CONSERVE® 38CH4000Recalls & reported problems
Microport Orthopedics Inc. · CONSERVE® TOTAL 40MM BCH® FEMORAL HEAD · Class 2 · Implant
All models of CONSERVE (74)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 4
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 4
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI M68438CH40001), received between Aug 6, 2019 and Aug 19, 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. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 16, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Corroded1
- Device Dislodged or Dislocated1
- Insufficient Device Problem Information1
- Material Disintegration1
- Naturally Worn1
Patient problems
- No Information2
- Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available1
- Unspecified Infection1
Recent adverse event reports
The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryAug 19, 2022Corroded
ALLEGEDLY, THE PATIENT ON (B)(6) 2020 HAD A LEFT REVISION SURGERY DUE TO CORROSION, ON (B)(6) 2020 THE PATIENT WAS REVISED AGAIN DUE TO INFECTION ON THE SIDE LEFT.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 15259844 ↗InjuryJul 13, 2021Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
ALLEGEDLY, PATIENT WAS REVISED DO TO UNKNOWN REASONS, AFTER A RIGHT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY.
Patient problems: Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available
MAUDE report 12158513 ↗InjuryJan 16, 2020Material Disintegration; Naturally Worn; Material Disintegration; Naturally Worn
ALLEGEDLY, 3 YEARS POST OPERATIVELY THE PATIENT FELT SQUEAKING AND LIMITED RANGE OF MOTION. LINER WAS NOT IN DYNASTY CUP. IT WAS DISASSEMBLED AND THEY SUCKED OUT ABOUT 180CC OF BLACK OIL OUT OF THE CAPSULE. PRODUCT NOT REVISED: CUP.
Patient problems: No Information
MAUDE report 9598038 ↗InjuryAug 6, 2019Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated
ALLEGEDLY THE PATIENT HAS DISLOCATED 3 TIMES, (B)(6), PA. THE ABOVE IMPLANTS WERE REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT AND REPLACED WITH STRYKERS. STRYKERS DUAL MOBILITY WAS USED WITH A 28MM + 7MM HEAD OF OURS.
Patient problems: No Information
MAUDE report 8865600 ↗
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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 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 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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