AML 1554-02-180Recalls & reported problems
Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · AML HIP SYSTEM FEMORAL STEM 12/14 TAPER 18.0mm LARGE STATURE 155mm LENGTH 45mm OFFSET · Class 2 · Implant
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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 10603295058397), received between Nov 5, 2018 and Sep 16, 2019 — classified as 3 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Biocompatibility” (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
- Biocompatibility1
- Loss of Osseointegration1
Patient problems
- No Code Available2
- Pain2
- Discomfort1
- Inadequate Osseointegration1
- Inflammation1
- Test Result1
- Unspecified Infection1
Recent adverse event reports
The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjurySep 16, 2019Loss of Osseointegration; Loss of Osseointegration
THE PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS PAIN AND LOOSENING OF THE STEM AT THE BONE TO IMPLANT INTERFACE. DOI: UNKNOWN. DOR: (B)(6) 2019, LEFT HIP.
Patient problems: Inadequate Osseointegration; No Code Available; Pain
MAUDE report 9072430 ↗InjuryJan 9, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS INFECTED RIGHT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY. DOI: (B)(6) 2007 - DOR: (B)(6) 2007 (RIGHT HIP).
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 8230741 ↗InjuryNov 5, 2018Biocompatibility; Biocompatibility
LITIGATION ALLEGE: LARGE AMOUNTS OF COBALT CHROMIUM METAL IONS AND PARTICLES IN HIS BLOOD, TISSUE, AND BONE SURROUNDING THE IMPLANT. PATIENT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING SEVERE PAIN AND DISCOMFORT AND INFLAMMATION IN HIS LEFT THIGH AND GROIN. HE ALSO EXPERIENCES A POPPING AND SNAPPING SENSATION IN HIS HIP-JOINT WHEN WALKING OR MOVING TO AND FROM A SITTING POSITION. UPDATE AD 01 MAY 2018: RECEIPT OF PPF AND STICKER SHEETS RECORD. PPF HAS NO NEW ALLEGATION.
Patient problems: Discomfort; Inflammation; No Code Available; Pain; Test Result
MAUDE report 8038648 ↗
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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