AML 1554-02-000Recalls & reported problems
Depuy International Ltd · AML HIP SYSTEM FEMORAL STEM 12/14 TAPER HIP STEM 5/8 POROCOAT 10.5mm STD · Class 2 · Implant
All models of AML (8)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 3
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 3
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10603295058311), received between Apr 3, 2019 and Mar 1, 2023 — classified as 3 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fracture” (2 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
- Fracture2
- Biocompatibility1
- Loss of Osseointegration1
Patient problems
- Pain2
- Bone Fracture(s)1
- Discomfort1
- Fall1
- Inadequate Osseointegration1
- No Code Available1
- Test Result1
Recent adverse event reports
The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMar 1, 2023Fracture; Fracture
HCP IS REPORTING TO NCA/BFARM: "PAIN LEFT THIGH AND HIP SINCE YEARS. FALL IN DOMICILE ON (B)(6) 2023, THEN THE ENTIRE NIGHT LYING ON THE FLOOR. NURSING SERVICE FOUND PATIENT THE NEXT MORNING AND PICKED HIM UP. ANOTHER FALL ON (B)(6)2023. NOW PRESENTATION IN THE HOSPITAL RADEBEUL. THERE IN THE X-RAY A STEM-FRACTURE WAS DIAGNOSED. TRANSFER TO DRESDEN MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL, ORTHOPEDICS FOR FURTHER CARE. REVISION SURGERY WITH REPLACEMENT OF THE STEM ON (B)(6) 2023."
Patient problems: Fall; Pain
MAUDE report 16459187 ↗InjuryMay 28, 2020Fracture; Loss of Osseointegration; Fracture; Loss of Osseointegration
SURGEON REPORTED TO (B)(6): "TRANSFERRAL FROM ORTHOPEDIC OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT BECAUSE OF STEM FRACTURE - PROSTHESIS WITH SIGNS OF LOOSENING. NO TRAUMA IN ANAMNESIS. REVISION OF STEM TO MODULAR CEMENTLESS STEM WITH WIRE-OSTEOSYNTHESIS ON (B)(6) 2020."
Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s); Inadequate Osseointegration; No Code Available
MAUDE report 10098478 ↗InjuryApr 3, 2019Biocompatibility; Biocompatibility
COMPLAINT DESCRIPTION: LITIGATION ALLEGES THE PATIENT SUFFERS FROM PAIN, DISCOMFORT, MULTIPLE DISLOCATIONS AND A PSEUDOTUMOR. UPDATE REC'D 7/21/2014-PFS AND MEDICAL RECORDS RECEIVED. AFTER REVIEW OF THE MEDICAL RECORDS, THE PRIMARY OPERATIVE NOTE STATES A MARATHON LINER WAS IMPLANTED, BUT THE STICKER SHEET SHOWS THAT A METAL LINER WAS ACTUALLY IMPLANTED. THE PFS ALSO STATES THE PATIENT WAS REVISED ON (B)(6) 2014 FOR A PSEUDOTUMOR, BUT THERE NO MEDICAL RECORDS AT THIS TIME TO CONFIRM THIS REVISION DATE. THERE IS NO NEW ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT WOULD AFFECT THE EXISTING MDR DECISION. THE COMPLAINT WAS UPDATED ON: 8/5/2014. UPDATE 1/20/2016-PFS AND MEDICAL RECORDS RECEIVED. AFTER REVIEW OF THE MEDICAL RECORDS FOR MDR REPORTABILITY, THE MEDICAL RECORDS INDICATE THE PATIENT WAS REVISED ON (B)(6) 2014 FOR INFECTION, PAIN DISLOCATION, AND CLICKING/POPPING SOUNDS. ALL IMPLANTS EXCEPT FOR THE STEM WERE EXPLANTED. THE PATIENT WAS REIMPLANTED ON (B)(6) 2014. AT THIS TIME INFECTION ISN'T ALLEGED PER LITIGATION. THE CUP AND HOLE ELIMINATOR ARE BEING ADDED TO THE COMPLAINT, BUT NOT REPORTED AS THEY WERE IMPLANTED MORE THAN 10 YEARS BEFORE BEING REMOVED. THERE WAS NO MENTION OF A PSEUDOTUMOR.
Patient problems: Discomfort; Pain; Test Result
MAUDE report 8478049 ↗
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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