Food, drugs, devices › MicroPort Orthopedics Inc.
Device recall: Lineage Liners: REF 70102846, REF 70202852, REF 70202852, REF 70302858, REF 70303258, REF 70402864, REF 70403264, REF 70
MicroPort Orthopedics Inc. (Arlington, TN) initiated this device recall on 21 Jun 2016; FDA lists 7 product records under event 75063, classified Class III.
FDA defines Class III as a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences. 5% of the 1,232 device enforcement events initiated in 2016 carry the same class.
Status: Terminated, terminated 1 Jul 2017. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. MicroPort Orthopedics Inc. has 15 enforcement events on this register, with a median of 1 product record per event.
Recall classification reflects the relative degree of health hazard. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. openFDA export dated 28 Sep 2026.
Recalling firm
MicroPort Orthopedics Inc., Arlington, TN.
Reason for recall
"Revision rate trends from within the MicroPort Orthopedics Inc. database evaluated for the modular head Metal on Metal THA systems show an increasing overall trend from 2009 to present and it was found that there was a specific hazard/harm for suspected tissue reaction to metal debris over one percent for modular head CONSERVE(R) systems and DYNASTY(R) metal acetabular liner systems."
Distribution
"Worldwide Distribution - US (nationwide) Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Columbia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany,…"
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-0683-2017 | Lineage Liners: REF 70102846, REF 70202852, REF 70202852, REF 70302858, REF 70303258, REF 70402864, REF 70403264, REF 70403664 For use with the conserve metal head | 5,009 units | Class III | Terminated | 7 Dec 2016 |
| Z-0684-2017 | Dynasty Liners: REF DLCOGA28, REF DLCOGB32, REF DLCOGC36, REF DLCOGD38, REF DLCOGE40, REF DLCOGF42, REF DLCOGG44, REF DLCOGH48, REF DLCOGJ52, REF DLCOGK56, For use with the conserve metal head | 6,250 units | Class III | Terminated | 7 Dec 2016 |
| Z-0685-2017 | Procotyl (Rim- Lock) Liners: REF PHA04702, REF PHA04704, REF PHA04706, REF PHA04708, REF PHA04710, REF PHA04712, REF PHA04714 For use with the conserve metal head | 500 units | Class III | Terminated | 7 Dec 2016 |
| Z-0686-2017 | Lineage Shell: REF 36693646, REF 36693848, REF 36694050, REF 36694252, REF 36694454, REF 36694656, REF 36694858, REF 36695060, REF 36695262, REF 36695464 For use with the conserve metal head | 22 units | Class III | Terminated | 7 Dec 2016 |
| Z-0687-2017 | Conserve Shells: REF 38021146, REF 38021148, REF 38021150, REF 38021152, REF 38021154, REF 38021156, REF 38021158, REF 38021160, REF 38021162, REF 38021164, REF 38023642, REF 38023646, REF 38023844, REF 38023848, REF 38024046, REF 38024050, REF 38024248, REF 38024252, REF 38024450, REF 38024454, REF 38024652, REF… | 68,199 units | Class III | Terminated | 7 Dec 2016 |
| Z-0688-2017 | Conserve Cups: REF 38BF3642, REF 38BF3642SP, REF 38BF3844, REF 38BF3844SP, REF 38BF4046, REF 38BF4046SP, REF 38BF4248, REF 38BF4248SP, REF 38BF4450, REF 38BF4450SP, REF 38BF4652, REF 38BF4652SP, REF 38BF4854, REF 38BF5056, REF 38BF5258, REF 38BF5258SP, REF 38BF5460, REF 38BF5460SP, REF 38BF5662, REF 38BF5662SP, REF… | 68,221 units | Class III | Terminated | 7 Dec 2016 |
| Z-0689-2017 | Cobalt Chromium Heads Transcend: 26000017, 26000018, 26000019, 26000020, 26000021, 26000022, 26000023, 26000024, 26000025, 26000026, 26000027, 26000028 Conserve: 38013800, 38013804, 38013835, 38014000, 38014004, 38014035, 38014200, 38014204, 38014235, 38014400, 38014404, 38014435, 38014600, 38014604, 38014635,… | 108,362 units | Class III | Terminated | 7 Dec 2016 |
Context
Other enforcement events for MicroPort Orthopedics Inc.
All 15 events for MicroPort Orthopedics Inc.
Questions and answers
Why was this device recalled?
FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "Revision rate trends from within the MicroPort Orthopedics Inc. database evaluated for the modular head Metal on Metal THA systems show an increasing overall trend from 2009 to present and it was found that there was a specific hazard/harm for suspected tissue reaction to metal debris over one percent for modular head CONSERVE(R) systems and DYNASTY(R) metal acetabular liner systems."
What does Class III mean?
FDA classifies recalls by relative degree of health hazard. Class III is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences.
Where was the product distributed?
FDA's distribution pattern field reads: "Worldwide Distribution - US (nationwide) Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Columbia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany,…"
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Terminated; the termination date is 1 Jul 2017. "Terminated" means FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts to remove or correct the product have been made.
Where does this data come from?
openFDA enforcement reports (food, drug and device), CC0, export dated 28 Sep 2026. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. The FDA enforcement report linked above is authoritative.
Provenance
Source: openFDA device enforcement reports (CC0), export dated 28 Sep 2026; records grouped by FDA event number. The class shown for the event is the most severe class among its records. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.