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PINNACLE ALTRX 1221-32-058Recalls & reported problems

Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · PINNACLE HIP SOLUTIONS ALTRX POLYETHYLENE ACETABULAR LINER NEUTRAL 32mm ID 58mm OD · Class 2 · Implant

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Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
8
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
8
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 8 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10603295016144), received between Oct 18, 2017 and Aug 9, 2023 — classified as 8 injuries.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Dislodged or Dislocated” (5 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

  • Device Dislodged or Dislocated5
  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem2
  • Disassembly1

Patient problems

  • No Code Available3
  • Pain3
  • Insufficient Information1
  • Joint Dislocation1
  • Joint Laxity1
  • No Information1

Recent adverse event reports

The 8 most recent of 8 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryAug 9, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    THE PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO PAIN. NO SURGICAL DELAY. DOI: UNKNOWN. DOR: (B)(6) 2023. AFFECTED SIDE: LEFT HIP.

    Patient problems: Pain

    MAUDE report 17487776 ↗
  • InjuryAug 24, 2022Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT ACETABULAR POLY AND FEMORAL HEAD WAS REVISED DUE TO POLY DISASSOCIATION. DOI: (B)(6) 2017. DOR: (B)(6) 2022. AFFECTED SIDE: LEFT HIP.

    Patient problems: Insufficient Information

    MAUDE report 15282006 ↗
  • InjurySep 13, 2021Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated

    COMPASS CASE (B)(4) REPORTS: THE PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS DISLOCATION AND INSTABILITY. SURGEON REMOVED LINER AND CONVERTED TO PINNACLE MDM LINER. NO SURGICAL DELAY. DOI: (B)(6) 2020, DOR: (B)(6) 2021, LEFT HIP.

    Patient problems: Joint Dislocation; Joint Laxity

    MAUDE report 12463921 ↗
  • InjuryMar 19, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    THE PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS PAIN. DOI: (B)(6) 2014, DOR: (B)(6) 2021, RIGHT HIP.

    Patient problems: Pain

    MAUDE report 11530013 ↗
  • InjuryOct 19, 2020Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAD A LEFT THA DONE IN 2013 USING PINNACLE AND SROM. PATIENT PRESENTED WITH SUDDEN PAIN AND GRINDING. PATIENT HAS DISSOCIATED THE PINNACLE LINER. A NEW PINNACLE LINER WAS PLACED AND A NEW SROM HEAD WAS ALSO PLACED. DOI: 2013, DOR: (B)(6) 2020, AFFECTED SIDE: UNKNOWN.

    Patient problems: No Code Available; Pain

    MAUDE report 10696742 ↗
  • InjuryJul 10, 2020Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated

    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED STATED THAT THE AFFECTED SIDE IS THE LEFT. THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY.

    Patient problems: No Code Available

    MAUDE report 10259862 ↗
  • InjuryDec 10, 2019Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated

    3 YEARS AFTER IMPLANTATION, PATIENT PRESENTED WITH A LINER DISSOCIATION. THE PATIENT HAD A 58MM PINNACLE CUP WITH A 32MM ALTREX NEUTRAL LINER. SURGEON REVISED THE PATIENT. THE REVISION WAS THE REPLACEMENT OF THE HEAD AND LINER. REVISED WITH A 58/36 ALTREX NEUTRAL LINER.

    Patient problems: No Code Available

    MAUDE report 9443553 ↗
  • InjuryOct 18, 2017Disassembly; Disassembly

    THE PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS ALTREX LINER DISSOCIATION FROM THE PINNACLE CUP. SURGEON IMPLANTED A NEW LINER AND HEAD.

    Patient problems: No Information

    MAUDE report 6959649 ↗

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