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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 ↗

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