Device recall
TRIDENT 0¿ POLY INSERT 28mm ID 620-00-28D Orthopaedic implant components manufactured from UHMWPE (polyethylene)
- Recall number
- Z-3204-2026
- Event id
- 99558
- Status
- Ongoing
- FDA classification
- Class II
- Recalling firm
- Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
- Report date
- Sep 23, 2026
- Posted
- Sep 16, 2026
- Initiated
- Jul 30, 2026
- Center classification date
- Sep 16, 2026
- Product code
- MEH
- Device type
- Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained, Uncemented, Metal / Polymer, Non-Porous, Calcium Phosphate
- Reason
- Affected devices were manufactured with Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) raw material aged in excess of five years. Product has the potential for elevated levels of oxidation, which may result in increased wear, leading to hazards such as excessive wear debris, material fragments, fractured device, or disassociated device. Potential harms include revision surgery, pain, and inflammation.
- Root cause
- Process change control
- Quantity
- 12,156 US
- Code info
- 620-00-28D UDI-DI 07613327313581 Lots MHANP2 MHD1N0
- Distribution
- Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of Canada, LATAM, Europe, Asia Pacific, and South Africa.
- Voluntary or mandated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Related 510(k)s
- K983502
- Location
- Mahwah, NJ, United States