TRIDENT II 709-04-52ERecalls & reported problems
Howmedica Osteonics Corp. · Trident II Tritanium Multihole Acetabular Shell 52E · Class 2 · Implant
All models of TRIDENT II (42)
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 07613327344011), received between Aug 12, 2020 and May 16, 2025 — classified as 3 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fracture” (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.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem2
- Fracture1
Patient problems
- Bone Fracture(s)1
- Hip Fracture1
- Injury1
- Unequal Limb Length1
Recent adverse event reports
The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMay 16, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
RIGHT-HIP REVISION. PT. PRESENTED WITH A "SUBSTANTIAL" LIMB-LENGTH DISCREPANCY FOLLOWING THA. DR. OPTED TO REVISE THE ACETABULAR COMPONENT, GOING TO AN MDM CONSTRUCT FOR INCREASED STABILITY BECAUSE OF THE REVISION. NO COMPLAINTS FILED AGAINST THE COMPONENTS THEMSELVES, FEMORAL STEM WAS LEFT IN-SITE, NO FURTHER INFO AVAILABLE.
Patient problems: Unequal Limb Length
MAUDE report 22038367 ↗InjuryJun 9, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT'S LEFT HIP WAS REVISED DUE TO THE PATIENT TRIPPED AFTER IMPLANTATION AND IMPACTING THE SHELL INTO THE ACETABULUM. A TRIDENT TRITANIUM MULTI HOLE SHELL AND FOUR SCREWS WERE REVISED. ASIDE FROM ATTACHED X-RAY, REP CONFIRMED THAT NO FURTHER INFORMATION WOULD BE RELEASED BY THE HOSPITAL OR SURGEON.
Patient problems: Hip Fracture
MAUDE report 11968790 ↗InjuryAug 12, 2020Fracture; Fracture
AS REPORTED: PATIENT CAME TO THE OR WITH A VISIBLY ROTATED ACETABULAR COMPONENT. THE COMPONENT WAS REMOVED AND A NEW ACETABULAR COMPONENT WAS PLACED WITH EXTENSIVE SCREW FIXATION AND MDM BEARING WAS CHOSEN." ANY COMPLICATING CONDITIONS NOTES "INITIAL FRACTURE OF THE MEDIAL WALL OF THE ACETABULUM." UPDATE: "THERE WAS A DEFICIENT MEDIAL WALL PRIOR TO THE INITIAL SURGERY, WHICH WAS REVISED TO A MULTI HOLE SHELL, WHICH WAS THEN REVISED TO ANOTHER MULTI HOLE SHELL. 2 REVISIONS, THIS BEING THE SECOND. INITIAL SURGERY (B)(6) 2018, INITIAL REVISION (B)(6) 2018. NO ALLEGATIONS OR PRODUCT DEFICIENCY. REVISION DUE TO PATIENT CONDITION/POOR BONE QUALITY."
Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s); Injury
MAUDE report 10395742 ↗
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 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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