EMPHASYS 4710-52-900Recalls & reported problems
Depuy (Ireland) · EMPHASYS ACETABULAR SHELL MULTI-HOLE 52MM CEMENTLESS · Class 2 · Implant
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Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 3
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10603295502951), received between Nov 15, 2023 and May 12, 2025 — classified as 2 injuries, 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Migration” (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
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem2
- Migration1
Patient problems
- Unspecified Infection2
- Ambulation or Postural Difficulties1
- Bone Fracture(s)1
Recent adverse event reports
The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMay 12, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
PATIENT HAD A PRESUMED INFECTION SO THE SURGEON DECIDED TO WASH OUT AND REMOVE ALL THE IMPLANTS. DOI: UNKNOWN. DOR: (B)(6) 2025. AFFECTED SIDE: RIGHT HIP.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 22004788 ↗InjuryApr 25, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DOCTOR WAS REVISED ALL THE IMPLANTS TO A CEMENT SPACER DUE TO AN ACTIVE INFECTION. THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY. AFFECTED SIDE: RIGHT HIP.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 21910319 ↗MalfunctionNov 15, 2023Migration; Migration
MEDICAL RECORDS REVIEWED BY A CLINICIAN. DOE: (B)(6) 2023: PATIENT REPORTS TO CLINIC FOR POST-REVISION OF RIGHT HIP CHECKUP AT 8 WEEKS. PATIENT REPORTS SOME WALKING DIFFICULTY. THE X-RAY IDENTIFIES A SUPERIOR MIGRATION OF THE CUP, WHICH WAS CONCERNING SINCE THE CUP POSITIONING WAS STABLE THREE WEEKS PREVIOUS. THE PHYSICIAN SENT THE PATIENT FOR A CT SCAN TO DETERMINE IF THERE WAS AN ACETABULAR FRACTURE CAUSING THE MIGRATION. CT SCAN RESULTS DO NOT IDENTIFY A CAUSE FOR THE CUP MIGRATION. THE PATIENT IS TREATED CONSERVATIVELY WITH WEIGHT-BEARING RESTRICTIONS. THE PREVIOUS REVISION TO TREAT MALPOSITIONING OF THE CUP, RECURRENT DISLOCATIONS, AND INSTABILITY IS CAPTURED ON (B)(4). DOI: (B)(6) 2023 (CUP, HEAD, LINER), DOE: (B)(6) 2023, RIGHT HIP.
Patient problems: Ambulation or Postural Difficulties; Bone Fracture(s)
MAUDE report 18139626 ↗
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 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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