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G7 Acetabular Liner 010000888Recalls & 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
1
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
1
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00880304526693), received between Apr 11, 2022 and Apr 11, 2022 — classified as 1 injury.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Difficult to Insert” (1 report).

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.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Difficult to Insert1

Patient problems

  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryApr 11, 2022Difficult to Insert; Difficult to Insert

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN INITIAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY SURGERY, THE SURGEON INSERTED A DEFINITIVE G7 LINER INTO A G7 SHELL. THE LINER IMPACTED FIRMLY. THE LINER SEEMED DOWN. THE SURGEON THEN WENT ON TO REDUCE HIP TO TRIAL. UPON DISLOCATING THE JOINT TO IMPLANT THE STEM IMPLANT IN PLACE, THE LINER DISSOCIATED FROM SHELL. THE SURGEON INSPECTED LINER, AND FOUND THE TAPER WAS INTACT, THE SURGEON THEN REINSERTED INTO SHELL AND IMPACTED AGAIN. DEFINITIVE STEM WAS THEN IMPLANTED, AND THE HIP WAS REDUCED TO TRIAL HEAD. UPON DISLOCATION OF JOINT, IN ORDER TO IMPLANT THE HEAD IMPLANT ON AND CLOSE, THE LINER DISSOCIATED AGAIN. SURGEON CHANGED TO HIGH WALL LINER, IMPACTED WITH NO ISSUE WITH HIGH WALL LINER. 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 14075382 ↗

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