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Recall Of Hip Replacement Device Component Given Class I Designation By FDA

A hip replacement component made by MicroPort Orthopedics is being recalled due to a risk of sudden fracture. Possible complications include neurovascular damage, hemorrhage and death.

More than 10,000 hip prosthetic components made by a Tennessee-based subsidiary of Chinese device-maker MicroPort Scientific Corp. are being recalled due to a fracture risk, FDA announced Oct. 5.

The high-risk class I recall affects all lots of MicroPort Orthopedics’ Profemur long cobalt chrome 8 degree varus/valgus modular neck, Part 1254, manufactured and distributed between June 15, 2009, and July 31, 2015

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