AML 1554-03-000Recalls & reported problems
Depuy International Ltd · AML HIP SYSTEM FEMORAL STEM 12/14 TAPER HIP STEM 5/8 POROCOAT 12.0mm STD · Class 2 · Implant
All models of AML (8)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 5
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 5
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 5 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10603295058434), received between Sep 21, 2017 and Jun 19, 2019 — classified as 5 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fracture” (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 Problem2
- Fracture1
- Loss of Osseointegration1
- Loss of or Failure to Bond1
Patient problems
- Pain4
- No Code Available3
- Unspecified Infection3
- Inadequate Osseointegration2
- Test Result2
- Tissue Damage2
- Osteolysis1
Recent adverse event reports
The 5 most recent of 5 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryJun 19, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
REASON FOR ORIGINAL COMPLAINT.- PATIENT REVISED DUE TO PAIN. PPF ALLEGES INFECTION, METALLOSIS, METAL WEAR, PSEUDOTUMOR AND ELEVATED METAL IONS. DOI: (B)(6) 2003, DOR: (B)(6) 2011 (RIGHT HIP).
Patient problems: No Code Available; Pain; Test Result; Tissue Damage; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 8711589 ↗InjuryFeb 13, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
LITIGATION ALLEGES INFECTION AND ELEVATED METAL IONS. DOI (B)(6) 2003, DOR (B)(6) 2011 (LEFT HIP).
Patient problems: No Code Available; Pain; Test Result; Tissue Damage; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 8335467 ↗InjuryJan 21, 2019Loss of Osseointegration; Loss of Osseointegration
THE PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS PAIN, OSTEOLYSIS AND LOOSENING OF THE STEM AT BONE TO IMPLANT INTERFACE.
Patient problems: Inadequate Osseointegration; No Code Available; Osteolysis; Pain
MAUDE report 8265262 ↗InjuryJan 25, 2018Loss of or Failure to Bond; Loss of or Failure to Bond
ON (B)(6) 2018: PFS AND MEDICAL RECORDS RECEIVED. PFS ALLEGES CONSTANT PAIN AND WALKING DIFFICULTY. AFTER REVIEW OF MEDICAL RECORDS FOR MDR REPORTABILITY IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS NON-SEPTIC LOOSENING OF THE FEMORAL PROSTHESIS. REVISION NOTE STATED, THE STEM FOUND TO HAVE VERY LITTLE BONY INGROWTH. THE LINER APPEARED TO HAVE NO SIGNIFICANT WEAR, IT WAS NOT REMOVED AND THE CUFF SHOWED NO EVIDENCE OF ANY LOOSENING. CLINICAL VISITS REPORTS OF CLICKING, TROCHANTERIC BURSITIS, SYNOVITIS. DOI: (B)(6) 2005, DOR: (B)(6) 2011 (LEFT HIP RE-REVISION).
Patient problems: Inadequate Osseointegration; Pain
MAUDE report 7218643 ↗InjurySep 21, 2017Fracture; Fracture
PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS BROKEN AML STEM. THE TRUNNION WAS BROKEN.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 6883157 ↗
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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