SUMMIT 1570-12-180Recalls & reported problems
Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · SUMMIT FEMORAL STEM 12/14 TAPER TAPERED w/DUOFIX HA SIZE 10 HI 170mm · Class 2 · Implant
All models of SUMMIT (53)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10603295060215), received between Feb 25, 2019 and May 3, 2019 — classified as 2 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 16, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem2
- Biocompatibility1
Patient problems
- No Code Available2
- Pain2
- Test Result2
- Discomfort1
- Inflammation1
- Limited Mobility Of The Implanted Joint1
- Scar Tissue1
- Swelling1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMay 3, 2019Biocompatibility; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Biocompatibility; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS PAIN AND CLICKING. THERE WAS QUITE A BIT OF GRAYISH TISSUE SURROUNDING THE CAPSULE. UPDATE AD 10 APR 2019. RECEIPT OF MEDICAL RECORDS AND STICKER SHEETS. AFTER REVIEW OF MEDICAL RECORDS, THE PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS PAIN, DISCOMFORT, SYMPTOMS OF IMPINGEMENT, CLICKING SOUNDS UPON LEG EXTENSION AND ELEVATED COBALT AND CHROMIUM LEVELS. OPERATIVE FINDINGS INCLUDE A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF JOINT FLUID EXTRUDED FROM THE JOINT, INFLAMMATION AND EXTENSIVE SCAR TISSUE. ADDED MEDICAL HISTORY, EXPIRATION DATES, PATIENT DATE OF BIRTH, PATIENT HARMS AND PRODUCT EXPERIENCE CODE FOR IMPINGEMENT, FEMORAL SLEEVE AND STEM. THIS COMPLAINT WAS UPDATED ON 23 APR 2019.
Patient problems: Discomfort; Inflammation; No Code Available; Pain; Scar Tissue; Test Result
MAUDE report 8577836 ↗InjuryFeb 25, 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) 2006; DOR: (B)(6) 2016; (RIGHT HIP).
Patient problems: Limited Mobility Of The Implanted Joint; No Code Available; Pain; Swelling; Test Result; Tissue Damage; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 8366592 ↗
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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