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NA 1018-36-508Recalls & reported problems

Depuy (Ireland) · M-SPEC METAL FEMORAL HEAD 14/16 TAPER Diameter 36mm +8 OFFSET · Class 2 · Implant

Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
9
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
9
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 9 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10603295001393), received between Sep 22, 2017 and Apr 17, 2025 — classified as 9 injuries.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Dislodged or Dislocated” (4 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

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Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Device Dislodged or Dislocated4
  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem3
  • Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available1
  • Insufficient Device Problem Information1

Patient problems

  • Joint Dislocation4
  • No Code Available4
  • Unspecified Infection2
  • Foreign Body Reaction1
  • Pain1
  • Tissue Damage1

Recent adverse event reports

The 9 most recent of 9 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryApr 17, 2025Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED CHRONIC DISLOCATIONS. REVISED THE DEPUY HEAD AND COMPETITOR LINER TO CONSTRAINED. AFFECTED SIDE: RIGHT HIP.

    Patient problems: Joint Dislocation

    MAUDE report 21855241 ↗
  • InjuryMay 19, 2021Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAD DISLOCATED. PUT IN A NEW CUP AND HEAD. ORIGINAL IMPLANT DATE UNKNOWN. DOI: UNKNOWN; DOR: (B)(6) 2021; AFFECTED SIDE: LEFT HIP.

    Patient problems: Joint Dislocation

    MAUDE report 11848454 ↗
  • InjuryMay 7, 2021Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated

    THE PATIENT WAS REVISED FOR DISLOCATION. DOI: (B)(6) 2000, DOR: (B)(6) 2021, AFFECTED SIDE: RIGHT HIP.

    Patient problems: Joint Dislocation

    MAUDE report 11793993 ↗
  • InjuryMar 30, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAD HEAD AND LINER EXCHANGE DUE TO INFECTION. DOI: (B)(6) 2020, DOR: (B)(6) 2020, AFFECTED SIDE: LEFT HIP.

    Patient problems: No Code Available; Unspecified Infection

    MAUDE report 9898291 ↗
  • InjuryJan 17, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    RE-REVISION OF A RIGHT HIP PATIENT HAS A TOTAL HIP ON THE LEFT SIDE AND A SOLUTION/DURALOC ON THE RIGHT SIDE THAT WAS IMPLANTED 32 YEARS AGO. REASON FOR THE REVISION WAS POLY WEAR. DURING THE SURGERY, THE SURGEON ASSESSED THE STABILITY OF THE SOLUTION STEM AND DECIDED NOT TO REMOVE. THE AML TAPER 28MM +3 COCR HEAD, THE DURALOC SECTOR CUP SIZE 56, THE POLY LINER AND 2 SCREWS WERE EXPLANTED WITHOUT ISSUES. THE SURGEON IMPLANTED A ZIMMER BIOMET CONTINUUM CUP SIZE 58 WITH A 36MM I.D. LINER AND 3 SCREWS. HE ALSO IMPLANTED A DEPUY COCR LARGE TAPER HEAD 36MM +8. NO WEAR WAS OBSERVED ON THE TRONION PRIOR TO RE-ATTACH OF THE FEM. HEAD.

    Patient problems: No Code Available

    MAUDE report 9601599 ↗
  • InjuryMay 23, 2019Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAD DISLOCATED TWO TIMES AFTER LAST REVISION CASE, SO WENT BACK IN AND CHANGED THE POSITION OF THE LIP ON THE LINER AND MOVED TO A +8 HEAD TO A +11 LARGE TAP HEAD. DOI: (B)(6) 2019; DOR: (B)(6) 2019, RIGHT HIP.

    Patient problems: Joint Dislocation; No Code Available

    MAUDE report 8636539 ↗
  • InjuryDec 20, 2018Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    THE PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS POLY WEAR ON A COMPETITOR CUP.

    Patient problems: No Code Available

    MAUDE report 8185089 ↗
  • InjuryNov 8, 2017Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available; Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available

    COMPLAINT DESCRIPTION: DER STATES METALOSIS/TRUNIONOSIS, PAIN, ELEVATED METAL ION LEVELS.

    Patient problems: Foreign Body Reaction; Pain; Tissue Damage

    MAUDE report 7010509 ↗
  • InjurySep 22, 2017Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information

    PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS CHRONIC INFECTION. THE SURGEON DID A LINER AND HEAD EXCHANGE WITH AN I&D.

    Patient problems: Unspecified Infection

    MAUDE report 6886883 ↗

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