SMS Stem 01.36.051Recalls & reported problems
Medacta International SA · SMS Solid Stem STD #11 · Class 2 · Implant
All models of SMS Stem (28)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 4
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 4
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 07630030888700), received between Jul 14, 2020 and Mar 30, 2026 — classified as 4 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 16, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available2
- Fracture1
- Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth1
Patient problems
- Aseptic loosening1
- Bone Fracture(s)1
- No Code Available1
- Unequal Limb Length1
Recent adverse event reports
The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMar 30, 2026Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth
REVISION SURGERY DUE TO STEM LOOSENING ABOUT 3 YEARS AND 11 MONTHS AFTER PRIMARY SURGERY.THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF TRAUMA. THE SURGEON REVISED THE MEDACTA STEM AND HEAD TO A COMPETITOR STEM AND HEAD. THE SURGEON ALSO REVISED THE MEDACTA LINER TO A SAME SIZE MEDACTA LINER. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY.
Patient problems: Aseptic loosening
MAUDE report 24711051 ↗InjuryMar 6, 2024Fracture; Fracture
AT ABOUT 2 MONTHS AFTER PRIMARY, THE PATIENT CAME IN REPORTING PAIN DUE TO A PERIPROSTHETIC BONE FRACTURE AND THE CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. THE SURGEON REVISED THE MEDACTA STEM AND HEAD TO COMPETITOR COMPONENTS AND REVISED THE MEDACTA LINER WITH A MEDACTA LINER. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED A GOOD BONE QUALITY.
Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s)
MAUDE report 18847130 ↗InjuryJan 4, 2022Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
THE PATIENT CAME IN FEW DAYS AFTER THE PRIMARY SURGERY REPORTING INSTABILITY DUE TO A LEG LENGTH DISCREPANCY AND THE CAUSE OF THE LEG LENGTH DISCREPANCY IS UNKNOWN. THE SURGEON REVISED THE STEM, HEAD, AND LINER. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY.
Patient problems: Unequal Limb Length
MAUDE report 13153122 ↗InjuryJul 14, 2020Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
3 MONTHS AFTER PRIMARY REVISION SURGERY NECESSARY FOR A PATIENT WHO HAD PRIMARY HIP SURGERY ON THE (B)(6) 2020. THE REASON OF REVISION IS UNDER INVESTIGATION.
Patient problems: No Code Available
MAUDE report 10270326 ↗
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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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