PINNACLE ALTRX 1221-28-144Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 12 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10603295015987), received between Jan 31, 2018 and Sep 24, 2026 — classified as 12 injuries.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Dislodged or Dislocated” (9 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

Recent adverse event reports

The 12 most recent of 12 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• InjurySep 24, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  Patient was revised due to infection.DOI: Unknown.DOR: (b)(6) 2026.Affected Side: Unknown.

  Patient problems: Unspecified Infection

  MAUDE report 50889086 ↗
• InjuryOct 16, 2025Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated

  PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO CHRONIC DISLOCATIONS. DOI: (B)(6) 2020, DOR: (B)(6) 2025, AFFECTED SIDE: RIGHT HIP.

  Patient problems: Joint Dislocation

  MAUDE report 23318554 ↗
• InjuryMar 24, 2025Fracture; Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Fracture; Device Dislodged or Dislocated

  IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT UNDERWENT RIGHT TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT IN 2023. THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED HIP PAIN, LIMPING AFTER SQUATTING AND TURNING IN (B)(6) 2025. THE PATIENT RETURNED TO HOSPITAL FOR EXAMINATION, X-RAY AND CT SHOWED DEVICE DISLOCATION. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT TOTAL HIP REVISION SURGERY. AFTER REMOVAL, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE LINER WAS BROKEN AND THE CERAMIC HEAD IN CONTACT WITH IT WAS PARTIALLY BLACK.

  Patient problems: Joint Dislocation; Pain; Physical Asymmetry

  MAUDE report 21676848 ↗
• InjuryDec 7, 2023Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT CHRONICALLY DISLOCATED AND ELECTED TO CONVERT TO A DIFFERENT VENDOR CUP. DEPUY CUP, LINER AND HEAD WAS REMOVED. (B)(6). AFFECTED SIDE : LEFT HIP

  Patient problems: Joint Dislocation

  MAUDE report 18283274 ↗
• InjuryFeb 23, 2023Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated

  PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO DISLOCATION. THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY. DOI- (B)(6) 2022. DOR- (B)(6) 2023. AFFECTED SIDE- RIGHT HIP.

  Patient problems: Joint Dislocation

  MAUDE report 16428050 ↗
• InjuryJan 9, 2023Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated

  REVISION COMPLETED DUE TO RECURRENT DISLOCATIONS. DOI: (B)(6) 2021. DOR: (B)(6) 2022. AFFECTED SIDE: LEFT HIP.

  Patient problems: Joint Dislocation

  MAUDE report 16124619 ↗
• InjuryJun 7, 2022Fracture; Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Fracture; Device Dislodged or Dislocated

  PATIENT ACCOUNT OF EXPERIENCE: I FELT AN IMBALANCE WITH PAIN IN THE LEG WHERE I WAS PLACED WITH THE PROSTHESIS, AFTER THE PAIN A SQUEAK HAS INCREASED, I WENT TO CONSULT WITH THE TREATING DOCTOR AND HIS DIAGNOSIS IS THAT THE PROSTHESIS HAD A BREAK IN THE POLYETHYLENE PART, (THAT THE PIECE CAME OUT WRONG). HOSPITAL REPORT: HEREBY INFORM YOU THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT SURGICAL TREATMENT; THE SURGERY WAS LEFT HIP TOTAL ARTHROPLASTY AND WAS PERFORMED WITHOUT COMPLICATIONS. THE PROSTHESIS THAT WAS PLACED IN THIS PROCEDURE WAS JOHNSON'S PROSTHESIS, SUMMIT STEM PINACLE ACETABULUM, AND CORAIL.

  Patient problems: Joint Laxity; Pain

  MAUDE report 14621362 ↗
• InjuryOct 5, 2021Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated

  HIP REVISION SIZE 44 PINNACLE MULTI HOLE CUP WITH LINER DISASSOCIATION. DOI: UNKNOWN. DOR: (B)(6) 2021. UNKNOWN SIDE.

  Patient problems: Insufficient Information

  MAUDE report 12577712 ↗
• InjuryAug 3, 2021Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated

  THE PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO DISLOCATION. DOI: UNKNOWN - DOR: (B)(6) 2021 (RIGHT HIP).

  Patient problems: Joint Dislocation

  MAUDE report 12269102 ↗
• InjurySep 1, 2020Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE ORIGINAL SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2020. THE PATIENT ENDED UP HAVING A DISLOCATION AND A CLOSED REDUCTION WAS PERFORMED. UNFORTUNATELY, THE PATIENT HAD ANOTHER DISLOCATION, THE SECOND TIME, AND WAS UNABLE TO REDUCE THE HIP. THE SURGEON DECIDED TO REVISE THE PATIENT'S ACETABULAR COMPONENT THOUGH HE FELT THAT THE POSITIONING OF THE CUP WAS APPROPRIATE. HE ALSO FELT THAT MAYBE THE PATIENT WAS POSSIBLY DISLOCATING DUE TO THE SMALL SIZE OF THE COMPONENTS. A 44 MM CUP WAS REMOVED, THE BONE WAS REAMED UP TO 47 AND A 47 MM BIMENTUM CUP WAS IMPLANTED. THIS ALLOWED THEM TO INCREASE THE SIZE OF THE FEMORAL HEAD WHICH HELPED WITH THE PATIENT'S STABILITY. A 28 MM +1.5 TS CERAMIC HEAD WAS USED INSIDE THE BIMENTUM POLY AND RAN THROUGH A FINAL RANGE OF MOTION. IT WAS FOUND TO BE SATISFACTORY AND THE PATIENT WAS CLOSED UP. NO SURGICAL DELAY NOTED. DOI: (B)(6) 2020, DOR: (B)(6) 2020, RIGHT HIP.

  Patient problems: Joint Dislocation; No Code Available

  MAUDE report 10476141 ↗
• InjuryMar 21, 2018Naturally Worn; Naturally Worn

  DER STATES POLYETHYLENE WEAR AND INSTABILITY. CONVERTED TO CONSTRAINED LINER. DOI: (B)(6) 2016 ; DOR: (B)(6) 2018 (LEFT HIP).

  Patient problems: No Code Available

  MAUDE report 7356830 ↗
• InjuryJan 31, 2018Naturally Worn; Naturally Worn

  DER STATES THAT THE PATIENT HAD A LEFT TOTAL HIP DONE IN (B)(6) IN (B)(6) 2013. THIS WAS WITH A CORAIL STEM AND PINNACLE CUP. DEVELOPED PAIN A YEAR AGO AND WAS BROUGHT IN FOR REVISION. THE 44 MM LINER WAS DISASSOCIATED WITH THE CUP. IT LOOKED LIKE A +4 10 DEGREE LINER BUT THE LIP OF THE LINER WAS IN PIECES AND NO NUMBERS COULD BE SEEN. THE 28 MM +1.5 CERAMIC HEAD SHOWED WEAR ON THE HEAD. A NEW 44 MM +4 10 DEFEEE LINER WAS IMPLANTED WITH A TS CERAMIC 28 MM +5 HEAD. DOI: (B)(6) 2013; DOR: (B)(6) 2018; LEFT HIP.

  Patient problems: Not Applicable; Pain

  MAUDE report 7230299 ↗