PINNACLE ALTRX 1221-40-466Recalls & reported problems
Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · PINNACLE HIP SOLUTIONS ALTRX POLYETHYLENE ACETABULAR LINER +4 NEUTRAL 40mm ID 66mm OD · Class 2 · Implant
All models of PINNACLE ALTRX (98)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 7
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 7
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 7 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10603295393559), received between Nov 29, 2017 and Aug 16, 2023 — classified as 7 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Dislodged or Dislocated” (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 Problem5
- Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available1
- Device Dislodged or Dislocated1
Patient problems
- Unspecified Infection5
- No Code Available4
- Joint Dislocation1
- Pain1
Recent adverse event reports
The 7 most recent of 7 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryAug 16, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO PAIN. DOI: (B)(6) 2021. DOR: (B)(6) 2023. AFFECTED SIDE: LEFT HIP.
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 17555812 ↗InjuryNov 17, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
THE PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO INFECTED HIP; SURGEON EXPLANTED COMPONENTS, AND IMPLANTED PROSTALAC SPACER. DOI: (B)(6) 2020; DOR: (B)(4). LEFT HIP.
Patient problems: No Code Available; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 10853663 ↗InjuryOct 30, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO INFECTION. HEAD AND LINER EXCHANGED. SAME SIZES USED. NOTHING FURTHER TO REPORT. DOI: UNKNOWN DOR: (B)(6) 2020 UNKNOWN HIP.
Patient problems: No Code Available; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 10763890 ↗InjuryMay 6, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO INFECTION. ALL COMPONENTS WERE REMOVED AND AN ANTIBIOTIC SPACER WAS IMPLANTED. THE INITIAL REVISION WAS OF JUST THE STEM SIDE ON (B)(6) 2019 AND ANOTHER REVISION TO TAKE OUT A ZIMMER CUP AND PUT IN OURS WAS DONE ON (B)(6) TO STOP THOUSAND PATIENT'S RIGHT HIP WAS REVISED DUE TO SECTION. ALL COMPONENTS WERE REMOVED AND AN ANTIBIOTIC SPACER WAS IMPLANTED. RIGHT HIP.
Patient problems: No Code Available; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 8583244 ↗InjuryJan 15, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
THE PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS INFECTION.
Patient problems: No Code Available; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 8247724 ↗InjuryOct 30, 2018Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available; Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS SUSPECTED INFECTION.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 8020487 ↗InjuryNov 29, 2017Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated
THE PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS DISLOCATION AND THE SURGEON WANTED TO CHANGE THE VERSION ON THE STEM.
Patient problems: Joint Dislocation
MAUDE report 7069838 ↗
Other Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/polymer, cemented or non-porous, uncemented devices
- BIOLOX DELTA 1365-32-310Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/polymer, cemented or non-porous, uncemented551 reports
- PINNACLE ALTRX 1221-36-052Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/polymer, cemented or non-porous, uncemented481 reports
- BIOLOX DELTA 1365-32-320Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/polymer, cemented or non-porous, uncemented1 death314 reports
- BIOLOX DELTA 1365-36-720Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/polymer, cemented or non-porous, uncemented1 death189 reports
- DJO SURGICAL 400-03-362Encore Medical, L.P. · Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Ceramic/Polymer, Cemented Or Non-Porous, Uncemented187 reports
- Anthology 71365705Smith & Nephew, Inc. · Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/polymer, cemented or non-porous, uncemented176 reports
- BIOLOX DELTA 1365-40-710Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/polymer, cemented or non-porous, uncemented170 reports
- PINNACLE GRIPTION 1217-32-054Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/polymer, cemented or non-porous, uncemented169 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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