PINNACLE 1219-28-256Recalls & reported problems
Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · PINNACLE HIP SOLUTIONS MARATHON POLYETHYLENE ACETABULAR LINER LIPPED 28mm ID 56mm OD · Class 2 · Implant
All models of PINNACLE (182)
Data updated Oct 18, 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 10603295013648), received between Mar 12, 2019 and Apr 12, 2024 — classified as 4 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Naturally Worn” (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 18, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Naturally Worn4
- Noise, Audible1
Patient problems
- Insufficient Information2
- No Code Available2
- Pain2
- Adhesion(s)1
- Foreign Body Reaction1
- Joint Laxity1
Recent adverse event reports
The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryApr 12, 2024Naturally Worn; Naturally Worn
REVISION OF PINNACLE INSERT AND HEAD EXCHANGE. PATIENT UNDERWENT REVISION DUE TO WEAR OF THE POLY. NO INFECTION SEEN.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 19100603 ↗InjurySep 1, 2022Naturally Worn; Naturally Worn
CLINICAL NOTIFICATION RECEIVED FOR REVISION OF LEFT TOTAL HIP TO ADDRESS LINER POLYETHYLENE WEAR. DATE OF IMPLANTATION: (B)(6) 2002; DATE OF REVISION: (B)(6) 2022; (LEFT HIP). TREATMENT: FEMORAL HEAD AND ACETABULAR LINER WERE REVISED.
Patient problems: Foreign Body Reaction; Insufficient Information; Joint Laxity; Pain
MAUDE report 15341257 ↗InjuryJun 12, 2020Naturally Worn; Noise, Audible; Naturally Worn; Noise, Audible
SURGEON REPORTED TO BFARM: "INCREASING PAIN IN THE RIGHT HIP WITHOUT TRAUMA AFTER GETTING UP AND AUDIBLE CRACKING; PREOPERATIVE RADIOLOGICAL: CERAMIC HEAD FRACTURE AFTER HIP TEP 15 YEARS AGO; INTRAOPERATIVELY: THE MOST LIKELY OLDER EVENT WITH FRAGMENTS THAT ARE FIRMLY ENCAPSULATED IN THE CAPSULE / SCAR TISSUE, SOME FRESHLY LYING IN THE JOINT."
Patient problems: Adhesion(s); No Code Available; Pain
MAUDE report 10146951 ↗InjuryMar 12, 2019Naturally Worn; Naturally Worn
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SURGEON REMOVED THE PARTS LISTED BELOW AND REPLACED WITH AN MDM CUP CONSTRUCT AND DEPUY FEMORAL HEAD. REASON FOR REVISION WAS POLY WEAR. NO OTHER INFORMATION IS KNOWN OR AVAILABLE TO DEPUY AT THIS TIME. TO ANSWER QUESTION BELOW, NO INSTRUMENTS WERE BROKEN. THEREFOR, NOTHING RETRIEVED. DOI: (B)(6) 2007; DOR: (B)(6) 2019; RIGHT HIP.
Patient problems: No Code Available
MAUDE report 8413010 ↗
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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