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Arcos Modular Revision Hip System 11-301303Recalls & reported problems

Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · Class 2 · Implant

All models of Arcos Modular Revision Hip System (71)

Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
8
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
5
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 8 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00880304474130), received between Dec 31, 2021 and May 20, 2026 — classified as 5 injuries, 3 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device-Device Incompatibility” (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

Nov 2023: 0 reportsDec 2023: 0 reportsJan 2024: 0 reportsFeb 2024: 0 reportsMar 2024: 0 reportsApr 2024: 0 reportsMay 2024: 1 reportsJun 2024: 1 reportsJul 2024: 1 reportsAug 2024: 0 reportsSep 2024: 0 reportsOct 2024: 1 reportsNov 2024: 0 reportsDec 2024: 0 reportsJan 2025: 1 reportsFeb 2025: 0 reportsMar 2025: 0 reportsApr 2025: 0 reportsMay 2025: 0 reportsJun 2025: 0 reportsJul 2025: 0 reportsAug 2025: 0 reportsSep 2025: 0 reportsOct 2025: 0 reportsNov 2025: 0 reportsDec 2025: 0 reportsJan 2026: 0 reportsFeb 2026: 0 reportsMar 2026: 0 reportsApr 2026: 0 reportsMay 2026: 1 reportsJun 2026: 0 reportsJul 2026: 0 reportsAug 2026: 0 reportsSep 2026: 0 reportsOct 2026: 0 reports2024202520261
Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem3
  • Device-Device Incompatibility1
  • Difficult to Insert1
  • Difficult to Remove1
  • Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth1
  • Migration1

Patient problems

  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions3
  • Bone Fracture(s)2
  • Failure of Implant1
  • Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture1
  • Pain1
  • Radiolucent Lines1

Recent adverse event reports

The 8 most recent of 8 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryMay 20, 2026Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A HIP REVISION APPROXIMATELY THREE YEARS POST-IMPLANTATION DUE TO PAIN AND RADIOLUCENCY OF COMPONENT. IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT NO FURTHER INFORMATION COULD BE PROVIDED.

    Patient problems: Pain; Radiolucent Lines

    MAUDE report 25230147 ↗
  • MalfunctionJan 13, 2025Difficult to Insert; Difficult to Insert

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PROXIMAL PART OF THE IMPLANT FAILED TO CONNECT TO THE DISTAL PART. A LARGER ONE (70MM) WAS USED TO CONTINUE THE PROCEDURE WITH THE SAME DISTAL STEM. THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 21137624 ↗
  • MalfunctionOct 16, 2024Difficult to Remove; Difficult to Remove

    NO ADDITIONAL EVENT INFORMATION TO REPORT AT THIS TIME.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 20466806 ↗
  • InjuryJul 3, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    NO ADDITIONAL EVENT INFORMATION TO REPORT AT THIS TIME.

    Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s)

    MAUDE report 19671682 ↗
  • InjuryJun 12, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    NO FURTHER INFORMATION AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.

    Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s)

    MAUDE report 19518618 ↗
  • MalfunctionMay 20, 2024Device-Device Incompatibility; Device-Device Incompatibility

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

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 19352292 ↗
  • InjurySep 14, 2023Migration; Migration

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A REVISION OF UNKNOWN DEVICES, THE DOCTOR NOTED THAT THE ACETABULUM WAS NOT PREPARED CORRECTLY; THEREFORE, INSERTED THE CUP WITH FIXATION OF FOUR SCREWS. DURING THE ATTEMPTS OF REDUCTION, ENCOUNTERED DIFFICULTY AND UPON DELIVERY OF FORCE, LED TO ROTATION OF THE PRESS-FIT FEMORAL STEM. A CURVED STEM WAS THEN PLACED AND AS ADDITIONAL REDUCTION ATTEMPTS WERE MADE, THE STEM ALSO ROTATED, LEADING TO THE STEM BEING CEMENTED. IN THE PROCESS OF TESTING THE HIP, ONE EVENT OF DISLOCATION OCCURRED; THEREFORE, ADDITIONAL REDUCTION MANEUVERS WERE REPEATED. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED AND THE PATIENT WAS TRANSPORTED OUT OF THE OR. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR, THE PATIENT WAS RETURNED TO THE OR DUE TO DISLOCATION. THE LINER WAS REVISED TO A FREEDOM LINER AND WAS SUCCESSFULLY REDUCED WITHOUT DISLOCATION. SUBSEQUENTLY, DUE TO THE USE OF TENSILE FORCE, THE CUP DETACHED FROM THE ACETABULAR WALL AND THE PATIENT WAS HOSPITALIZED HIP PENDENT. THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.

    Patient problems: Failure of Implant

    MAUDE report 17744747 ↗
  • InjuryDec 31, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION SURGERY 3 MONTHS¿ POST IMPLANTATION DUE TO NON-UNION IN MORBIDLY OBESE PATIENT. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE REPORTED EVENT IS UNAVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

    Patient problems: Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture

    MAUDE report 13125177 ↗

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