Freedom® RingLoc® Hip System 11-107424Recalls & reported problems
Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · Class 2 · Implant
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 00880304203808), received between Feb 17, 2023 and Mar 14, 2023 — classified as 2 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.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Device Dislodged or Dislocated2
- Insufficient Device Problem Information1
Patient problems
- Joint Dislocation2
- Insufficient Information1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMar 14, 2023Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated
NO ADDITIONAL EVENT INFORMATION TO REPORT AT THIS TIME.
Patient problems: Joint Dislocation
MAUDE report 16536437 ↗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 16395254 ↗
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- PINNACLE 1218-32-654Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · Prosthesis, hip, constrained, cemented or uncemented, metal/polymer70 reports
- Trident 69-2850Howmedica Osteonics Corp. · Prosthesis, hip, constrained, cemented or uncemented, metal/polymer1 recall11 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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