE 1506-00-007Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER288 reports
- ATTUNE 1506-00-003Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER271 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 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
How reports and recalls are matched · Editorial policy · Report an error on this page