CONSERVE® 38AC4200Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI M68438AC42001), received between Jan 29, 2020 and Apr 6, 2022 — classified as 4 injuries.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Corroded” (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. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• InjuryApr 6, 2022Material Fragmentation; Patient Device Interaction Problem

  ALLEGEDLY, THE PATIENT HAD METAL-ON-METAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY THAT HAS BEEN PAINFUL FOR 4 YEARS. AFTER REVIEWING HIS RADIOGRAPHS AND OPERATIVE REPORT THE CHROMIC COBALT LEVELS WERE ALL SIGNIFICANTLY ELEVATED. THERE WAS MILD EVIDENCE OF CORROSION AT THE TRUNNION OF THE BASE OF THE MODULAR NECK HOWEVER IT WAS VERY MINIMAL AND ON THE INSIDE OF THE FEMORAL COMPONENT IT WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY ABSENT. THE FEMORAL COMPONENTS HAD METALLIC DEBRIS.

  Patient problems: Metal Related Pathology; Pain

  MAUDE report 14025956 ↗
• InjuryMar 29, 2021Corroded; Loss of Osseointegration; Corroded; Loss of Osseointegration

  ALLEGEDLY, ON OR ABOUT (B)(6) 2020 IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE DEVICE FAILED DUE TO METAL DEBRIS, CORROSION AND RESULTANT METAL IONS, DUE TO THE METAL ON METAL DESIGN BETWEEN THE ARTICULATING SURFACES. THIS PATIENT HAD METAL ON POLYETHYLENE ARTICULATING COMPONENTS. IT IS ALSO ALLEGED THAT THE FEMORAL STEM WAS LOOSE AND HAD AREAS OF CORROSION BETWEEN THE MODULAR NECK AND FEMORAL STEM.

  Patient problems: Metal Related Pathology

  MAUDE report 11585522 ↗
• InjuryOct 30, 2020Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated

  ALLEGEDLY, PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO HEAD DISLOCATED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED ON 10/08/2020 FROM (B)(6): ADDING PRODUCT INFORMATION. SECOND REVISION CAPTURED UNDER INCIDENT NUMBER: (B)(4).

  Patient problems: No Information

  MAUDE report 10766610 ↗
• InjuryJan 29, 2020Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information

  ALLEGEDLY, PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO UNKNOWN REASONS.

  Patient problems: No Information

  MAUDE report 9641504 ↗