PINNACLE POROCOAT 1217-20-054Recalls & reported problems
Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · PINNACLE POROCOAT ACETABULAR SHELL MULTI-HOLE II 54mm OD · Class 3 · Implant
All models of PINNACLE POROCOAT (38)
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 10603295009634), received between Feb 28, 2018 and Jul 20, 2023 — classified as 7 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Insufficient Device Problem Information” (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 18, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem3
- Insufficient Device Problem Information2
- Loss of Osseointegration1
- Migration1
- Osseointegration Problem1
Patient problems
- Pain4
- No Code Available3
- Unspecified Infection3
- Inadequate Osseointegration2
- Inflammation2
- Anxiety1
- Cellulitis1
- Discomfort1
Recent adverse event reports
The 7 most recent of 7 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryJul 20, 2023Osseointegration Problem; Migration; Osseointegration Problem; Migration
THE PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO NON-CEMENTED LOOSENING OF THE ACETABULUM. THE CUP HAD SPUN OUT AND BECOME LOOSE. THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY. DOI: (B)(6) 2023. DOR: (B)(6) 2023. AFFECTED SIDE: LEFT HIP.
Patient problems: Inadequate Osseointegration
MAUDE report 17363552 ↗InjuryAug 30, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
PINNACLE CLAIM SUBMISSION FORM AND MEDICAL RECORDS RECEIVED THROUGH CD SHIPMENT. AFTER REVIEW OF MEDICAL RECORDS, THERE A MULTIPLE DEBRIDEMENT AND INFECTION, CELLULITIS, PAIN, WOUND PURULENCE WITH DYSURIA, FRACTURE OF THE PROXIMAL FEMORAL SHAFT AND DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY. DOI: (B)(6) 2008: DOR: UNKNOWN; RIGHT HIP (SECONDARY).
Patient problems: Anxiety; Cellulitis; No Code Available; Pain; Tissue Damage; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 8949313 ↗InjuryJan 24, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
PPF ALLEGES PULMONARY EMBOLISM AFTER FIRST REVISION.
Patient problems: Pulmonary Embolism
MAUDE report 8273692 ↗InjuryJan 3, 2019Loss of Osseointegration; Loss of Osseointegration
LITIGATION ALLEGES THE PATIENT SUFFERS FROM ELEVATED LEVELS OF CHROMIUM AND COBALT, PAIN AND TISSUE INFLAMMATION. PPF ALLEGES LOOSENING OF CUP AND LOOSENING OF STEM. DOI: (B)(6) 2010 - DOR: (B)(6) 2013 (LEFT HIP).
Patient problems: Inadequate Osseointegration; Inflammation; No Code Available; Pain
MAUDE report 8212076 ↗InjuryDec 6, 2018Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
LITIGATION ALLEGES THAT IMPLANT RELEASED METAL IONS INTO PATIENT'S BLOOD, TISSUE, AND BONE SURROUNDING THE IMPLANT. AS A RESULT, PATIENT HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERE PAIN, DISCOMFORT, AND INFLAMMATION IN THIGH AND GROIN. PATIENT HAS ALSO EXPERIENCED AN INABILITY TO WALK, FROZEN JOINT AND CAN ONLY STAND FOR THREE MINUTES. UPDATE: IN ADDITION TO WHAT WERE PREVIOUSLY ALLEGED, PPF ALLEGED INFECTION. DOI: (B)(6) 2010 - DOR: (B)(6) 2013 (RIGHT HIP).
Patient problems: Discomfort; Inflammation; No Code Available; Pain; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 8137420 ↗InjuryAug 16, 2018Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
PPF ALLEGES INFECTION REQUIRING INTRAVENOUS ANTIBIOTICS AFTER FIRST REVISION. DOI: (B)(6) 2008 -DOR: NONE REPORTED (RIGHT HIP).
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 7788475 ↗InjuryFeb 28, 2018Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
THE PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS PAIN. DOI: (B)(6) 2017; DOR: (B)(6) 2018; LEFT HIP.
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 7302643 ↗
Other Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/ceramic/metal, cemented or uncemented devices
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- BIOLOX DELTA 1365-36-330Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/ceramic/metal, cemented or uncemented255 reports
- PINNACLE POROCOAT 1217-22-050Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/ceramic/metal, cemented or uncemented253 reports
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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 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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