G7 Acetabular Liner 010000859Recalls & 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
- 6
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 5
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 6 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00880304526440), received between Nov 7, 2021 and Nov 18, 2024 — classified as 5 injuries, 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Dislodged or Dislocated” (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
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem2
- Device Dislodged or Dislocated2
- Difficult to Insert1
- Off-Label Use1
Patient problems
- Ambulation or Postural Difficulties2
- Joint Dislocation2
- Pain2
- Erythema1
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
- Sleep Dysfunction1
- Unequal Limb Length1
- Unspecified Infection1
Recent adverse event reports
The 6 most recent of 6 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryNov 18, 2024Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated
NO FURTHER INFORMATION AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.
Patient problems: Joint Dislocation
MAUDE report 20707458 ↗InjuryAug 2, 2023Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION PROCEDURE 26 DAYS POST IMPLANTATION DUE TO RECURRENT DISLOCATION. THE ACETABULAR CUP WAS EXPLANTED, REPLACED, AND REPOSITIONED WITH THE SAME SIZE SHELL AND DUAL MOBILITY LINER. THE HEAD INVOLVED WAS A NON-ZIMMER BIOMET DEVICE. THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.
Patient problems: Joint Dislocation
MAUDE report 17445699 ↗InjuryMay 23, 2023Adverse 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. APPROXIMATELY 4 WEEKS LATER, THE PATIENT HAD MINIMAL/MILD ERYTHEMA DISTALLY ON THE HIP. INCISION WAS CLEANED, INFLAMMATORY MARKERS AND PRESCRIPTION FOR ANTIBIOTICS WERE ORDERED. ERYTHEMA RESOLVED APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS LATER. NO FURTHER INFORMATION OR RESULTS PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Erythema; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 16985085 ↗InjurySep 23, 2022Off-Label Use; Off-Label Use
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A RIGHT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY. SUBSEQUENTLY, ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, PATIENT STARTED TO EXPERIENCE PAIN, DIFFICULTY WALKING AND TROUBLE SLEEPING FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. NO PLAN FOR REVISION HAS BEEN REPORTED TO DATE. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE REPORTED EVENT IS UNAVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.
Patient problems: Ambulation or Postural Difficulties; Pain; Sleep Dysfunction
MAUDE report 15469639 ↗InjuryFeb 14, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A LEFT HIP ARTHROPLASTY. SUBSEQUENTLY, PATIENT ALLEGES THAT THE REPRESENTATIVE PROVIDED THE WRONG SIZE HIP TO BE IMPLANTED. PATIENTS ONE LEG IS LONGER THAN THE OTHER LEAVING THE PATIENT UNABLE TO WALK PROPERLY OR ENGAGE IN MOST ACTIVITIES WITHOUT PAIN. NO REVISION HAS BEEN REPORTED AT THIS TIME. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE REPORTED EVENT IS UNAVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.
Patient problems: Ambulation or Postural Difficulties; Pain; Unequal Limb Length
MAUDE report 13523098 ↗MalfunctionNov 7, 2021Difficult to Insert; Difficult to Insert
IT WAS REPORTED AFTER THE PLACEMENT OF THE COTILE, THE SURGEON WANTED TO PLACE TWO SAFETY SCREWS BECAUSE THE INSERT CORRECTLY POSITIONED REMAINED TILTING AND THE COTILE DID NOT STABILIZE, THE DEFECTIVE INSERT WAS REMOVED AND ANOTHER INSERT WAS POSITIONED CORRECTLY. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 12758762 ↗
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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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