PINNACLE 1219-36-464Recalls & reported problems
Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · PINNACLE HIP SOLUTIONS MARATHON POLYETHYLENE ACETABULAR LINER +4 NEUTRAL 36mm ID 64mm OD · Class 2 · Implant
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Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10603295014768), received between Jan 25, 2022 and Apr 28, 2023 — classified as 2 injuries.
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 Problem2
Patient problems
- Extraskeletal ossification2
- Fatigue2
- Pain2
- Swelling/ Edema2
- Wound Dehiscence2
- Ambulation or Postural Difficulties1
- Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available1
- Cyst(s)1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryApr 28, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
MEDICAL RECORDS RECEIVED, ON (B)(6) 2017 MRI WAS NOTED TO SHOW HETEROTOPIC BONE FORMATION SUPERIOR TO THE GREATER TROCHANTER AND ALSO AN EXOSTOSIS AT THE LEVEL OF THE GRATER TROCHANTER. THE SURGEON¿S IMPRESSION IS THE PATIENT HAS A LEFT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY WITH NO EVIDENCE FOR HARDWARE FAILURE OR OF OSTEOLYSIS. THERE IS A SMALL JOINT EFFUSION AND DEHISCENCE OF THE CAPSULE WITH FLUID OVER A PORTION OF THE GREATER TROCHANTER AND SEPARATION OF CORRESPONDING PORTIONS OF THE GLUTEUS MINIMUS AND GLUTEUS MEDIUS TENDONS. THE PATIENT CONTINUED TO HAVE PAIN AND ABDUCTOR WEAKNESS. THE PATIENT RECEIVED A STEROID INJECTION. DOI: (B)(6) 2011:? DOE: (B)(6) 2017; LEFT HIP.
Patient problems: Extraskeletal ossification; Fatigue; Pain; Swelling/ Edema; Wound Dehiscence
MAUDE report 16833718 ↗InjuryJan 25, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
LITIGATION AND MEDICAL RECORDS RECEIVED. LITIGATION ALLEGES THAT THE PATIENT CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE PAIN, SUFFERINGS AND DIFFICULTY WALKING AND ELEVATED METAL IONS. MEDICAL RECORDS REPORTED THAT THE REASON FOR THE PERSISTENT PAIN IS WEAKNESS OF HIP ABDUCTORS WHICH WAS NOTED ON PHYSICAL EXAMINATION. PATIENT ALSO HAD HARDENED APPROACH AT THE HIP REPLACEMENT WHICH HAS LED TO DETACHMENT OF THE ANTERIOR 1/3 OF THE GLUTEUS MEDIUS AND MINIMUS AS NOTED ON THE MRI SCAN THAT HE HAD. DOI: (B)(6) 2011. DOR: NONE REPORTED. LEFT HIP. LINKED TO (B)(4) WHICH CAPTURES 1ST REVISION OF LEFT HIP.
Patient problems: Ambulation or Postural Difficulties; Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available; Cyst(s); Discomfort; Extraskeletal ossification; Fatigue; Loss of Range of Motion; Metal Related Pathology; Muscle/Tendon Damage; Osteolysis; Pain; Swelling/ Edema; Unspecified Tissue Injury; Wound Dehiscence
MAUDE report 13344721 ↗
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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