CONSERVE® 38AM4635Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 5 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI M68438AM46351), received between Oct 3, 2019 and Sep 15, 2020 — classified as 5 injuries.

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

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 5 most recent of 5 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• InjurySep 15, 2020Corroded; Material Disintegration; Corroded; Material Disintegration

  ALLEGEDLY, PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO METALLOSIS OF HER LEFT HIP. THE REVISION PROCEDURE REFERENCES EVIDENCE OF CORROSION.

  Patient problems: No Information

  MAUDE report 10536880 ↗
• InjurySep 15, 2020Material Disintegration; Material Disintegration

  ALLEGEDLY, PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO METALLOSIS OF HER RIGHT HIP.

  Patient problems: No Information

  MAUDE report 10535556 ↗
• InjuryJan 30, 2020Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Insufficient Device Problem Information; Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Insufficient Device Problem Information

  ALLEGEDLY, CUP IS DISLOCATED, METAL ON METAL. 56 DEPUY CUP WENT IN WITH A 40MM T4 LINER OF THEIRS. MODULAR SHORT STRAIGHT NECK AND CERAMIC 40MM LONG HEAD WERE IMPLANTED.

  Patient problems: Reaction

  MAUDE report 9646424 ↗
• InjuryOct 16, 2019Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information

  ALLEGEDLY, THE PATIENT HAD PROBLEMS WITH HER LEFT HIP FOLLOWING HER 2010 SURGERY. PLAINTIFF UNDERWENT A SECOND LEFT HIP SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2017. COMPONENTS CAUSED METAL TO BREAK OFF OF THE SYSTEMS PARTS AND BECOME PERMANENT CONTAMINANTS WITHIN PATIENTS BODIES. THE DESIGN ALLOW MOM CONTACT WITHIN THE PROSTHETIC JOINT SYSTEM AND THEREBY CAUSE FLAKES OF METAL TO CONTAMINATE THE BLOODSTREAM OF THE PATIENT INCLUDING PLAINTIFF HEREIN AND CAUSE ASSOCIATED TISSUE DAMAGE.

  Patient problems: Reaction

  MAUDE report 9198030 ↗
• InjuryOct 3, 2019Material Disintegration; Material Disintegration

  ALLEGEDLY, UNDERWENT SURGERY OF A TOTAL PROSTHETIC HIP DEVICE ON HER LEFT SIDE, BECAUSE OF INCREASINGLY WORSENING PROBLEMS WITH HER LEFT HIP, FOLLOWING HER 2010 SURGERY. PLAINTIFF UNDERWENT A SECOND LEFT HIP SURGERY. THE PARTS WAS UNREASONABLY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE PROCESS IN THE BODY OF THE PATIENT WHEREBY METAL COMPONENTS RUBBERED ON OTHER METAL COMPONENT PARTS AND CAUSED METAL TO BREAK OFF OF THE SYSTEM PARTS AND BECOME PERMANENT CONTAMINANTS WITHIN THE PATIENTS BODIES, INCLUDING PLAINTIFF HEREIN AND CAUSING THE PATIENTS PERMANENT PHYSICAL AND SYSTEMATIC INJURY.

  Patient problems: No Information; Reaction

  MAUDE report 9150835 ↗