Alumina 17-2805ERecalls & reported problems
Howmedica Osteonics Corp. · Alumina Ceramic C-Taper Femoral Head · Class 2 · Implant
All models of Alumina (16)
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 07613327101171), received between Sep 24, 2018 and Sep 24, 2018 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (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
- Break1
- Fracture1
Patient problems
- Erosion1
- Inflammation1
- Injury1
- Reaction1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjurySep 24, 2018Break; Fracture; Break; Fracture
IT WAS REPORTED THROUGH THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PATIENT, AS A RESULT OF A LAWSUIT, THAT ALLEGEDLY THE PATIENT RECEIVED A TRIDENT CERAMIC ON CERAMIC HIP SYSTEM. IT WAS FURTHER ALLEGED THAT, THE PATIENT BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE SOME DIFFICULTIES, REQUIRING A REVISION SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2008. UPDATE AS PER MEDICAL REVIEW: "ON (B)(6) 2008 A REVISION OF THE RIGHT TOTAL HIP WAS PERFORMED WITH REMOVAL OF LOOSE, FRACTURED CERAMIC PIECES. EXTENSIVE METALLOSIS WAS NOTED AND A REVISION TOTAL HIP WAS PERFORMED FOR A DIAGNOSIS OF FRACTURED CERAMIC HEAD AND LINER, DISPLACED METAL LINER, EROSION SUPERIOR ACETABULAR SHELL, AND EXTENSIVE WEAR DEBRIS."
Patient problems: Erosion; Inflammation; Injury; Reaction
MAUDE report 7902506 ↗
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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 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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