Biomet® Hip System 163670Recalls & reported problems
Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 13, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00887868308345), received between Aug 7, 2023 and May 21, 2024 — classified as 2 injuries.
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. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Device Dislodged or Dislocated2
Patient problems
- Joint Dislocation2
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMay 21, 2024Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated
NO ADDITIONAL EVENT INFORMATION TO REPORT AT THIS TIME.
Patient problems: Joint Dislocation
MAUDE report 19361618 ↗InjuryAug 7, 2023Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A HIP ARTHROPLASTY. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PATIENT WAS REVISED TWELVE DAYS POST OP DUE TO DISLOCATION. PER SALES REP'S, THE VERSION OF THE ACETABULAR CUP WAS TOO ANTEVERTED AND THE ORIGINATION OF THE HIGHWALL LINER WAS CAUSING LEVERAGE MAKING THE FEMORAL HEAD DISLOCATE ANTERIORLY. SURGEON BELIEVES THE ORIGINATION OF THE CUP WAS FINE AND THAT IT WAS DUE TO A NON-COMPLIANT PATIENT. THE PATIENT HAD A SHUFFLE GAIT AND DID NOT WANT TO FOLLOW POST OPERATIVE PROTOCOL, PER SURGEON. THE STEM, HEAD, AND LINER WERE EXCHANGED. NO ALLEGATIONS AGAINST THE STEM AS IT WAS REMOVED BECAUSE THE SURGEON KNOCKED THE FEMORAL HEAD HARD DISLODGING THE STEM.
Patient problems: Joint Dislocation
MAUDE report 17470889 ↗
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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 13, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 13, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 13, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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