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MRS 6485-3-617Recalls & reported problems

Howmedica Osteonics Corp. · Long Curved Cemented Stem · Class 2 · Implant

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

Adverse event reports
1
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
1
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 07613327048551), received between Nov 7, 2022 and Nov 7, 2022 — classified as 1 injury.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Migration” (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

  • Migration1

Patient problems

  • Ambulation or Postural Difficulties1

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryNov 7, 2022Migration; Migration

    IT WAS REPORTED THROUGH THE SUBMISSION OF A REVISION USAGE SHEET THAT THE PATIENT'S RIGHT KNEE WAS REVISED. A GMRS/ MRH CONSTRUCT WAS IMPLANTED. UPDATE 17/OCTOBER/2022: SPOKE TO REP. REASON FOR REVISION WAS MIGRATION OF THE STEM AND SUSPECTED LOOSENING OF THE DISTAL FEMORAL COMPONENT (LOOSENING CONFIRMED INTRA-OPERATIVELY). THE STEM AND DISTAL FEMUR WERE REVISED TO THE SAME CATALOG NUMBERS. OTHER INTERNAL COMPONENTS (INSERTS, BUSHES, AXLE, ETC) WERE ALSO REVISED. REP CONFIRMED THERE ARE NO ALLEGATIONS AGAINST ANY OF THE OTHER REVISED COMPONENTS.

    Patient problems: Ambulation or Postural Difficulties

    MAUDE report 15742471 ↗

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