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MiniMAX Stems 01.13.108LRecalls & reported problems

Medacta International SA · miniMAX Stem - Size 8 Left · Class 2 · Implant

All models of MiniMAX Stems (18)

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

Adverse event reports
2
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
1
Recalls naming it
1

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 07630030803291), received between Dec 22, 2017 and Feb 9, 2018 — classified as 1 injury, 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Packaging Problem” (1 report).

1 FDA recall record name this device's identifier.

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.

Recalls naming this device

  1. Nov 15, 2017Class IITerminated

    Complaint monitoring noted a trend of packaging being breached for the MiniMAX Stem.

    Z-0196-2019 · Root cause: Package design/selection · Recall details · FDA record ↗

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available1
  • Packaging Problem1

Patient problems

  • Joint Disorder1
  • No Information1

Recent adverse event reports

The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • MalfunctionFeb 9, 2018Packaging Problem; Packaging Problem

    DURING SURGERY THE STEM PACKAGING WAS FOUND DAMAGED AND BROKEN (HOLE). A SECOND STEM OF THE SAME SIZE WAS OPENED: THE PACKAGING WAS DAMAGED, BUT IN BETTER CONDITION COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS ONE, SO IT WAS IMPLANTED.

    Patient problems: No Information

    MAUDE report 7258659 ↗
  • InjuryDec 22, 2017Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available

    FOLLOWING THE PRIMARY SURGERY THE REVIEW OF THE PATIENT DISCOVERED THAT THE STEM HAD SUBSIDED AND A GREATER TROCHANTERIC FRACTURE WAS PRESENT. THE REVISION SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY USING A REVISION STEM AND CABLES. AS THE ACETABULUM IS A DM CUP A NEW LINER AND CERAMIC HAD WAS ALSO IMPLANTED. ALTHOUGH SUBSIDED, THE STEM DISPLAYED EXCELLENT ON-GROWTH AND STABILITY WITHIN THE CANAL AS SUCH IT WAS DIFFICULT TO EXPLANT. THE CUP WAS NOT TOUCHED.

    Patient problems: Joint Disorder

    MAUDE report 7142941 ↗

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