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LPS 2987-72-030Recalls & reported problems

Depuy (Ireland) · LPS INSERTER/EXTRACTOR · Class 1

Quick summary

This DePuy LPS inserter/extractor is a hand surgical instrument for placing and removing hip prosthesis parts. The 69 reports mostly describe the tool breaking, snapping or bending, plus worn threads, missing pieces such as a spring or button, and trouble working with other instruments. No deaths and no injuries were reported. No recalls name this device.

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Adverse event reports
68
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
0
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 68 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10603295159131), received between Apr 26, 2018 and Aug 26, 2026 — classified as 68 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (28 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. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.

Reports received per month

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Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Break28
  • Material Deformation15
  • Material Twisted/Bent15
  • Device-Device Incompatibility11
  • Naturally Worn10
  • Component Missing3
  • Physical Resistance/Sticking3
  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem2

Patient problems

  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions38
  • No Consequences Or Impact To Patient25
  • Insufficient Information4
  • No Code Available3

Recent adverse event reports

The 25 most recent of 68 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • MalfunctionAug 26, 2026Break

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 50452686 ↗
  • MalfunctionAug 26, 2026Break

    It was reported that the device was checked after a case, and the spring/button was missing. There was no patient or user harm. There was no significant delay.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 50452685 ↗
  • MalfunctionAug 4, 2026Break; Material Deformation

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 50126813 ↗
  • MalfunctionApr 21, 2026Material Deformation

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE THREADS ON THE LPS INSERTER EXTRACTOR WERE WORN DOWN PRIOR TO THE PATIENT BEING IN THE ROOM. NO TIME WAS ADDED. NO PATIENT WAS AFFECTED. THE EVENT DID NOT OCCUR IN SURGERY. ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION HAS BEEN DISCLOSED.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 24942768 ↗
  • MalfunctionApr 9, 2026Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT INSERTER TIP FOR ENDURANCE WAS BENT. STRAIGHT REAMER SHAFT WAS WOBBLING. LPS STEM INSERTER WAS BROKEN. THE 45 DEGREE ANGLE DRILL WAS BROKEN. IT DID NOT HAPPENED IN SURGERY.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 24829897 ↗
  • MalfunctionJan 13, 2026Material Deformation

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT TOOL BROKEN. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE LPS PFR IMPLANT INSERTER WAS CROSS THREADED AND BENT. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DEVICE WAS NOT BROKEN INTO TWO SEPARATE PIECES.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 24056160 ↗
  • MalfunctionDec 31, 2025Break; Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING PLACEMENT OF AN LPS PROSTHESIS, THE SCREW CONNECTION OF THE LPS INSERTER/EXTRACTOR BROKE WHILE UNSCREWING THE INSTRUMENT. THE IMPLANT WAS PLACED SUCCESSFULLY, THERE WERE NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCES, AND THE PROCEDURE WAS PROLONGED BY FIVE MINUTES.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 23936810 ↗
  • MalfunctionDec 22, 2025Break; Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT LPS INSERTER STRIKE PLATE BROKE. NO DELAY, NO PATIENT HARM, NO ALLEGATIONS AGAINST PRODUCT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 23862571 ↗
  • MalfunctionSep 30, 2025Break; Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT IMPACTOR TIP BROKE. ALL PIECES RETRIEVED. KNOB BROKE OFF OF THE END.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 23178765 ↗
  • MalfunctionSep 2, 2025Device-Device Incompatibility; Material Deformation; Device-Device Incompatibility; Material Deformation

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE INSERTER/EXTRACTOR FROM LPS TRAY WAS BENT AND THREAD WAS NOT WORKING, UNABLE TO ENGAGE FROM STEM TRIAL. THERE WAS NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCE.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 22948152 ↗
  • MalfunctionJul 10, 2025Break; Material Deformation; Break; Material Deformation

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE INSTRUMENT WAS BENT AND WAS UNUSABLE.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 22468662 ↗
  • MalfunctionMay 22, 2025Device-Device Incompatibility; Material Deformation; Device-Device Incompatibility; Material Deformation

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DEVICE USED TO REMOVE PROXIMAL BODY. THREADS ARE NOW WARPED AND WILL NOT SCREW IN PROPERLY.

    Patient problems: Insufficient Information

    MAUDE report 22070133 ↗
  • MalfunctionApr 4, 2025Break; Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE KNOB ON THE BACK OF THE LPS INSERTER WAS BROKEN CLEAN OFF WHILE IMPACTING. A DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCT BROKE DURING SURGERY AND ALL PIECES WERE RETRIEVED.

    Patient problems: Insufficient Information

    MAUDE report 21777686 ↗
  • MalfunctionNov 20, 2024No Apparent Adverse Event; No Apparent Adverse Event

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2024, THE THREADS OF INSERTER/EXTRACTOR ARE STRIPPED. ALSO, THE BUTTON IS BROKEN. THE ISSUE DID NOT HAPPENED IN SURGERY. INSERTER WAS FOUND WITH THE THREADS STRIPPED AND THE SPRING AND RELEASE BOTTOM WERE NOT RETURNED FOR EVALUATION (THEY APPEAR TO BE MISSING).

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 20733486 ↗
  • MalfunctionNov 13, 2024Material Deformation; Material Deformation

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE ROD IS BENT.

    Patient problems: Insufficient Information

    MAUDE report 20678267 ↗
  • MalfunctionNov 8, 2024Break; Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE BUTTON WAS BROKE OFF UPON WASHING. THE EVENT DID NOT HAPPEN IN SURGERY.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 20637538 ↗
  • MalfunctionSep 30, 2024Break; Naturally Worn; Break; Naturally Worn

    IT WAS REPORTED THE THREADS ON INSERTER HANDLE WERE STRIPPED AND THE BUTTON WAS BROKEN. THE EVENT DID NOT HAPPEN IN SURGERY.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 20335764 ↗
  • MalfunctionSep 18, 2024Break; Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE THREADED SHAFT OF THE LPS STEM INSERTER BROKE AFTER SUCCESSFULLY IMPLANTING THE STEM. WHEN THE SURGEON BEGAN TO UNSCREW IT, THE END CAME OFF IN HIS HAND WITH THE REST OF THE THREADED SHAFT STILL SCREWED INTO THE STEM. ALL PIECES WERE REMOVED AS THE SHAFT WAS UNSCREWED BY HAND CAUSING ROUGHLY A 20 SECOND DELAY. NO NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES WERE EXPERIENCE BY THE PATIENT DUE TO THE INSTRUMENT BREAKAGE.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 20248832 ↗
  • MalfunctionSep 10, 2024Break; Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT EXTRACTOR BROKE.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 20180699 ↗
  • MalfunctionJul 11, 2024Device-Device Incompatibility; Material Deformation; Naturally Worn; Scratched Material; Device-Device Incompatibility; Material Deformation; Naturally Worn; Scratched Material

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE IMPACTION CUP HAD DAMAGE ON THE INNER RIM THAT IS FLAKING OFF. THE LPS INSERTER/EXTRACTOR'S INTERNAL ROD IS BENT AND WEAR AND TEAR SCRATCHES ON IT MAKING IT HARD TO INSERT INTO THE HOLDER.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 19720487 ↗
  • MalfunctionMar 13, 2024Break; Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE EXTRACTOR IS BROKEN. PATIENT STATUS/ OUTCOME / CONSEQUENCES: WAS OTHER MEDICAL INTERVENTION (E.G. X-RAYS, ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES, PRESCRIPTIONS, OTC, REVISION) REQUIRED? UNKNOWN. IS THE PATIENT PART OF A CLINICAL STUDY? UNKNOWN. (B)(4). DEVICE PROPERTY OF: NONE. DEVICE IN POSSESSION OF: NONE. BY CHECKING THIS BOX I CERTIFY THAT ALL INFORMATION THAT ARE KNOWN/AVAILABLE HAS BEEN DISCLOSED. IF ANY NEW INFORMATION WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE, THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE SUBMITTED THROUGH CST. TRUE.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 18895272 ↗
  • MalfunctionSep 25, 2023Device-Device Incompatibility; Naturally Worn; Device-Device Incompatibility; Naturally Worn

    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED INDICATES THAT THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES TO THE PATIENT BECAUSE OF THE EVENT.

    Patient problems: Insufficient Information; No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 17807898 ↗
  • MalfunctionJun 2, 2023Break; Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE FEMORAL SLEEVE EXTRACTOR WAS SCREWED ON TO REMOVE THE ADAPTER. WHILE USING THE MALLET TO REMOVE THE ADAPTER, THE INNER SHAFT OF THE EXTRACTOR BROKE OFF. THE PATIENT WAS NOT INJURED DURING THE PROCESS. THE PIECES WERE IDENTIFIED AND REMOVED FROM THE FIELD. THERE WAS NO ADDED TIME TO THE CASE.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 17052425 ↗
  • MalfunctionMay 9, 2023Device-Device Incompatibility; Naturally Worn; Device-Device Incompatibility; Naturally Worn

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE THREADS WERE DAMAGED AND MADE IT A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO THREAD IN ADAPTER. NO SURGICAL DELAY WAS THERE.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 16895525 ↗
  • MalfunctionApr 18, 2023Device-Device Incompatibility; Naturally Worn; Device-Device Incompatibility; Naturally Worn

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PRODUCT FOUND DAMAGED. WILL NOT THREAD. NOT USED IN SURGERY.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 16761012 ↗

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Sources: FDA GUDID, MAUDE and Medical Device Recalls via openFDA. openFDA data is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.