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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

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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

Nov 2023: 0 reportsDec 2023: 0 reportsJan 2024: 0 reportsFeb 2024: 0 reportsMar 2024: 0 reportsApr 2024: 1 reportsMay 2024: 0 reportsJun 2024: 0 reportsJul 2024: 0 reportsAug 2024: 0 reportsSep 2024: 0 reportsOct 2024: 0 reportsNov 2024: 0 reportsDec 2024: 0 reportsJan 2025: 0 reportsFeb 2025: 0 reportsMar 2025: 0 reportsApr 2025: 0 reportsMay 2025: 0 reportsJun 2025: 0 reportsJul 2025: 0 reportsAug 2025: 0 reportsSep 2025: 0 reportsOct 2025: 0 reportsNov 2025: 0 reportsDec 2025: 1 reportsJan 2026: 0 reportsFeb 2026: 0 reportsMar 2026: 0 reportsApr 2026: 1 reportsMay 2026: 0 reportsJun 2026: 0 reportsJul 2026: 0 reportsAug 2026: 0 reportsSep 2026: 0 reportsOct 2026: 0 reports2024202520261
Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

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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