BIOLOX® delta Option 650-1055Recalls & reported problems
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All models of BIOLOX delta Option (4)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
Quick summary
This Biomet BIOLOX delta hip implant is used in hip replacement surgery. Its 42 reports mostly describe the hip dislocating or parts coming apart afterward, often leading to another operation, with a few reports of the ceramic head breaking during surgery. The reports mention no deaths and 36 injuries. No recalls name this device.
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- Adverse event reports
- 41
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 35
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 41 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00887868271373), received between Dec 17, 2020 and Aug 10, 2026 — classified as 35 injuries, 6 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Dislodged or Dislocated” (18 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
- Device Dislodged or Dislocated18
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem13
- Mechanical Problem4
- Physical Resistance/Sticking3
- Unintended Movement3
- Detachment of Device or Device Component2
- Fracture2
- Patient Device Interaction Problem2
Patient problems
- Joint Dislocation17
- Failure of Implant7
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions7
- Insufficient Information4
- Bacterial Infection3
- Pain3
- Unspecified Infection3
- Ambulation or Postural Difficulties2
Recent adverse event reports
The 25 most recent of 41 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionAug 10, 2026Fracture
It was reported that the ceramic head fractured upon impact during the procedure. The surgeon completed the surgery using an alternative device. The fractured ceramic head did not come into contact with the patient, and no fragments remained in the patient. There was no serious injury to the patient and no delay in the procedure. Attempts have been made and no further information has been provided.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 50190710 ↗InjuryJun 1, 2026Device Dislodged or Dislocated
IT WAS REPORTED THAT APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AND FOUR MONTHS AGO, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A LEFT HIP REVISION SURGERY DUE TO JOINT DISLOCATION. SINCE THAT PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT HAS EXPERIENCED RECURRENT LEFT HIP DISLOCATIONS. THE PATIENT IS NOW BEING CONSIDERED FOR A NEW PMI CUSTOM CONSTRAINED LINER TO ADDRESS THE ONGOING INSTABILITY. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Joint Dislocation
MAUDE report 25347010 ↗InjuryFeb 2, 2026Fracture; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT AN INITIAL LEFT HIP ARTHROPLASTY. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION SURGERY DUE TO UNKNOWN REASONS. HOWEVER, DURING THE REVISION SURGERY, THE CERAMIC FEMORAL HEAD FRACTURED WHILE THE SURGEON WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE TAPER SLEEVE FROM THE CERAMIC HEAD BY TAPPING IT WITH A MALLET. DUE DILIGENCE IS IN PROGRESS FOR THIS COMPLAINT; TO DATE NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR PRODUCT HAS BEEN RECEIVED.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 24233270 ↗InjuryJan 12, 2026Device Dislodged or Dislocated
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A HIP REVISION APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AND EIGHT MONTHS POST-IMPLANTATION DUE TO DISSOCIATION OF THE FEMORAL HEAD AND BEARING. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Joint Dislocation
MAUDE report 24033893 ↗InjuryNov 18, 2025Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component
NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.
Patient problems: Joint Dislocation
MAUDE report 23579374 ↗InjurySep 10, 2025Adverse 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: Joint Laxity; Medical device site infection; Periprosthetic fracture
MAUDE report 23013649 ↗InjuryAug 19, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, POST-IMPLANTATION, THE PATIENT ALLEGED EXPERIENCING MULTIPLE ISSUES, INCLUDING: EXCRUCIATING PAIN IMMEDIATELY AFTER SURGERY; A METALLIC TASTE IN THE MOUTH (WITH A CORRESPONDING NICKEL ALLERGY); A RASH ON THE LEG; SENSATIONS OF FEMORAL SHIFTING; TWO ROUNDS OF ANTIBIOTIC TREATMENT PLUS IV ANTIBIOTICS FOR INFECTION; LIMITED MOBILITY; NUMBNESS IN THE TOES WHEN LYING ON THE SIDE; HEART ATTACK¿LIKE SYMPTOMS; BACK PAIN; POTASSIUM AND MAGNESIUM INFUSIONS FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON, WHICH REPORTEDLY MADE THEM FEEL WORSE; ALLEGED PASSAGE OF A 5 MM PIECE OF METAL IN THE URINE (WHICH THE SURGEON STATED WAS MOST LIKELY A KIDNEY STONE); AND OTHER GREEN PARTICLES IN THE URINE, SUSPECTED TO BE SUTURE MATERIAL. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION; HOWEVER, NO FURTHER DETAILS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Ambulation or Postural Difficulties; Hypersensitivity/Allergic reaction; Pain; Rash; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 22837754 ↗InjuryJul 11, 2025Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Premature Separation; Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Premature Separation
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A HIP REVISION SURGERY DUE TO THE BEARING AND HEAD DISASSOCIATING. THE BEARING WAS THEN FOUND TO BE STUCK IN THE PELVIS AND WAS UNABLE TO BE RETRIEVED AT THE TIME OF THIS REVISION SURGERY, APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AND 9 MONTHS POST-IMPLANTATION. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE, AND ALL ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT.
Patient problems: Joint Dislocation
MAUDE report 22478431 ↗InjuryJul 8, 2025Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Premature Separation; Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Premature Separation
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT AN INITIAL HIP PROCEDURE, FOLLOWED BY A REVISION SURGERY APPROXIMATELY FOUR YEARS LATER DUE TO A DISLOCATION. SUBSEQUENTLY, APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS AND SIX MONTHS AFTER THE REVISION, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED ANOTHER DISLOCATION THAT REQUIRED SURGICAL INTERVENTION. DURING THE CLOSED REDUCTION, THE BEARING AND HEAD DISASSOCIATED, NECESSITATING A SECOND REVISION SURGERY. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Joint Dislocation
MAUDE report 22435095 ↗InjuryFeb 12, 2025Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated
NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 21364053 ↗InjuryJun 21, 2024Detachment of Device or Device Component; Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Detachment of Device or Device Component; Device Dislodged or Dislocated
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ONE MONTH POST-IMPLANTATION, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A LEFT HIP REVISION DUE TO A DISLOCATION FOR UNKNOWN REASONS AND DISASSOCIATION OF THE DUAL MOBILITY WITH INSTABILITY UPON REDUCTION. THE DECISION WAS MADE TO REVISE THE PATIENT TO A CONSTRAINED PRODUCT. THE STEM WAS RETAINED. THE HEAD AND ACETABULAR COMPONENTS WERE REVISED. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Ambulation or Postural Difficulties; Failure of Implant; Joint Dislocation
MAUDE report 19582020 ↗InjuryMay 7, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT APPROXIMATELY NINE YEARS AND SIX MONTHS POST IMPLANTATION, THE PATIENT WAS REVISED FOR LEG LENGTH DISCREPANCY. IT WAS INDICATED THAT THE PATIENT REQUIRED LONGER HEAD LENGTH. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Unequal Limb Length
MAUDE report 19257903 ↗InjuryApr 16, 2024Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated
IT WAS REPORTED THAT TWO YEARS AND FIVE MONTHS POST INITIAL OPERATION, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION DUE TO A HIP DISLOCATION. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Joint Dislocation
MAUDE report 19114925 ↗InjuryMar 25, 2024Adverse 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: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 18967135 ↗InjuryMar 11, 2024Adverse 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: Insufficient Information; Unequal Limb Length
MAUDE report 18873079 ↗InjuryJan 29, 2024Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated
NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.
Patient problems: Joint Dislocation; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 18594048 ↗InjuryDec 4, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED A PATIENT UNDERWENT A LEFT HIP REVISION APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS POST IMPLANTATION DUE TO AN INFECTION. DURING THE REVISION, A PSEUDO MEMBRANE, METALLIC FRAGMENTS, AND ABNORMAL TISSUE INCLUDING NECROSIS WAS NOTED. ALL THE IMPLANTS WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH SPACERS. APPROXIMATELY FOUR MONTHS LATER, THE SPACERS WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH ZB IMPLANTS WITHOUT COMPLICATIONS. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.
Patient problems: Bacterial Infection; Failure of Implant; Metal Related Pathology; Necrosis
MAUDE report 18254617 ↗InjurySep 26, 2023Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated
NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.
Patient problems: Joint Dislocation
MAUDE report 17816666 ↗InjuryAug 31, 2023Patient Device Interaction Problem; Patient Device Interaction Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT REVISION OF HIP IMPLANT DUE TO UNKNOWN REASON. NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 17661287 ↗InjuryAug 4, 2023Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT REVISION SURGERY DUE TO DUAL MOBILITY IMPLANT DISASSOCIATION WHEN THE BEARING DISASSOCIATED FROM THE HEAD, APPROXIMATELY TWO (2) YEARS, THREE (3) MONTHS FROM INITIAL SURGERY. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Joint Dislocation
MAUDE report 17457387 ↗InjuryApr 6, 2023Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated
IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT REVISION DUE TO RETEAR OF THE GLUTEUS MEDIUS, DISLOCATION, AND DISASSOCIATION OF THE DUAL MOBILITY COMPONENTS. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Joint Dislocation; Muscle/Tendon Damage
MAUDE report 16687538 ↗InjuryFeb 27, 2023Adverse 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: Bacterial Infection; Fungal Infection
MAUDE report 16442312 ↗InjuryJan 20, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A INITIAL LEFT HIP REVISION ARTHROPLASTY. APPROXIMATELY, ONE MONTH LATER THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A 1ST STAGE REVISION DUE BACTERIAL INFECTION. DUE DILIGENCE IS IN PROGRESS FOR THIS COMPLAINT; TO DATE NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR PRODUCT HAS BEEN RECEIVED.
Patient problems: Bacterial Infection
MAUDE report 16213064 ↗InjuryOct 18, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION PROCEDURE OF THE LEFT HIP DUE TO A PSEUDOTUMOR. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Local Reaction; Pain
MAUDE report 15624401 ↗InjuryAug 9, 2022Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated
IT WAS REPORTED PATIENT UNDERWENT A HIP REVISION APPROXIMATELY 5 YEARS POST IMPLANTATION DUE TO A DISLOCATION. THE HEAD AND LINER WERE REPLACED. DUE DILIGENCE IS IN PROGRESS FOR THIS COMPLAINT; TO DATE NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR PRODUCT HAS BEEN RECEIVED.
Patient problems: Joint Dislocation
MAUDE report 15190756 ↗
Other PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED devices
- PINNACLE 1217-25-500Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED735 reports
- NA 1365-52-000Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED683 reports
- APEX 1246-03-000Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED3 deaths613 reports
- PINNACLE 1217-20-500Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED2 deaths590 reports
- PINNACLE 1217-30-500Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED1 death484 reports
- NA 1365-53-000Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED404 reports
- PINNACLE ALTRX 1221-36-054Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED388 reports
- PINNACLE ALTRX 1221-32-050Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED386 reports
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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