G7 Acetabular Liner 010000857Recalls & reported problems
Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · Class 2 · Implant
All models of G7 Acetabular Liner (85)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 17
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 12
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 17 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00880304526426), received between Jan 13, 2020 and Mar 10, 2026 — classified as 12 injuries, 5 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Dislodged or Dislocated” (5 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
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem7
- Device Dislodged or Dislocated5
- Difficult to Insert4
- Device-Device Incompatibility1
- Insufficient Device Problem Information1
Patient problems
- Pain6
- Joint Dislocation4
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions4
- Inflammation2
- Unspecified Infection2
- Bursitis1
- Cartilage damage1
- Distress1
Recent adverse event reports
The 17 most recent of 17 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMar 10, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING LEFT HIP PAIN FOR TWO MONTHS. AN X-RAY WAS TAKEN FOR EVALUATION. THE PATIENT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH OSTEOARTHRITIS AND RECEIVED REGIONAL SPINAL (INTRATHECAL) ANESTHESIA. IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PAIN HAS BEEN RESOLVED, AND THE EVENT WAS NOTED AS MILD AND EASILY TOLERATED BY THE PATIENT, CAUSING MINIMAL DISCOMFORT. DUE DILIGENCE IS IN PROGRESS FOR THIS COMPLAINT; TO DATE NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR PRODUCT HAS BEEN RECEIVED.
Patient problems: Muscle/Tendon Damage; Pain
MAUDE report 24557280 ↗InjuryNov 6, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING RIGHT HIP ISSUES AND PAIN SINCE HIS INITIAL IMPLANTATION. IT IS NOW APPROXIMATELY 11 (ELEVEN) YEARS POST-SURGERY. AN MRI WAS PERFORMED THAT DISPLAYED SMALL CHRONIC BONE FRAGMENTS AT THE GREATER TROCHANTER; OTHERWISE, UNREMARKABLE WITHOUT EVIDENCE OF OSSEOUS ABNORMALITY OR OSTEOLYSIS. ALL PRODUCTS REMAIN IMPLANTED. DUE DILIGENCE IS COMPLETE AS MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS WERE MADE; HOWEVER, NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.
Patient problems: Metal Related Pathology; Pain
MAUDE report 23485639 ↗InjuryFeb 21, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT AN INITIAL RIGHT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY COMPLETED. THE PATIENT PRESENTED FOR AN OFFICE VISIT DUE TO SEVERE RIGHT INGUINAL PAIN. THE PATIENT REPORTED TO HAVE STARTED PILATES AND NEW EXERCISES. X-RAYS SHOWED THE IMPLANTS WERE IN SATISFACTORY POSITION WITHOUT COMPLICATIONS. THE PATIENT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH HIP FLEXOR TENDONITIS, INSTRUCTED TO LIMIT PILATES FOR 2 WEEKS, AND WAS PRESCRIBED AN ORAL STEROID DOSE PACK. THE PATIENT DID WELL UNTIL THE PATIENT REPORTED TO THE CARE TEAM OF WORSENING GROIN PAIN ALONG WITH DIFFICULTY RAISING LEG. THE PATIENT WAS GIVEN AN ULTRASOUND AND FLUOROSCOPICALLY GUIDED RIGHT PSOAS BURSA INJECTION.
Patient problems: Inflammation; Pain
MAUDE report 21433528 ↗InjuryDec 5, 2024Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated
NO ADDITIONAL EVENT INFORMATION TO REPORT AT THIS TIME.
Patient problems: Joint Dislocation
MAUDE report 20855291 ↗MalfunctionJun 7, 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 19491079 ↗InjuryJan 5, 2024Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated
IT WAS REPORTED A PATIENT HAD AN INITIAL RIGHT HIP TOTAL ARTHROPLASTY. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED A DISLOCATION APPROXIMATELY 3 YEARS LATER DUE TO A FALL. THE HIP WAS SUCCESSFULLY REDUCED WITH MODERATE SEDATION. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Joint Dislocation
MAUDE report 18452294 ↗InjuryJan 5, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED A PATIENT HAD AN INITIAL RIGHT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PATIENT BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE MODERATE PAIN WITH A DECREASE IN RANGE OF MOTION APPROXIMATELY 6 YEARS POST-IMPLANTATION. THE PATIENT RECEIVED CORTISONE INJECTIONS FOR RIGHT INGUINAL PAIN, EXACERBATED WITH ACTIVE HIP FLEXION. THE CORTISONE INJECTIONS ALLEVIATED THE PAIN FOR THREE WEEKS BUT IS NOW REPORTING SEVERE PAIN. NO DEFINITIVE PLANNED INTERVENTION HAS BEEN REPORTED. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.
Patient problems: Inflammation; Loss of Range of Motion; Pain
MAUDE report 18450514 ↗InjuryOct 4, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.
Patient problems: Bursitis; Cartilage damage; Distress; High metal ion levels; Pain; Scar Tissue; Unspecified Tissue Injury
MAUDE report 17868048 ↗InjurySep 6, 2023Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION PROCEDURE 26 DAYS POST IMPLANTATION DUE TO A DISLOCATION OF THE LINER FROM THE HEAD THAT RESULTED IN THE STEM DISLODGING OUT OF THE CANAL HALF-WAY. THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.
Patient problems: Joint Dislocation
MAUDE report 17692101 ↗MalfunctionJun 27, 2023Difficult to Insert; Difficult to Insert
THERE IS NO UPDATE TO THE PRIOR EVENT DESCRIPTION PROVIDED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 17207589 ↗MalfunctionApr 4, 2023Difficult to Insert; Difficult to Insert
NO ADDITIONAL EVENT INFORMATION TO REPORT AT THIS TIME.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 16672674 ↗InjuryApr 3, 2023Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Insufficient Device Problem Information; Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Insufficient Device Problem Information
IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT A LEFT HIP REVISION AFTER AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF TIME POST IMPLANTATION DUE TO UNKNOWN REASONS. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE REPORTED EVENT IS UNAVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information; Joint Dislocation
MAUDE report 16666245 ↗InjuryMay 27, 2021Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated
IT WAS REPORTED BY THE SALES REP THAT THEIR ACCOUNTANT COMPLAINED TO ABOUT A BAD HIP SURGERY THAT WAS DONE IN JULY OF 2019. SHE COMPLAINS OF EXTREME PAIN, AND HAS BEEN TRYING TO GET THE DOCTOR TO HELP HER. THE DOCTOR HAS SAID THE CUP LINER SEPARATED. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE REPORTED EVENT IS UNAVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 11897576 ↗MalfunctionApr 14, 2021Difficult to Insert; Difficult to Insert
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A HIP PROCEDURE, THE POLY LINER WOULD NOT SEAT PROPERLY. THERE WAS NO REPORTED HARM OR INJURY TO THE PATIENT. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE REPORTED EVENT IS UNAVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 11664361 ↗InjuryAug 6, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 10376134 ↗MalfunctionJul 21, 2020Difficult to Insert; Difficult to Insert
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE LINER WOULD NOT SEAT PROPERLY. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 10302735 ↗InjuryJan 13, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED PATIENT UNDERWENT IRRIGATION AND DEBRIDEMENT ONE MONTH POST IMPLANTATION DUE TO INFECTION. LINER AND HEAD COMPONENTS WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED. FURTHER INFORMATION IS UNAVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 9580824 ↗
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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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