ARTICUL/EZE 4734-22-040Recalls & reported problems
Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · ARTICUL/EZE FEMORAL HEAD CERAMIC 12/14 TAPER 22.225mm plus 4 · Class 2 · Implant
All models of ARTICUL/EZE (22)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 3
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 3
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10603295503187), received between Apr 26, 2024 and Apr 23, 2026 — classified as 3 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Dislodged or Dislocated” (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
- Device Dislodged or Dislocated2
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
Patient problems
- Unspecified Infection2
- Joint Dislocation1
- Pain1
- Wound Dehiscence1
Recent adverse event reports
The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryApr 23, 2026Device Dislodged or Dislocated
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED: A. WAS/WERE THERE ANY ADVERSE CONSEQUENCE/S THAT AFFECTED THE PATIENT BECAUSE OF THE REPORTED EVENT? OTHER THAN SOME DISCOMFORT POST ATTEMPTED RELOCATION, NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES WERE NOTED.
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 24971588 ↗InjuryDec 10, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
PATIENT PRESENTS WITH POST OPERATIVE INFECTION POST HIP REPLACEMENT FROM A FAILED CEPHALOMEDULLARY NAIL. ALL DEPUY COMPONENTS ARE PERFORMING AS EXPECTED. COMPONENTS ARE REMOVED AND REPLACED DURING AND EXTENSIVE IRRIGATION DEBRIDEMENT AND PLACEMENT OF ANTIBIOTIC BEADS. DELAY WAS DUE TO A MALFUNCTIONING INSTRUMENT THAT WAS SUBMITTED IN A SEPARATE DER. NO PATIENT HARM OCCURRED. DOI: (B)(6) 2025. DOR: (B)(6) 2025. AFFECTED SIDE: RIGHT HIP.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection; Wound Dehiscence
MAUDE report 23766562 ↗InjuryApr 26, 2024Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT DISLOCATED AGAIN FROM A COMPETITIVE CONSTRAINED LINER. SURGEON CHOOSE TO REMOVE THE COMPETITIVE CUP AND PLACE A DEPUY CUP AND CONSTRAINED LINER. UNFORTUNATELY, AFTER BEING REPEATED FAILURES WITH THE COMPETITIVE LINER THE SURGEON HAD STRONG SUSPICION OF INFECTION DUE TO ELEVATED LABS AND CHOSE TO CHANGE ALL MODULAR COMPONENTS AND PLACE RESORBABLE ANTIBIOTIC BEADS. DOI: (B)(6) 2024, DOR: (B)(6) 2024, AFFECTED SIDE: LEFT HIP.
Patient problems: Joint Dislocation; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 19191588 ↗
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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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