G7® Acetabular System 110010242Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 13 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00887868355868), received between Dec 20, 2021 and Sep 23, 2026 — classified as 4 injuries, 9 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Difficult to Insert” (3 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 16, 2026.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 13 most recent of 13 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• InjurySep 23, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  Patient problems: Medical device site infection

  MAUDE report 50867616 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 30, 2025Separation Failure; Separation Failure

  NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE FOR THE REPORTED EVENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23424839 ↗
• InjuryJun 16, 2025Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAD A PRIMARY HIP ARTHROPLASTY AND WAS IMPLANTED WITH ZIMMER BIOMET PRODUCTS. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PATIENT DISLOCATED WHEN BENDING OVER AND WAS REVISED APPROXIMATELY 2.5 YEARS LATER. THE SURGEON REMOVED THE CUP AND REPLACED IT WITH A NEW G7 MULTIHOLE CUP AND DUAL MOBILITY BEARING, CERAMIC HEAD.

  Patient problems: Joint Dislocation

  MAUDE report 22213335 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 21, 2024Separation Failure; Material Deformation; Separation Failure; Material Deformation

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT ONE OF THE SCREW CAPS ON THE CUP WAS STRIPPED AND UNABLE TO BE REMOVED BEFORE IMPLANTATION. THE CUP WAS UNUSABLE AND WASTED BEFORE BEING PUT INTO THE PATIENT. THERE WAS NO KNOWN IMPACT OR CONSEQUENCES TO THE PATIENT. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 20744998 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 17, 2024Device-Device Incompatibility; Device-Device Incompatibility

  NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19547926 ↗
• InjuryMar 14, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  AS REPORTED BY LEGAL, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT AN INITIAL LEFT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY. SUBSEQUENTLY, POST-OPERATIVE IMAGING DEMONSTRATED A SIZE MISMATCH BETWEEN THE FEMORAL HEAD AND ACETABULAR LINER IMPLANTED. AS A RESULT, REVISION SURGERY OCCURRED WHERE THE SIZE 36MM HEAD WAS EXCHANGED FOR A SIZE 32MM HEAD. THE PATIENT REPORTED BILATERAL HIP PAIN WITH LEFT HIP BEING GREATER THAN THE RIGHT AND NOT BEING ABLE TO WALK UP OR DOWN STAIRS. PATIENT WAS PRESCRIBED AQUA THERAPY BUT HAS REPORTED SHE HAS YET TO START DUE TO FINANCIAL REASONS. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A PROCEDURE FOR IMPLANTATION OF A LUMBAR SPINAL CORD STIMULATOR. DURING A FOLLOW-UP APPOINTMENT, THE PATIENT REPORTS 100% PAIN RELIEF. NO FURTHER ALLEGATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED.

  Patient problems: Ambulation or Postural Difficulties; Pain; Unequal Limb Length

  MAUDE report 18907219 ↗
• InjuryMar 4, 2024Difficult to Insert; Difficult to Insert

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT UPON THE LINER DID NOT FIT WELL INTO THE CUP. THE SURGEON REPEATEDLY TAPPED THE CUP, WHICH LOOSENED AND CAUSED A FRACTURE OF THE ACETABULUM. THERE WAS AN APPROXIMATE 15-MINUTE DELAY DUE TO DIFFICULTY WITH THE PROCEDURE AND PRODUCT REPLACEMENT. THIS PRODUCT WAS NOT USED. IT WAS REPORTED THAT SURGICAL TECHNIQUE WAS UTILIZED. AFTER SURGERY, THIS LINER WAS PLACED IN THE CUP FOR CONFIRMATION AND COULD BE INSERTED. THERE WAS NO REPORTED SERIOUS INJURY. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE.

  Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s)

  MAUDE report 18825078 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 16, 2023Difficult to Remove; Difficult to Remove

  NO FURTHER INFORMATION AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 18341601 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 21, 2023Difficult to Insert; Difficult to Insert

  THERE IS NO UPDATE TO THE PRIOR EVENT DESCRIPTION PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17788561 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 6, 2023Physical Resistance/Sticking; Physical Resistance/Sticking

  NO ADDITIONAL EVENT "INFORMATION" TO REPORT AT THIS TIME.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17265875 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 8, 2022Positioning Failure; Positioning Failure

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE MODULAR CUP INSERTER THREADED ADAPTER WOULD NOT SCREW INTO THE CUP AND THE THREADS ON THE SHAFT SEEM TO BE WORN DOWN. NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES WERE REPORTED. 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 15383768 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 25, 2022Difficult to Insert; Defective Device; Difficult to Insert; Defective Device

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CUP WOULD NOT ATTACH TO THE STRAIGHT INSERTER OR THE OFFSET INSERTER. IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE THREADS IN THE DOME OF THE CUP WERE NOT MACHINED PROPERLY. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE SURGEON DECIDED TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE WITH A DIFFERENT IMPLANT. THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO PATIENT. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 14193144 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 20, 2021Device Contaminated During Manufacture or Shipping; Device Contaminated During Manufacture or Shipping

  NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 13043461 ↗