NA 1365-60-000Recalls & reported problems
Depuy (Ireland) · M-SPEC METAL FEMORAL HEAD 12/14 TAPER Diameter 44mm -2 OFFSET · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 10
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 10
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 10 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10603295034018), received between Oct 3, 2018 and Nov 18, 2025 — classified as 10 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Naturally Worn” (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.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Naturally Worn5
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem4
- Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available1
- Device Dislodged or Dislocated1
- Insufficient Device Problem Information1
- Noise, Audible1
Patient problems
- No Code Available5
- Pain5
- Foreign Body Reaction4
- Test Result4
- Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available2
- Discomfort2
- Hypersensitivity/Allergic reaction2
- Ambulation or Postural Difficulties1
Recent adverse event reports
The 10 most recent of 10 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryNov 18, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT THE REVISION SURGERY DUE TO HIP DISCOMFORT. DURING THE SURGERY THE METAL LINER WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH POLY LINER AND NEW CERAMIC HEAD BALL. THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY. DOI: UNKNOWN. DOR: (B)(6) 2025. AFFECTED SIDE: RIGHT HIP.
Patient problems: Discomfort
MAUDE report 23584447 ↗InjurySep 29, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2022, THE PATIENT COMPLAINED ABOUT PAIN IN THE RIGHT HIP AND WANTED THE BEARING SURFACE CHANGED. SURGEON REMOVED THE 44 X 62 METAL LINER, AN APEX HOLE ELIMINATOR, AND A 44 -2 METAL HEAD. THE REMOVED PRODUCTS WERE RETAINED BY THE HOSPITAL AND WILL NOT BE RETURNED. THERE WAS NO SIGN OF ANY METAL DEBRIS IN THE JOINT SPACE. NO ABNORMAL WEAR NOTICED ON LINER OR HEAD. THE ORIGINAL CORAIL STEM AND PINNACLE SECTOR 62 CUP REMAINED IN THE PATIENT. SALES REP HAS IDEA OF LOTS AND SIZE OF CORAIL STEM. SURGEON CHANGED THE BEARING SURFACE AND HEAD. PATIENT WAS NOT PART OF ANY STUDY AND NO CEMENT WAS USED. SALES REP HAS ATTACHED A COPY OF THE NEWLY IMPLANTED ITEMS AND AN X-RAY SHOWING BILATERAL METAL-ON-METAL HIPS. DOI: (B)(6) 2007; DOR: (B)(6) 2022; AFFECTED SIDE: RIGHT HIP.
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 15507855 ↗InjuryApr 7, 2022Naturally Worn; Noise, Audible; Naturally Worn; Noise, Audible
PINNACLE LITIGATION COMPLAINT RECEIVED AD 23 MAR 2022. REVISION COMPLETED DUE TO PAIN, EXCESSIVE AND TOXIC COBALT CHROMIUM TO WEAR, TISSUE AND BONE DESTRUCTION. PRIOR TO REVISION MRI SHOWS PSEUDOTUMOR FORMATION CONSISTENT WITH METALLOSIS. DOI: (B)(6) 2008; DOR: (B)(6) 2020 RIGHT HIP.
Patient problems: Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available; Foreign Body Reaction; Hypersensitivity/Allergic reaction; Metal Related Pathology; Pain; Unspecified Tissue Injury
MAUDE report 14040178 ↗InjuryDec 21, 2020Naturally Worn; Naturally Worn
IT WAS REPORTED AS METAL ON METAL HIP THAT MRI SHOWED EFFUSION. SOFT TISSUES WERE STAINED WITH METAL DEBRIS. PINNACLE METAL LINER EXPLANTED AND REPLACED WITH POLY LINER. PATIENT HAD ELEVATED COBALT LEVELS. DOI: UNKNOWN. DOR: (B)(6) 2020. AFFECTED SIDE: LEFT HIP.
Patient problems: Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available; Foreign Body Reaction; Swelling/ Edema
MAUDE report 11051351 ↗InjuryOct 15, 2019Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated
PPF AND MEDICAL RECORDS RECEIVED. PPF ALLEGES DISLOCATION AND LOOSENING OF CUP AFTER FIRST REVISION. DOI: (B)(6) 2010; DOR: (B)(6) 2011; (RIGHT HIP).
Patient problems: Joint Dislocation; No Code Available
MAUDE report 9193905 ↗InjurySep 13, 2019Naturally Worn; Naturally Worn
PPF AND STICKER SHEETS RECEIVED. PPF ALLEGES ELEVATED METAL IONS AND METAL WEAR/METALLOSIS. DOI: (B)(6) 2008, DOR: (B)(6) 2017 (LEFT HIP).
Patient problems: Ambulation or Postural Difficulties; Foreign Body Reaction; No Code Available; Pain; Test Result
MAUDE report 9025939 ↗InjuryMar 25, 2019Naturally Worn; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Naturally Worn; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
PPF ALLEGES PSEUDOTUMOR AND METAL WEAR.
Patient problems: Foreign Body Reaction; Hypersensitivity/Allergic reaction; Limited Mobility Of The Implanted Joint; No Code Available; Pain; Swelling; Test Result; Tissue Damage
MAUDE report 8447911 ↗InjuryFeb 5, 2019Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available; Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
PPF HAS NO ALLEGATION REPORTED BEFORE FIRST REVISION.
Patient problems: No Code Available
MAUDE report 8304671 ↗InjuryJan 23, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
PPF ALLEGES ELEVATED METAL IONS.
Patient problems: No Code Available; Test Result
MAUDE report 8270744 ↗InjuryOct 3, 2018Naturally Worn; Insufficient Device Problem Information; Naturally Worn; Insufficient Device Problem Information
PATIENT ALLEGES THAT CORROSION AND FRICTION WEAR CAUSED LARGE AMOUNTS OF TOXIC COBALT-CHROMIUM METAL IONS AND PARTICLES TO BE RELEASED INTO THE PATIENT'S BLOOD AND TISSUE AND BONE SURROUNDING THE IMPLANT. IT IS FURTHER ALLEGED THAT THE PATIENT HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERE PAIN AND DISCOMFORT AND INFLAMMATION IN HIS LEFT THIGH AND HIP AREA, AS WELL AS HIS GROIN. PATIENT HAS EXPERIENCED EPISODES OF A GRINDING AND POPPING SENSATION IN HIS LEFT HIP. DOI: (B)(6) 2009 - DOR: NONE REPORTED; (LEFT HIP).
Patient problems: Discomfort; Inflammation; Pain; Test Result
MAUDE report 7930711 ↗
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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