CONSERVE® 38AM3635Recalls & reported problems
Microport Orthopedics Inc. · CONSERVE® A-CLASS® BFH® HEAD LONG NECK 36MM · Class 3 · Implant
Data updated Oct 13, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI M68438AM36351), received between Jan 30, 2020 and Feb 26, 2020 — classified as 2 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Material Disintegration” (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. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Material Disintegration2
Patient problems
- No Information1
- Pain1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryFeb 26, 2020Material Disintegration; Material Disintegration
ALLEGEDLY, PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO CORROSION AT THE COCR MODULAR NECK AND TITANIUM STEM, ELEVATED COBALT IONS LEVELS AND LOOSENING OF THE ACETABULAR COMPONENT.
Patient problems: No Information
MAUDE report 9758278 ↗InjuryJan 30, 2020Material Disintegration; Material Disintegration
ALLEGEDLY, PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION SURGERY OF HER FAILED RIGHT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY SECONDARY TO METAL WEAR DEBRIS BETWEEN MODULAR COMPONENTS. PATIENT SUFFERED PERSISTENT PAIN, SWELLING, ELEVATED METAL IONS IN THE BLOODSTREAM, LOSS OF MOBILITY, AND DISCOMFORT.
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 9646646 ↗
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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 13, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 13, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 13, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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