ARTICUL/EZE 4734-36-050Recalls & reported problems
Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · ARTICUL/EZE FEMORAL HEAD CERAMIC 12/14 TAPER 36mm plus 5 · Class 2 · Implant
All models of ARTICUL/EZE (22)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 9
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 9
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 9 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10603295505716), received between Jun 17, 2024 and Jul 30, 2026 — classified as 9 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Dislodged or Dislocated” (3 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 18, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem6
- Device Dislodged or Dislocated3
Patient problems
- Unspecified Infection4
- Joint Dislocation3
- Pain2
Recent adverse event reports
The 9 most recent of 9 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryJul 30, 2026Device Dislodged or Dislocated
It was reported that patient was dislocating; needed to move to a longer construct.DOI: (b)(6) 2026.DOR: (b)(6) 2026.Affected side: Unknown.
Patient problems: Joint Dislocation
MAUDE report 50087697 ↗InjuryJul 27, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
It was reported that patient presented with infected total hip. Poly and head were removed, hip was irrigated thoroughly. New head and poly liner were implanted.DOI: (b)(6)2026.DOR: (b)(6)2026.Affected Side: Left Hip.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 50035830 ↗InjuryJun 1, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO PAIN. DOI: (B)(6) 2026. DOR: (B)(6) 2026. AFFECTED SIDE: LEFT HIP.
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 25348773 ↗InjuryApr 13, 2026Device Dislodged or Dislocated
PATIENT DISLOCATED. HEAD WAS EXCHANGED FOR A LONGER HEAD.
Patient problems: Joint Dislocation
MAUDE report 24861531 ↗InjuryJun 17, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT INFECTION WAS SUSPECTED. HEAD AND POLY SWAP PERFORMED.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 22222781 ↗InjuryMar 24, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO PAIN. THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY. AFFECTED SIDE: RIGHT HIP.
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 21676138 ↗InjuryJan 13, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO TOTAL HIP THAT WAS SUSPECTED TO BE INFECTED POST OPERATIVELY. JOINT WAS WASHED OUT AND A POLY AND HEAD EXCHANGE WAS PERFORMED. AFFECTED SIDE: RIGHT HIP.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 21140890 ↗InjuryOct 2, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED AND STATES THAT: THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 20350606 ↗InjuryJun 17, 2024Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THIS PATIENT'S HIP WAS REVISED DUE TO A RECENT DISLOCATION. 36MM +5 CERAMIC FEMORAL HEAD WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED BY A LONGER 36MM +12 CERAMIC FEMORAL HEAD, TO TIGHTEN UP (ADD MORE TENSION) TO ABDUCTOR MUSCLES. THIS SURGERY IS THIS PATIENT'S FOURTH HIP REVISION SURGERY, THE PRIOR ONES DUE TO INFECTION. DOI: (B)(6) 2024. DOR: (B)(6) 2024. AFFECTED SIDE : LEFT HIP. THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: Joint Dislocation
MAUDE report 19554206 ↗
Other Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/polymer, cemented or non-porous, uncemented devices
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- BIOLOX DELTA 1365-32-320Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/polymer, cemented or non-porous, uncemented1 death314 reports
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- DJO SURGICAL 400-03-362Encore Medical, L.P. · Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Ceramic/Polymer, Cemented Or Non-Porous, Uncemented187 reports
- Anthology 71365705Smith & Nephew, Inc. · Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/polymer, cemented or non-porous, uncemented176 reports
- BIOLOX DELTA 1365-40-710Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/polymer, cemented or non-porous, uncemented170 reports
- PINNACLE GRIPTION 1217-32-054Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/polymer, cemented or non-porous, uncemented169 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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