PINNACLE ALTRX 1221-28-156Recalls & reported problems
Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · PINNACLE HIP SOLUTIONS ALTRX POLYETHYLENE ACETABULAR LINER +4 10 DEGREE 28mm ID 56mm OD · Class 2 · Implant
All models of PINNACLE ALTRX (98)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 10603295426622), received between Dec 15, 2021 and Dec 15, 2021 — classified as 1 injury.
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
- Device Dislodged or Dislocated1
Patient problems
- Joint Dislocation1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryDec 15, 2021Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ORIGINAL IMPLANT DATE UNKNOWN. PATIENTS HIP WAS DONE SEVERAL YEARS AGO BY DR (B)(6) AT (B)(6). DR (B)(6)WAS UNSURE OF THE EXACT DATE. PATIENT WAS DEALING WITH SOME DISLOCATION ISSUES. DR (B)(6)FELT THE PATIENT WOULD BENEFIT FROM A CONSTRAINED LINER. THE 56X28 +4/10 DEGREE LINER AND 28MM +9 HEAD WERE REMOVED. A +4 NEUTRAL CONSTRAINED LINER WAS TRAILED WITH A 36 +9 HEAD. HIP WAS FOUND TO BE STABLE AND THE REAL IMPLANTS WERE OPENED AND INSERTED. CLOSING PROCESS BEGAN. DOI: UNK, DOR: (B)(6) 2021, RIGHT HIP.
Patient problems: Joint Dislocation
MAUDE report 13011391 ↗
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 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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