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Arcos Modular Revision Hip System 11-301300Recalls & 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
7
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
5
Recalls naming it
1

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 7 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00880304474611), received between Jan 6, 2022 and Oct 15, 2025 — classified as 5 injuries, 2 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Separation Failure” (2 reports).

1 FDA recall record name this device's identifier.

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: 0 reportsJun 2024: 0 reportsJul 2024: 1 reportsAug 2024: 0 reportsSep 2024: 0 reportsOct 2024: 0 reportsNov 2024: 1 reportsDec 2024: 0 reportsJan 2025: 1 reportsFeb 2025: 0 reportsMar 2025: 0 reportsApr 2025: 0 reportsMay 2025: 0 reportsJun 2025: 1 reportsJul 2025: 0 reportsAug 2025: 0 reportsSep 2025: 0 reportsOct 2025: 1 reportsNov 2025: 0 reportsDec 2025: 0 reportsJan 2026: 0 reportsFeb 2026: 0 reportsMar 2026: 0 reportsApr 2026: 0 reportsMay 2026: 0 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.

Recalls naming this device

  1. Jun 2, 2021Class IITerminated

    Arcos Proximal Cone Bodies could potentially exhibit chatter in the inner taper fretting corrosion and device failure in vivo leading to surgical intervention

    Z-2259-2021 · Root cause: Process control · Recall details · FDA record ↗

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Separation Failure2
  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
  • Damaged Thread1
  • Detachment of Device or Device Component1
  • Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth1
  • Loss of or Failure to Bond1
  • Manufacturing, Packaging or Shipping Problem1

Patient problems

  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions2
  • Aseptic loosening1
  • Bone Fracture(s)1
  • Failure of Implant1
  • Insufficient Information1
  • Joint Dislocation1
  • Malunion of Bone1
  • Nerve Damage1

Recent adverse event reports

The 7 most recent of 7 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryOct 15, 2025Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT AN INITIAL HIP PROCEDURE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PATIENT WAS REVISED APPROXIMATELY 5 WEEKS LATER DUE TO DISLOCATION. DURING THE REVISION, THE DISTAL SCREW WAS ENGAGED HOWEVER THE PROXIMAL BODY WAS LOOSE AND ABLE TO ROTATE. THE PROXIMAL BODY, HEAD AND LINER WERE REVISED TO A LONGER CONSTRUCT. IT WAS REPORTED THAT NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

    Patient problems: Aseptic loosening; Joint Dislocation

    MAUDE report 23277299 ↗
  • InjuryJun 9, 2025Separation Failure; Separation Failure

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT AN INITIAL HIP PROCEDURE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A STEM REVISION APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH LATER TO CHANGE THE ANTEVERSION OF THE STEM. DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE SCREW REMAINED BLOCKED AND IMPOSSIBLE TO REMOVE. THIS REQUIRED COMPLETE REMOVAL OF THE FEMORAL IMPLANT AND PROXIMAL BODY. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE, AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.

    Patient problems: Insufficient Information

    MAUDE report 22168593 ↗
  • InjuryJan 10, 2025Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component

    NO FURTHER INFORMATION AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.

    Patient problems: Failure of Implant

    MAUDE report 21123891 ↗
  • MalfunctionNov 15, 2024Manufacturing, Packaging or Shipping Problem; Manufacturing, Packaging or Shipping Problem

    THERE IS NO UPDATE TO THE PRIOR EVENT DESCRIPTION PROVIDED.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 20696027 ↗
  • MalfunctionJul 15, 2024Separation Failure; Damaged Thread; Separation Failure; Damaged Thread

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A REVISION FOR DISLOCATION, THE PROXIMAL BODY COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE STEM BECAUSE IT WAS STRIPPED. THE STEM AND PROXIMAL BODY WERE UNABLE TO BE REVISED AND REMAIN IMPLANTED. THERE ARE NO PLANS TO REMOVE THE ITEMS AT A LATER DATE. THERE WAS NO KNOWN IMPACT OR CONSEQUENCES TO THE PATIENT. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 19742889 ↗
  • InjuryMay 26, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    NO ADDITIONAL EVENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

    Patient problems: Nerve Damage; Pain

    MAUDE report 17010631 ↗
  • InjuryJan 6, 2022Loss of or Failure to Bond; Loss of or Failure to Bond

    IT WAS REPORTED A PATIENT UNDERWENT HIP REVISION SURGERY APPROXIMATELY 2.5 YEARS POST IMPLANTATION DUE TO INFECTION, PERIPROSTHETIC FRACTURE, MALUNION AND LOOSENING. NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.

    Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s); Malunion of Bone; Unspecified Infection

    MAUDE report 13178780 ↗

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