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PINNACLE POROCOAT 1217-20-054Recalls & reported problems

Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · PINNACLE POROCOAT ACETABULAR SHELL MULTI-HOLE II 54mm OD · Class 3 · Implant

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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 ↗

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