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PINNACLE ALTRX 1221-32-262Recalls & reported problems

Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · PINNACLE HIP SOLUTIONS ALTRX POLYETHYLENE ACETABULAR LINER LIPPED 32mm ID 62mm 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 10603295016243), received between Mar 20, 2019 and May 30, 2019 — classified as 2 injuries.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Dislodged or Dislocated” (1 report).

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 Problem1
  • Device Dislodged or Dislocated1

Patient problems

  • No Code Available2
  • Joint Dislocation1
  • Limited Mobility Of The Implanted Joint1
  • Pain1
  • Tissue Damage1

Recent adverse event reports

The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryMay 30, 2019Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SURGEON TEXTED INFORMED JNJ REPRESENTATIVE THAT HE WAS GOING TO PERFORM A SUMMIT PINNACLE HEAD AND LINER EXCHANGE AT WAIKATO HOSPITAL ON (B)(6) 2019. DISLOCATION ANTERIORLY WHILE SEATED. DOI: UNKNOWN; DOR: (B)(6) 2019, UNKNOWN SIDE.

    Patient problems: Joint Dislocation; No Code Available

    MAUDE report 8654724 ↗
  • InjuryMar 20, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    PFS ALLEGES PAIN, INSTABILITY, AND RECURRENT ABSCESSES, AND USING CANE FOR MOBILITY. AFTER REVIEW OF MEDICAL RECORDS, PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS ASEPTIC LOOSENING. GROSS PATHOLOGY REPORTED OF A LARGE VOLUME SYNOVIAL FLUID WITH CONSISTENT SYNOVITIS, METALLOSIS, METALLIC DEBRIS, BROKEN RIM FIT SCREW ONLY ONE OF FOUR SCREW, GROSS LOOSENING OF CUP. OPERATIVE REPORT CUP HAD A VERTICAL ALTITUDE WITH GROSS ANTEVERSION AND HAD MIGRATED. LOOSENING CONFIRMED. ONE BROKEN SCREW WERE READILY IDENTIFIED AS BROKEN INVOLVING THE LIPPED PORTION OF THE CUP AND DEMONSTRATED WITH GROSS METALLOSIS AND GRAY STAINED. DOI: (B)(6) 2012; DOR: (B)(6) 2014; (RIGHT HIP).

    Patient problems: Limited Mobility Of The Implanted Joint; No Code Available; Pain; Tissue Damage

    MAUDE report 8435662 ↗

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