SMS Stem 01.36.047Recalls & reported problems
Medacta International SA · SMS Solid Stem STD #7 · Class 2 · Implant
All models of SMS Stem (28)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 7
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 7
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 7 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 07630030888663), received between Jul 10, 2020 and Mar 31, 2026 — classified as 7 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Osseointegration Problem” (2 reports).
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 16, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem2
- Osseointegration Problem2
- Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available1
- Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth1
- Migration or Expulsion of Device1
Patient problems
- Bone Fracture(s)3
- Inadequate Osseointegration2
- Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available1
- Failure of Implant1
- Unequal Limb Length1
Recent adverse event reports
The 7 most recent of 7 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMar 31, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
REVISION SURGERY DUE TO PERIPROSTHETIC FEMUR FRACTURE 1 MONTH AFTER PRIMARY SURGERY. THE SURGEON CABLED THE FRACTURE AND REVISED THE SMS SOLID STEM TO AN AMISTEM P COLLARED SIZE5 STEM, THE D 28 DM LINER TO A SAME SIZE LINER, AND THE 20MM BIOLOX M HEAD TO A 28MM BIOLOX S HEAD. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY.
Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s)
MAUDE report 24738816 ↗InjuryAug 13, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
REVISION SURGERY AT ABOUT 9 MONTHS POST PRIMARY DUE TO STEM SUBSIDENCE, CAUSING LEG LENGHT DISCREPANCY. STEM NOT REVISED. HEAD AND LINER REVISED SUCCESSFULLY AND LEG LENGHT CORRECTED.
Patient problems: Unequal Limb Length
MAUDE report 19971303 ↗InjuryFeb 15, 2023Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available; Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
ABOUT 1 WEEK AFTER THE PRIMARY SURGERY, THE SURGEON NOTED A FEMORAL FRACTURE ON CT SCANS. IT IS UNKNOWN HOW THE FRACTURE OCCURRED. OSTEOSYNTHESIS WAS PERFORMED WITH NESPRON TAPE AND THE STEM WAS NOT REVISED.
Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s)
MAUDE report 16377687 ↗InjuryFeb 8, 2023Osseointegration Problem; Osseointegration Problem
REVISION SURGERY ON BILATERAL PATIENT AT ABOUT 1 YEAR 7 MONTHS AFTER THE PRIMARY DUE TO ASEPTIC INSUFFICIENT OSTEOINTEGRATION OF THE SMS SOLID STEM. NO INFECTION DETECTED.
Patient problems: Inadequate Osseointegration
MAUDE report 16322734 ↗InjuryOct 25, 2021Migration or Expulsion of Device; Migration or Expulsion of Device
REVISION SURGERY 3 MONTHS AFTER PRIMARY DUE TO STEM SUBSIDENCE. STEM LOOSENING, OSTEOLYSIS AND FRACTURE WERE FOUND ON THE FEMUR.
Patient problems: Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available
MAUDE report 12688347 ↗InjuryMay 11, 2021Osseointegration Problem; Osseointegration Problem
3 WEEKS AFTER THE PRIMARY SURGERY LOOSENING OF THE STEM THAT WAS LIKELY UNDERSIZED DURING PRIMARY SURGERY. THE SURGEON REVISED SUCCESSFULLY STEM, HEAD AND LINER.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 11805082 ↗InjuryJul 10, 2020Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth
CRACK DETECTED AT THE CALCAR 1 MONTH AFTER THE PRIMARY SURGERY ((B)(6) 2020). IN JUNE THE SURGEON NOTICED AN OSSIFICATION ON THE CRACK ( BONE GROWTH). THE STEM WAS MOBILIZED AND THE MOBILIZATION OCCURRED BEFORE THE CRACK. ON (B)(6) 2020 THE SURGEON PERFORMED A PUNCTURE. REVISION SURGERY OF ALL IMPLANTS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2020.
Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s); Inadequate Osseointegration
MAUDE report 10256655 ↗
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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 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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