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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

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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 ↗

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