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TMJ SYSTEM 24-6556TIRecalls & reported problems

Biomet Microfixation, Inc · 55 MM LEFT STANDARD TITANIUM MANDIBULAR COMPONENT · Class 3 · Implant

All models of TMJ SYSTEM (36)

Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
2
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
2
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00841036081744), received between Nov 24, 2020 and Mar 10, 2021 — classified as 2 injuries.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Dislodged or Dislocated” (1 report).

17 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (P020016); they may or may not involve this specific model.

Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 16, 2026.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
  • Device Dislodged or Dislocated1

Patient problems

  • Extraskeletal ossification1
  • Joint Dislocation1
  • Loss of Range of Motion1
  • No Information1
  • Pain1

Recent adverse event reports

The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryMar 10, 2021Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated

    IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT WILL REQUIRE A REVISION AT A FUTURE UNSPECIFIED DATE DUE TO VARIOUS ISSUES SIX (6) YEARS FOLLOWING IMPLANTATION OF TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT IMPLANTS ON THE LEFT SIDE. THE PATIENT INDICATES THAT THEY HAVE SARCOIDOSIS WITH UNKNOWN ETIOLOGY AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO TAKE A METAL ALLERGY TEST DUE TO MEDICATION THAT MAY PRODUCE A FALSE NEGATIVE. INCREASING LEVELS OF PAIN LED TO A CT SCAN WHICH INDICATED HETEROTOPIC OSSIFICATION AROUND THE IMPLANT AND DISLOCATION OF THE LEFT JOINT. A REVISION AND REPLACEMENT WITH CUSTOM DEVICES IS PLANNED AT A FUTURE UNSPECIFIED DATE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

    Patient problems: Extraskeletal ossification; Joint Dislocation; Loss of Range of Motion; Pain

    MAUDE report 11454921 ↗
  • InjuryNov 24, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.

    Patient problems: No Information

    MAUDE report 10895601 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under P020016. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.

  • Z-0512-2015 · Oct 17, 2014 · Terminated
    Total Temporomandibular Joint Replacement System- 45mm Rt Stand Off TI Mand Reconstruction of the temporomandibular joint
  • Z-0511-2015 · Oct 17, 2014 · Terminated
    Total Temporomandibular Joint Replacement System- 45mm Rt Narrow Ti Mand Reconstruction of the temporomandibular joint
  • Z-0515-2015 · Oct 17, 2014 · Terminated
    Total Temporomandibular Joint Replacement System- 50mm Rt Narrow Ti Mand Reconstruction of the temporomandibular joint
  • Z-0514-2015 · Oct 17, 2014 · Terminated
    Total Temporomandibular Joint Replacement System- 50mm Lft Stand Off Ti Mand Reconstruction of the temporomandibular joint
  • Z-0519-2015 · Oct 17, 2014 · Terminated
    Total Temporomandibular Joint Replacement System- 55mm Lft Standard Ti Mand Reconstruction of the temporomandibular joint
  • Z-0517-2015 · Oct 17, 2014 · Terminated
    Total Temporomandibular Joint Replacement System- 50mm Rt Standard Ti Mand Reconstruction of the temporomandibular joint
  • Z-0516-2015 · Oct 17, 2014 · Terminated
    Total Temporomandibular Joint Replacement System- 50mm Rt Stand Off Ti Mand Reconstruction of the temporomandibular joint
  • Z-0518-2015 · Oct 17, 2014 · Terminated
    Total Temporomandibular Joint Replacement System- 50mm Lft Standard Ti Mandi Reconstruction of the temporomandibular joint
  • Z-0520-2015 · Oct 17, 2014 · Terminated
    Total Temporomandibular Joint Replacement System- 55mm Rt Standard Ti Mand Reconstruction of the temporomandibular joint
  • Z-0509-2015 · Oct 17, 2014 · Terminated
    Total Temporomandibular Joint Replacement System- 45mm Lft Narrow Ti Mand
  • Z-0522-2015 · Oct 17, 2014 · Terminated
    Total Temporomandibular Joint Replacement System- 45mm Rt Standard TI Mand Reconstruction of the temporomandibular joint
  • Z-0521-2015 · Oct 17, 2014 · Terminated
    Total Temporomandibular Joint Replacement System- 45mm Lft Standard Ti Mand Reconstruction of the temporomandibular joint
  • Z-0513-2015 · Oct 17, 2014 · Terminated
    Total Temporomandibular Joint Replacement System- 50mm Lft Narrow Ti Mand Reconstruction of the temporomandibular joint
  • Z-0510-2015 · Oct 17, 2014 · Terminated
    Total Temporomandibular Joint Replacement System- 45mm Lft Stand Off Ti Mand Reconstruction of the temporomandibular joint
  • Z-2566-2014 · Sep 20, 2013 · Terminated
    Biomet Microfixation Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Patient Matched Left Fossa Part# CP751506 The Total Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) replacement system is implanted in the jaw to

…and 2 more.

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