RINGLOC HIP SYSTEM 11-105903Recalls & reported problems
Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · Class 2 · Implant
All models of RingLoc Hip System (40)
Data updated Oct 18, 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 00880304202337), received between Jul 24, 2019 and Jul 25, 2019 — classified as 2 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Insufficient Device Problem Information” (1 report).
1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K023357, K926107); 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 18, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Insufficient Device Problem Information1
- Loose or Intermittent Connection1
Patient problems
- Necrosis1
- No Information1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryJul 25, 2019Loose or Intermittent Connection; Loose or Intermittent Connection
PREMATURE LOOSENING OF HIP PROSTHESIS. THIS REPORT IS BASED ON ALLEGATIONS SET FORTH IN PATIENTS NOTICE AND THE ALLEGATIONS THERE IN ARE UNVERIFIED.
Patient problems: No Information
MAUDE report 8825885 ↗InjuryJul 24, 2019Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
IT HAS BEEN REPORTED BY THE PATIENT'S LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT AN INITIAL HIP REPLACEMENT SURGERY. SUBSEQUENTLY, A REVISION PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED ON DUE TO AVASCULAR HIP NECROSIS.
Patient problems: Necrosis
MAUDE report 8821557 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K023357, K926107. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-1860-2017 · Feb 17, 2017 · Terminatedvarious polyethylene implants Hips Active Articulation ArComXL Bearings Active Articulation E1 Bearings Arcos Taper Cap BIOLOX delta Option Head E1 RingLoc Bi-Polar Freedom Constr
Other PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED devices
- PINNACLE 1217-25-500Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED735 reports
- NA 1365-52-000Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED683 reports
- APEX 1246-03-000Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED3 deaths613 reports
- PINNACLE 1217-20-500Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED2 deaths590 reports
- PINNACLE 1217-30-500Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED1 death484 reports
- NA 1365-53-000Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED404 reports
- PINNACLE ALTRX 1221-36-054Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED388 reports
- PINNACLE ALTRX 1221-32-050Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED386 reports
Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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