OSS™ Orthopedic Salvage System 161068Recalls & reported problems
Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · Class 2 · Implant
All models of OSS Orthopedic Salvage System (76)
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 00880304456136), received between Apr 28, 2021 and Dec 30, 2024 — classified as 2 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Detachment of Device or Device Component” (1 report).
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
- Detachment of Device or Device Component1
- Fracture1
Patient problems
- Failure of Implant2
- Pain2
- Ambulation or Postural Difficulties1
- Fall1
- Hyperextension1
- Muscle/Tendon Damage1
- Subluxation1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryDec 30, 2024Fracture; Fracture
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT A LEFT TOTAL KNEE REVISION. THREE MONTHS POSTOP, THE PATIENT REPORTED FALLING AND RUPTURED THE MEDIAL RETINACULAR AND UNDERWENT AN IRRIGATION AND DEBRIDEMENT TO ENSURE THERE WAS NO INFECTION AND THE CAPSULE WAS NOT DAMAGED. NO IMPLANTS WERE EXCHANGED. SIX MONTHS AFTER THE FALL, THE PATIENT REPORTS SHE WOKE UP AND HYPEREXTENDED HER KNEE RESULTING IN PAIN AND THE INABILITY TO BEAR WEIGHT. X-RAY IMAGES SHOWED METAL FRAGMENTS FROM THE LOCKING RING AND POLY FRAGMENTS IN THE JOINT. THE PATIENT WAS REVISED ONE MONTH LATER IN WHICH THE METAL AND POLY HINGE MECHANISMS WERE REPLACED.
Patient problems: Ambulation or Postural Difficulties; Failure of Implant; Fall; Hyperextension; Muscle/Tendon Damage; Pain; Subluxation
MAUDE report 21035659 ↗InjuryApr 28, 2021Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component
UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THIS ITEM WAS REPORTED IN ERROR. THE LOCKING RING FRACTURE IS WHAT CAUSED THE YOKE TO DISASSOCIATE FROM THE TIBIAL TRAY. THEREFORE, THE LOCKING RING IS THE ONLY REPORTABLE ITEM. THE INITIAL REPORT WAS SUBMITTED IN ERROR AND SHOULD BE VOIDED.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Pain
MAUDE report 11739339 ↗
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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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