MicroPort Orthopedics Inc.: Medical Device Recall in 2016 - (Recall #: Z-0686-2017)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2016.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

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

Product Classification:

Class III

Date Initiated: June 21, 2016

Date Posted: December 7, 2016

Recall Number: Z-0686-2017

Event ID: 75063

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.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 22 units

Code Information:

REF 36693646 Serial Numbers: 09230967, 09229086, 10230508 REF 36693848 Serial Numbers: 08228745, 10230509, 11235075 REF 36694050 Serial Numbers: 09229091, 09230501 REF 36694252 Serial Numbers: 09229131, 10230510 REF 36694454 Serial Numbers: LLALMB161A, 09230503 REF 36694656 Serial Numbers: 09230505, 11230847 REF 36694858 Serial Numbers: 09229167, 10230511 REF 36695060 Serial Numbers: 09229169, 09230506 REF 36695262 Serial Numbers: 09230507, 09229170 REF 36695464 Serial Numbers: 08228747, 10230512

Distribution Pattern:

Worldwide Distribution - US (nationwide) Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Columbia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Iran, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Lithuania, Malaysia, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Netherlands, Turkey, Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and Vietnam.

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated