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G7 Acetabular Liner 010000856Recalls & reported problems

Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · Class 2 · Implant

All models of G7 Acetabular Liner (85)

Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
11
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
9
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 11 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00880304526419), received between Jan 26, 2022 and Jan 28, 2026 — classified as 9 injuries, 2 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Dislodged or Dislocated” (3 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 16, 2026.

Reports received per month

Nov 2023: 1 reportsDec 2023: 0 reportsJan 2024: 2 reportsFeb 2024: 0 reportsMar 2024: 0 reportsApr 2024: 0 reportsMay 2024: 0 reportsJun 2024: 0 reportsJul 2024: 0 reportsAug 2024: 0 reportsSep 2024: 0 reportsOct 2024: 1 reportsNov 2024: 0 reportsDec 2024: 0 reportsJan 2025: 0 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: 1 reportsDec 2025: 0 reportsJan 2026: 1 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 reports2024202520262
Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem3
  • Device Dislodged or Dislocated3
  • Difficult to Insert3
  • Inadequacy of Device Shape and/or Size1
  • Material Deformation1
  • Noise, Audible1

Patient problems

  • Ambulation or Postural Difficulties4
  • Joint Dislocation3
  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions3
  • Pain3
  • Failure of Implant2
  • Bursitis1
  • Foreign Body In Patient1
  • Osteolysis1

Recent adverse event reports

The 11 most recent of 11 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryJan 28, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    NO FURTHER INFORMATION AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.

    Patient problems: Ambulation or Postural Difficulties; Pain

    MAUDE report 24198976 ↗
  • InjuryNov 5, 2025Inadequacy of Device Shape and/or Size; Inadequacy of Device Shape and/or Size

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT APPROXIMATELY NINETEEN MONTHS POST-IMPLANTATION, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A HIP REVISION DUE TOO MUCH OFFSET AND JOINT TIGHTNESS. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.

    Patient problems: Ambulation or Postural Difficulties

    MAUDE report 23480298 ↗
  • InjuryOct 1, 2024Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated

    NO FURTHER INFORMATION AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.

    Patient problems: Joint Dislocation

    MAUDE report 20344354 ↗
  • InjuryJan 10, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT AN INITIAL LEFT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PATIENT DEVELOPED AN ACUTE PULMONARY EMBOLISM 4 DAYS LATER. THE PATIENT WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND TREATED WITH MEDICATION. PATIENT WAS SENT HOME IN STABLE CONDITION WITH HOME HEALTH CARE AND IS INSTRUCTED TO STAY ON MEDICATION FOR 3 MONTHS. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.

    Patient problems: Pulmonary Embolism

    MAUDE report 18485222 ↗
  • InjuryJan 5, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT, WITH A HISTORY OF DYSPLASIA, WAS DIAGNOSED WITH MINIMAL GREATER TROCHANTER BURSITIS APPROXIMATELY FOUR YEARS POST IMPLANTATION. NOW, APPROXIMATELY NINE YEARS POST IMPLANTATION, THE PATIENT IS EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT PAIN, SEVERE PAIN WITH WALKING AND AGGRAVATED PAIN WITH LIFTING LEG IN A STRAIGHT POSITION, WHILE LIFTING THE KNEE, LYING AND TWISTING. PAIN SUBSIDES WHILE SITTING AND HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH PSOAS TENDINITIS. THE PATIENT IS BEING TREATED CONSERVATIVELY FOR THE TIME BEING AND NO FURTHER NOTES OF AN INCREASE IN PAIN HAVE BEEN REPORTED. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

    Patient problems: Ambulation or Postural Difficulties; Bursitis; Pain

    MAUDE report 18450653 ↗
  • InjuryNov 29, 2023Difficult to Insert; Difficult to Insert

    IT WAS REPORTED DURING THE PROCEDURE THE LINER WOULD NOT ASSEMBLE WITH THE SHELL. THERE WAS NO HARM OR HEALTH CONSEQUENCES TO THE PATIENT. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 18226310 ↗
  • InjuryMay 15, 2023Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated

    NO FURTHER INFORMATION AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.

    Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Joint Dislocation

    MAUDE report 16930486 ↗
  • MalfunctionMay 2, 2023Difficult to Insert; Difficult to Insert

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN INITIAL TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY, THE LINER WOULD NOT SEAT UPON THE ACETABULAR SHELL. A SECOND INLAY WAS ATTEMPTED AND THE SAME MALFUNCTION OCCURRED. THE ACETABULAR SHELL WAS THEN REMOVED AND ANOTHER SHELL AND LINER WERE IMPLANTED WITHOUT COMPLICATION. THERE WAS A SURGICAL DELAY OF 20-30 MINUTES TO REPLACE THE SHELL AND LINER BUT NO PATIENT IMPACT HAS BEEN REPORTED. DUE DILIGENCE IS IN PROGRESS FOR THIS EVENT; TO DATE NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN REPORTED.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 16853097 ↗
  • InjuryApr 12, 2023Noise, Audible; Noise, Audible

    IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT UNDERWENT AN INITIAL LEFT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY THAT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REVISED APPROXIMATELY FOUR (4) YEARS LATER DUE TO PAIN, NOISE, INSTABILITY, OSTEOLYSIS, AND LOOSENING. DURING THE REVISION WHILE PLACING THE CAGE NOTED A SCREW BROKE AND WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE BROKEN PART. THE STEM WAS WELL FIXED AND REMAINED IMPLANTED. THE SHELL, LINER, HEAD, AND TAPER SLEEVE WERE EXCHANGED WITHOUT COMPLICATIONS. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.

    Patient problems: Ambulation or Postural Difficulties; Failure of Implant; Foreign Body In Patient; Osteolysis; Pain

    MAUDE report 16725404 ↗
  • MalfunctionFeb 2, 2023Difficult to Insert; Material Deformation; Difficult to Insert; Material Deformation

    THERE IS NO UPDATE TO THE PRIOR EVENT DESCRIPTION PROVIDED.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 16285064 ↗
  • InjuryJan 26, 2022Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated

    IT WAS REPORTED IN A JOURNAL ARTICLE THAT ONE PATIENT EXPERIENCED 2 POSTOPERATIVE DISLOCATIONS TREATED WITH CLOSED REDUCTION. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE REPORTED EVENT IS UNAVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

    Patient problems: Joint Dislocation

    MAUDE report 13359941 ↗

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