EMPHASYS 4710-58-300Recalls & reported problems
Depuy (Ireland) · EMPHASYS ACETABULAR SHELL THREE-HOLE 58MM CEMENTLESS · Class 2 · Implant
All models of EMPHASYS (109)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 7
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 5
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 7 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10603295500636), received between Apr 21, 2023 and Sep 18, 2026 — classified as 5 injuries, 2 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Difficult to Insert” (2 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. 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
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem3
- Difficult to Insert2
- Osseointegration Problem2
Patient problems
- Inadequate Osseointegration2
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions2
- Bone Fracture(s)1
- Bone Notching1
- Fall1
- Hemorrhage/Blood Loss/Bleeding1
- Thrombosis/Thrombus1
Recent adverse event reports
The 7 most recent of 7 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionSep 18, 2026Difficult to Insert
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 50824056 ↗InjuryJun 30, 2026Osseointegration Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE REMOVED A 58 EMPHASYS SHELL THAT WAS SAID TO BE LOOSE. IMPLANTED A 58 PINNACLE SECTOR SHELL INSTEAD. AFFECTED SIDE: LEFT HIP.
Patient problems: Inadequate Osseointegration
MAUDE report 25668042 ↗InjuryNov 12, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING THE TOTAL HIP, THE DOCTOR TOOK OUT THE FEMORAL HEAD AND STARTED REAMING WHILE USING X-RAY. HE REAMED TO A 52 AND TRIALED THE 52 CUP, BUT IT WASN¿T GETTING THE FIXATION HE LIKED SO REAMED UP TO A 54. THE SAME THING HAPPENED SO HE KEPT GOING UP AND TRIALING. HE WAS LOSING MEDIAL WALL AND DIDN¿T WANT TO EXPAND THE CUP VERY BIG SO HE WAS GOING TO CHANGE TO A BIPOLAR HEMI HEAD. WHILE TRIALING WITH THE BIPOLAR HEAD, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE HEAD DIDN¿T WANT TO SEAT ALL THE WAY DOWN. SURGEON TOOK OUT THE TRIAL AND NOTICED THERE WAS A FRACTURE IN THE ACETABULUM. HE SCRUBBED OUT AND GOT SOME SUGGESTIONS FROM HIS PARTNER. HE ENDED UP DECIDING TO PUT IN A REAL STEM, AND A BIPOLAR HEAR IN WITHOUT THE METAL SHELL. THE PLAN WAS TO CLOSE AND COME BACK AND REVISE AT A LATER DATE WHEN THE DOCTOR HAD SOME HELP. ON (B)(6) 2025 THE HIP WAS REVISED. USED A REVISION CUP AND SCREWS AND GOT THE FIXATION THEY WANTED. DOI: (B)(6) 2025, DOR: (B)(6) 2025, AFFECTED SIDE: RIGHT HIP.
Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s); Bone Notching
MAUDE report 23535648 ↗InjuryAug 26, 2025Osseointegration Problem; Osseointegration Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT FELL DOWN THE STEPS AND THEIR CUP LOST FIXATION AND BECOME LOOSE. SURGEON REVISED THE CUP. THERE WAS LOOSENING OF 58- 3-HOLE ACETABULAR COMPONENT. THE LOOSENING INTERFACE WAS NONCEMENTED. DOI: (B)(6) 2024. DOR: (B)(6) 2025. AFFECTED SIDE: RIGHT SIDE.
Patient problems: Fall; Inadequate Osseointegration
MAUDE report 22895703 ↗MalfunctionJun 20, 2025Difficult to Insert; Difficult to Insert
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE IMPACTED CUP, NO ISSUE, OPENED APPROPRIATE LINER, COULD NOT IMPACT. NO BONE OR SOFT TISSUE INTERFERENCE. OPENED SECOND LINER STILL HAD TROUBLE IMPACTING SECOND LINER. DIDN'T SEEM TO HAVE ANY DAMAGE TO CUP. NO THREADS FROM DOME, NO SOFT TISSUE OR BONE BETWEEN LOCKING MECHANISM. TRIED MULTIPLE ANGLES. EVENTUALLY WAS ABLE TO SEAT SECOND LINER. LISTING CUP AND LINER. ONLY WASTED LINER. DOE: (B)(6) 2025, AFFECTED SIDE: LEFT HIP.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22299263 ↗InjuryApr 27, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
CLINICAL ADVERSE EVENT RECEIVED FOR GI; THROMBOSIS OF SUPERIOR MESENTERIC ARTERY. EVENT IS SERIOUS AND IS CONSIDERED SEVERE. EVENT IS POSSIBLY RELATED TO PROCEDURE. EVENT IS NOT RELATED TO DEVICE. DATE OF IMPLANT: (B)(6) 2022, DATE OF EVENT: (B)(6) 2023, (LEFT HIP). TREATMENT: UNSPECIFIED TREATMENT
Patient problems: Thrombosis/Thrombus
MAUDE report 16823684 ↗InjuryApr 21, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
CLINICAL ADVERSE EVENT RECEIVED FOR INTRAOPERATIVE BLEED. EVENT IS SERIOUS AND IS CONSIDERED SEVERE. EVENT IS POSSIBLY RELATED TO PROCEDURE. EVENT IS NOT RELATED TO DEVICE. DATE OF IMPLANT: (B)(6) 2023, DATE OF EVENT: (B)(6) 2023, (RIGHT HIP). TREATMENT: COILING IS RECOMMENDED TO ADDRESS POTENTIAL LATERAL CIRCUMFLEX BLEED.
Patient problems: Hemorrhage/Blood Loss/Bleeding
MAUDE report 16786623 ↗
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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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