SMS Stem 01.36.048Recalls & reported problems
Medacta International SA · SMS Solid Stem STD #8 · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 13, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 5
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 5
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 5 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 07630030888670), received between Apr 8, 2020 and Sep 16, 2026 — classified as 5 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Appears to Trigger Rejection” (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. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available1
- Device Appears to Trigger Rejection1
- Loose or Intermittent Connection1
- Migration1
- Migration or Expulsion of Device1
- Osseointegration Problem1
Patient problems
- Implant Pain2
- Bone Fracture(s)1
- Inadequate Osseointegration1
- Joint Disorder1
- Medical device site infection1
Recent adverse event reports
The 5 most recent of 5 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjurySep 16, 2026Migration or Expulsion of Device
The patient came in presenting pain due to a fracture and subsided stem and the cause is unknown. About 2 years and 9 months after the primary surgery, the surgeon revised the stem and head. Patient`s bone quality good (65 years old), the fracture was already healed at the time of the revision. M-vizion stem implanted.
Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s); Implant Pain
MAUDE report 50784460 ↗InjuryMay 12, 2026Device Appears to Trigger Rejection
AT ABOUT 11 MONTHS FROM THE PRIMARY, THE PATIENT CAME IN DUE TO SIGNS OF INFECTION AND THE PATHOGEN IS UNKNOWN. THE SURGEON PERFORMED A WASHOUT AND REVISED THE SMS SOLID STEM SIZE8 TO AN AMISTEM-C SIZE3, REVISED THE 28MM BIOLOX HEAD L TO A 40MM BIOLOX HEAD XL, AND REVISED THE D 28/DMF DOUBLE MOBILITY LINER TO A FACE CHANGING 10° HC LINER D 40/G. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY.
Patient problems: Medical device site infection
MAUDE report 25148979 ↗InjuryFeb 23, 2024Osseointegration Problem; Osseointegration Problem
AT ABOUT 3 MONTHS FROM THE PRIMARY, THE PATIENT CAME IN REPORTING PAIN DUE TO A LOOSE STEM AND THE CAUSE OF THE LOOSE STEM IS UNKNOWN. THE SURGEON REVISED ALL MEDACTA COMPONENTS WITH COMPETITOR COMPONENTS. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY.
Patient problems: Inadequate Osseointegration
MAUDE report 18765736 ↗InjuryAug 7, 2023Migration; Migration
AT ABOUT 7 MONTHS AFTER THE PRIMARY, THE PATIENT CAME IN REPORTING PAIN DUE TO A SUBSIDED STEM. THE SURGEON REVISED SUCCESSFULLY THE HEAD AND STEM.
Patient problems: Implant Pain
MAUDE report 17468214 ↗InjuryApr 8, 2020Loose or Intermittent Connection; Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
THE PATIENT CAME IN REPORTING INSTABILITY DUE TO A SUBSIDED STEM. ABOUT 1 MONTH AFTER PRIMARY SURGERY THE SURGEON REVISED THE STEM AND CERAMIC HEAD SUCCESSFULLY. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. THE SURGEON SUSPECTS THAT THE SUBSIDENCE OCCURED DUE TO AN UNDERSIZED STEM BEING IMPLANTED DURING THE PRIMARY.
Patient problems: Joint Disorder
MAUDE report 9937359 ↗
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- Anthology 71365705Smith & Nephew, Inc. · Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/polymer, cemented or non-porous, uncemented176 reports
- BIOLOX DELTA 1365-40-710Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/polymer, cemented or non-porous, uncemented170 reports
- PINNACLE GRIPTION 1217-32-054Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/polymer, cemented or non-porous, uncemented169 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 13, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 13, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 13, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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