Freedom® Hip System 11-107017Recalls & reported problems
Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · Class 2 · Implant
All models of Freedom Hip System (7)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 4
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 4
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00880304203457), received between May 20, 2022 and Jul 8, 2025 — classified as 4 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Dislodged or Dislocated” (2 reports).
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.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Device Dislodged or Dislocated2
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
- Insufficient Device Problem Information1
- Patient Device Interaction Problem1
Patient problems
- Joint Dislocation2
- Insufficient Information1
- Loss of Range of Motion1
- Pain1
- Unequal Limb Length1
Recent adverse event reports
The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryJul 8, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THE PATIENT WAS EXPERIENCING WORSENING LEFT HIP, GROIN, BUTTOCK AND THIGH PAIN, LIMITED DAILY ACTIVITIES, AND MILD LIMP STARTING APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS POST-IMPLANTATION. THE PATIENT WAS ALSO NOTED TO HAVE SOME EDEMA TO THE FOOT. THE SURGEON PROVIDED A SHOE LIFT TO THE PATIENT FOR LEG LENGTH DISCREPANCY AND PATIENT CONTINUED PHYSICAL THERAPY; HOWEVER, THIS DID NOT PROVIDE ANY RELIEF. THE SURGEON REFERRED THE PATIENT TO AN ORTHOTIST FOR A CUSTOM SHOE. PATIENT ALSO PROVIDED FLECTOR PATCH FOR PAIN.
Patient problems: Pain; Unequal Limb Length
MAUDE report 22435142 ↗InjuryFeb 17, 2023Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Insufficient Device Problem Information; Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Insufficient Device Problem Information
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT 4 PREVIOUS LEFT HIP REVISIONS WITHIN 14 YEARS POST IMPLANTATION. SUBSEQUENTLY, THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT A FIFTH REVISION APPROXIMATELY 4 MONTHS LATER DUE TO DISLOCATION. THE HEAD, LINER AND LOCKING RING WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE REPORTED EVENT IS UNAVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information; Joint Dislocation
MAUDE report 16395256 ↗InjuryAug 10, 2022Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated
IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A RIGHT HIP REVISION APPROXIMATELY 10 MONTHS POST IMPLANTATION DUE TO A DISLOCATION. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Patient problems: Joint Dislocation
MAUDE report 15200236 ↗InjuryMay 20, 2022Patient Device Interaction Problem; Patient Device Interaction Problem
NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.
Patient problems: Loss of Range of Motion
MAUDE report 14461025 ↗
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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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