S-ROM 53-4106Recalls & reported problems
Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · S-ROM HIP PILOT SHAFT 6mm · Class 1
All models of S-ROM (92)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 3
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10603295171713), received between Aug 21, 2020 and Sep 27, 2024 — classified as 1 injury, 2 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (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.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break1
- Entrapment of Device1
- Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method1
- Scratched Material1
Patient problems
- No Code Available2
- Foreign Body In Patient1
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
- No Consequences Or Impact To Patient1
Recent adverse event reports
The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionSep 27, 2024Entrapment of Device; Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method; Entrapment of Device; Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A HIP REPLACEMENT SURGERY FOR OSTEOARTHRITIS OF THE HIP. THE PATIENT HAD PREVIOUSLY UNDERGONE CHIARI PELVIC OSTEOTOMY, AND HER MEDULLARY CAVITY WAS THIN/NARROW AND OSTEOSCLEROSIS OF THE PROXIMAL TRABECULAR BONE WAS SIGNIFICANT. A DISTAL REAMER EXCAVATED THE MEDULLARY CAVITY TO 7 MM. THE CONE REAMER THAT WAS USED WAS A "12B", BUT BONE HARDENING MADE REAMING IMPOSSIBLE, SO THE CONE REAMER WAS USED IN DRILL MODE AFTER SHAVING WITH AN AIR TOME. AT THAT TIME, THE PILOT SHAFT HAD BEEN ATTACHED TO THE CONE REAMER BY MISTAKE. AFTER ROTATING THE CONE REAMER REPEATEDLY IN DRILL MODE AND STOPPING IT ABOUT 10 TIMES, THE PILOT SHAFT BECAME DISCONNECTED WHEN THE CONE REAMER WAS REMOVED. THE PILOT SHAFT MAY HAVE LOOSENED A LITTLE DURING USE, BUT THE PILOT SHAFT SHOULD BE TIGHTENED UP WHEN ROTATED IN FORWARD ROTATION, SO THE CAUSE OF THE PILOT SHAFT COMING OFF IS UNKNOWN. RADIOGRAPHS CONFIRMED THAT THE PILOT SHAFT HAD FALLEN TO 14 CM BELOW THE CALCAR, OR THE DISTAL THIRD OF THE FEMUR. ABOUT THREE-QUARTERS OF THE PILOT SHAFT FELL INTO A SPOT WHERE THE MEDULLARY CAVITY HAD WIDENED PAST THE ISTHMUS. THE SURGEON LIFTED AND TAPPED THE FEMUR, BUT THE PILOT S
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient; No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20320563 ↗MalfunctionSep 11, 2020Scratched Material; Scratched Material
BREAKAGE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING THE HIP REPLACEMENT OPERATION,WHEN DID THE "PROXIMAL REAMING", BREAKAGE OCCURRED AT THE THREADED JUNCTION OF THE DISTAL GUIDE ROD AND THE CONICAL REAMER. IT IS NOT KNOWN WHETHER THERE ARE METAL DEBRIS IN THE FRACTURE SITE REMAINED IN THE PATIENT. ANOTHER DEVICE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE OPERATION. THE OPERATION DELAYED ABOUT 40 MINS. THE PATIENT WAS STABLE AND LEFT FROM HOSPITAL NOW.
Patient problems: No Code Available
MAUDE report 10523388 ↗InjuryAug 21, 2020Break; Break
BREAKAGE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS GIVEN THE RIGHT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY OPERATION ON (B)(6) 2017. THE DEVICE WAS BROKEN OFF, COULD NOT REMOVE THE BROKEN PART. 3-6 MONTHS AFTER OPERATION, THE PATIENT WAS WITH IONIZATION REACTION, 2ND OPERATION WAS GIVEN TO REMOVE THE BROKEN PART. NOW THE PATIENT IS STABLE.
Patient problems: No Code Available; No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 10436704 ↗
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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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