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FDAFDA · Food and drugs·Recall number Z-2941-2020

PROFEMUR Neck Long Titanium, Catalog Numbers: PHA01204, PHA01214, PHA01224, PHA01234, PHA01244, PHA01254, PHA01264. Hip prosthesis component.

Published September 30, 2020 · Recall initiated: July 31, 2020

Status when published: Terminated — openFDA updates weekly, so this field may not reflect the current status. Always confirm with the official notice.

What's the hazard

MicroPort Orthopedics Inc. states that there have been reports of fractures of the long and extra-long Titanium modular femoral neck component after implantation. Worldwide there were 680 Long and X-Long PROFEMUR Titanium modular neck fractures among 123,840 global sales representing is a cumulative rate of modular neck device fracture of 0.55% from 2002 to 2019. Within the United States there were 349 Long and X-Long PROFEMUR¿ Titanium modular neck fractures among 15,786 United States sales representing a cumulative rate of modular neck device fracture with a fracture rate in the United States of 2.21% from 2002 to 2019. There is an average time of 5.4 years to device fracture after implantation.

What to do

Voluntary: Firm initiated · Letter

Recall details

Manufacturer
MicroPort Orthopedics Inc.
Distributor
worldwide, except China and Japan
Lot
All lots/serial numbers
Risk classification
Class I
Area (FDA)
device
Country
United States

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