PINNACLE GRIPTION 1217-17-056Recalls & reported problems
Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · PINNACLE GRIPTION ACETABULAR SHELL REVISION (DPX) 56mm OD 50 LINER · Class 2 · Implant
All models of PINNACLE GRIPTION (57)
Data updated Oct 18, 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 10603295009467), received between Sep 26, 2018 and Sep 4, 2024 — classified as 7 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Malposition of Device” (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 18, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem4
- Malposition of Device1
- Separation Problem1
- Use of Device Problem1
Patient problems
- No Code Available5
- Unspecified Infection3
- Pain2
- Abscess1
- Apnea1
- Injury1
- Insufficient Information1
- Joint Disorder1
Recent adverse event reports
The 7 most recent of 7 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjurySep 4, 2024Use of Device Problem; Use of Device Problem
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED: NO SURGICAL DELAY.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 20136012 ↗InjuryApr 1, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
PATIENT EXPERIENCED PAIN, SEVERE SEPSIS, SEPTICEMIA, INFECTION. GENERALIZED WEAKNESS, HYPOXIA, APNEA, ASTHMA, AND PNEUMONIA. DOI: (B)(6) 2016. DOR: NONE REPORTED, (RIGHT HIP).
Patient problems: Apnea; No Code Available; Pain; Pneumonia; Sepsis; Unspecified Infection; Weakness
MAUDE report 9909105 ↗InjuryFeb 10, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
THE PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS PAIN. DOI: (B)(6) 2018; DOR: (B)(6) 2020; RIGHT HIP.
Patient problems: No Code Available; Pain
MAUDE report 9688662 ↗InjuryApr 24, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
CLAIM AND MEDICAL RECORDS RECEIVED. AFTER REVIEW OF CLAIM AND MEDICAL RECORDS, IT WAS STATED THAT THE PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS INFECTION WITH BONE ALLOGRAFTING. OPERATIVE NOTE REPORTED A LARGE ABSCESS IN THE SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE, DEAD TISSUES AND PUS IN THE ACETABULAR COMPONENT. DEAD BONE WERE REMOVED FROM THE FEMUR; HOWEVER, STEM WAS INTACT THUS LEFT IN SITU. ANTIBIOTIC SPACER WAS IMPLANTED INTO THE AFFECTED SIDE. DOI: (B)(6) 2008; DOR: (B)(6) 2009; LEFT HIP.
Patient problems: Abscess; Injury; Necrosis; No Code Available; Tissue Damage; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 8543995 ↗InjuryFeb 12, 2019Malposition of Device; Malposition of Device
THE PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS DISLOCATION.
Patient problems: No Code Available
MAUDE report 8330861 ↗InjuryJan 8, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
PPF ALLEGES INFECTION AND LOOSENING OF STEM.
Patient problems: No Code Available; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 8228206 ↗InjurySep 26, 2018Separation Problem; Separation Problem
THE PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS UNSTABLE HIP. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT THE LINER DISASSOCIATED FROM THE CUP. DOI: (B)(6) 2017; DOR: (B)(6) 2018; LEFT HIP.
Patient problems: Joint Disorder; Not Applicable
MAUDE report 7912329 ↗
Other PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED devices
- PINNACLE 1217-25-500Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED735 reports
- NA 1365-52-000Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED683 reports
- APEX 1246-03-000Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED3 deaths613 reports
- PINNACLE 1217-20-500Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED2 deaths590 reports
- PINNACLE 1217-30-500Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED1 death484 reports
- NA 1365-53-000Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED404 reports
- PINNACLE ALTRX 1221-36-054Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED388 reports
- PINNACLE ALTRX 1221-32-050Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED386 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 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 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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