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G7® Acetabular System 110010262Recalls & reported problems

Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · Class 2 · Implant

All models of G7 Acetabular System (42)

Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
5
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
2
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 5 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00887868356001), received between Aug 24, 2020 and Aug 26, 2024 — classified as 2 injuries, 3 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Migration” (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. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 16, 2026.

Reports received per month

Nov 2023: 0 reportsDec 2023: 0 reportsJan 2024: 0 reportsFeb 2024: 0 reportsMar 2024: 0 reportsApr 2024: 0 reportsMay 2024: 2 reportsJun 2024: 0 reportsJul 2024: 0 reportsAug 2024: 1 reportsSep 2024: 0 reportsOct 2024: 0 reportsNov 2024: 0 reportsDec 2024: 0 reportsJan 2025: 0 reportsFeb 2025: 0 reportsMar 2025: 0 reportsApr 2025: 0 reportsMay 2025: 0 reportsJun 2025: 0 reportsJul 2025: 0 reportsAug 2025: 0 reportsSep 2025: 0 reportsOct 2025: 0 reportsNov 2025: 0 reportsDec 2025: 0 reportsJan 2026: 0 reportsFeb 2026: 0 reportsMar 2026: 0 reportsApr 2026: 0 reportsMay 2026: 0 reportsJun 2026: 0 reportsJul 2026: 0 reportsAug 2026: 0 reportsSep 2026: 0 reportsOct 2026: 0 reports2024202520262
Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Migration2
  • Detachment of Device or Device Component1
  • Difficult to Insert1
  • Manufacturing, Packaging or Shipping Problem1

Patient problems

  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions2
  • Failure of Implant1
  • Joint Dislocation1
  • No Information1

Recent adverse event reports

The 5 most recent of 5 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • MalfunctionAug 26, 2024Difficult to Insert; Difficult to Insert

    NO FURTHER INFORMATION AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 20065094 ↗
  • InjuryMay 23, 2024Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component

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

    Patient problems: Failure of Implant

    MAUDE report 19380361 ↗
  • InjuryMay 9, 2024Migration; Migration

    IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT HAD A SEVERE ACETABULAR DEFECT AND THE PLAN WAS TO USE AN ACETABULAR AUGMENT TO SUPPORT THE SHELL. DURING POSITIONING OF THE DEFINITIVE TM AUGMENT, IT WAS PULLED OUT OF THE WOUND AND DROPPED ON THE FLOOR, DEEMING IT UNUSABLE. NO OTHER AUGMENTS FROM THE INVENTORY AVAILABLE WERE SUITABLE FOR THE DEFECT. AS SUCH, THE SURGEON IMPLANTED THE CUP WITHOUT AN AUGMENT. INITIAL STABILITY WAS SUITABLE, AND THE PATIENT WAS CLOSE. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE PATIENT DISLOCATED. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CUP HAD SUBSIDED AND DISLOCATED. THE PATIENT WAS BROUGHT BACK TO THEATRE TO REMOVE THE CUP AND REPLACE IT WITH A LARGER SIZE.

    Patient problems: Joint Dislocation

    MAUDE report 19282016 ↗
  • MalfunctionJun 7, 2023Manufacturing, Packaging or Shipping Problem; Manufacturing, Packaging or Shipping Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THERE WAS A DEBRIS (LIKE A HAIR) IN THE STERILE PACKAGE. THE PRODUCT WAS NOT USED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 17080829 ↗
  • MalfunctionAug 24, 2020Migration; Migration

    IT WAS REPORTED A PATIENT UNDERWENT REVISION SURGERY DUE TO FREQUENT DISLOCATIONS. AFTER THE SURGERY, THE RADIOGRAPH SHOWED ONE OF THE SCREWS HAD PENETRATED THE SHELL. NO REVISION HAS BEEN REPORTED TO DUE THIS EVENT. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE REPORTED EVENT IS UNAVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

    Patient problems: No Information

    MAUDE report 10441961 ↗

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