AML 1554-05-000Recalls & reported problems
Depuy International Ltd · AML HIP SYSTEM FEMORAL STEM 12/14 TAPER HIP STEM 5/8 POROCOAT 15.0mm STD · Class 2 · Implant
All models of AML (8)
Data updated Oct 16, 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 10603295058526), received between Feb 5, 2020 and Jul 2, 2024 — classified as 3 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Degraded” (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 16, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Degraded2
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
Patient problems
- Foreign Body Reaction3
- Hypersensitivity/Allergic reaction2
- Pain2
- Ambulation or Postural Difficulties1
- Inflammation1
- No Code Available1
- Swelling/ Edema1
- Unspecified Tissue Injury1
Recent adverse event reports
The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryJul 2, 2024Degraded; Degraded
MEDICAL RECORDS RECEIVED AD 18 JUN 2024. AFTER REVIEW OF MEDICAL RECORDS PATIENT WAS REVISED WAS DUE TO ADVERSE REACTION TO METAL DEBRIS RIGHT HIP. PRIOR TO REVISION PATIENT MRI SHOWED FAILED PSEUDOTUMOR BUT SHE HAD A LARGE FLUID COLLECTION AT THE TROCHANTER WITH AVULSION OF THE ANTERIOR GLUTEI. PAIN HAS BEEN STABLE BUT INTERMITTENT IN SEVERITY AND COMPLAINTS AUDIBLE GRINDING. THERE IS A SLIGHT LIMP. OPERATIVE NOTES INDICATED UPON REMOVING THE HEAD THERE WAS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF METALLIC, BLACK DEBRIS AT THE TRUNNION. DOI: (B)(6) 2006. DOR: (B)(6) 2012. RIGHT HIP.
Patient problems: Ambulation or Postural Difficulties; Foreign Body Reaction; Hypersensitivity/Allergic reaction; Pain; Swelling/ Edema; Unspecified Tissue Injury
MAUDE report 19655664 ↗InjuryMar 8, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
PATIENT UNDERWENT HIP REVISION SURGERY. DURALOC ENDURANCE LINER WAS COMPLETELY WORN THROUGH CAUSING THE RELEASE OF METAL AND PLASTIC DEBRIS. SURGEON REPLACED CUP, LINER AND HEAD COMPONENT.
Patient problems: Foreign Body Reaction
MAUDE report 18864592 ↗InjuryFeb 5, 2020Degraded; Degraded
PCF AND MEDICAL RECORDS RECEIVED. AFTER REVIEW OF MEDICAL RECORDS PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESSED METAL ON METAL SOFT TISSUE IRRITATION AND REACTION. OPERATIVE NOTES INDICATED INCREASING PAIN WITH A LITTLE LIMP. UPON ENTERING THE HIP JOINT ITSELF, ABUNDANT AMOUNT OF ORANGISH FLUID WAS PRESENT. NO PURULENCE BUT SORT OF THE TYPICAL METAL ON METAL REACTION. THERE WAS SOME OF USUAL REACTIVE ALMOST SAWDUST LIKE TISSUE IN THE CAPSULE. THERE WAS SOME CORROSION PRODUCTS ON THE TRUNNION BUT NO OBVIOUS DAMAGE ITSELF. DOI: (B)(6) 2004; DOR: (B)(6) 2018 LEFT HIP. PLEASE SEE (B)(4) RIGHT HIP.
Patient problems: Foreign Body Reaction; Hypersensitivity/Allergic reaction; Inflammation; No Code Available; Pain
MAUDE report 9671327 ↗
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 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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