TAPERLOC COMPLETE XR 123 FEMORAL 51-105100Recalls & reported problems
Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · Class 2 · Implant
All models of TAPERLOC COMPLETE XR 123 FEMORAL (15)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 6
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 6 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00880304517110), received between Apr 30, 2020 and Aug 28, 2025 — classified as 1 injury, 5 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Packaging Problem” (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
- Packaging Problem2
- Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging2
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
- Delivered as Unsterile Product1
- Manufacturing, Packaging or Shipping Problem1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions4
- No Patient Involvement1
- Periprosthetic fracture1
Recent adverse event reports
The 6 most recent of 6 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryAug 28, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING AN INITIAL HIP PROCEDURE, A POSTOP X-RAY CONFIRMED A FEMORAL FRACTURE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION PROCEDURE APPROXIMATELY FOUR DAYS POST-IMPLANTATION, DURING WHICH THE STEM, DUAL MOBILITY BEARING, AND HEAD WERE REVISED. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE FOR THE REPORTED EVENT.
Patient problems: Periprosthetic fracture
MAUDE report 22911171 ↗MalfunctionJun 16, 2025Delivered as Unsterile Product; Delivered as Unsterile Product
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING INSPECTION OF STOCK, THE STERILE PACKAGING WAS FOUND DAMAGED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT. NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22212525 ↗MalfunctionMay 24, 2024Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging; Manufacturing, Packaging or Shipping Problem; Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging; Manufacturing, Packaging or Shipping Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE TAPERLOC STEM PACKAGING WAS DAMAGED AND LOOKED LIKE IT HAD MOLD. THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 19392649 ↗MalfunctionDec 14, 2022Packaging Problem; Packaging Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHILE INSPECTING THE CIRCULATING ITEMS, THE STERILE PACKAGING WAS FOUND TO BE DAMAGED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT. IT WAS REPORTED THAT NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 15976928 ↗MalfunctionApr 21, 2021Packaging Problem; Packaging Problem
NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 11699438 ↗MalfunctionApr 30, 2020Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging; Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging
NOT REPORTABLE: UPON INVESTIGATION, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE DAMAGE TO THE PACKAGING DID NOT BREACH THE STERILITY. EVENT IS NO LONGER CONSIDERED REPORTABLE FOR THIS DEVICE, AND INITIAL REPORT SHOULD BE VOIDED.
Patient problems: No Patient Involvement
MAUDE report 10013270 ↗
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- Novation 132-32-51Exactech, Inc. · Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained, Uncemented, Metal/Polymer, Non-Porous, Calicum-Phosphate2 recalls26 reports
- Novation 136-36-53Exactech, Inc. · Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained, Uncemented, Metal/Polymer, Non-Porous, Calicum-Phosphate2 recalls22 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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