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Biomet® Knee System 148329Recalls & reported problems

Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · Class 2 · Implant

All models of Biomet Knee System (72)

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 00880304545380), received between Dec 21, 2021 and Dec 21, 2021 — classified as 1 injury.

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

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1

Patient problems

  • Ambulation or Postural Difficulties1
  • Inflammation1
  • Pain1
  • Swelling/ Edema1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • InjuryDec 21, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT IS EXPERIENCING PAIN, SWELLING, LOSS OF RANGE OF MOTION, INSTABILITY, DIFFICULTY AMBULATING, AND FALLING DUE TO HER KNEE LOCKING UP APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS POST-IMPLANTATION. NO REVISION PROCEDURE HAS BEEN REPORTED. ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAVE BEEN MADE; HOWEVER, NO MORE IS AVAILABLE.

    Patient problems: Ambulation or Postural Difficulties; Inflammation; Pain; Swelling/ Edema

    MAUDE report 13052292 ↗

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