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G7® Acetabular System 110010269Recalls & reported problems

Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · Class 2 · Implant

Data updated Oct 13, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
7
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
5
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 7 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00887868356070), received between Nov 15, 2021 and Feb 11, 2026 — classified as 5 injuries, 2 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Delivered as Unsterile Product” (1 report).

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

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Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem3
  • Delivered as Unsterile Product1
  • Device Contaminated During Manufacture or Shipping1
  • Difficult to Open or Remove Packaging Material1
  • Insufficient Device Problem Information1
  • Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth1
  • Material Erosion1

Patient problems

  • Ambulation or Postural Difficulties2
  • Nerve Damage2
  • Neuropathy2
  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions2
  • Bone Fracture(s)1
  • Failure of Implant1
  • Insufficient Information1
  • Metal Related Pathology1

Recent adverse event reports

The 7 most recent of 7 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryFeb 11, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED A PATIENT HAD AN INITIAL RIGHT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY FOLLOWED BY A REVISION FIVE MONTHS POST-OPERATIVE DUE TO THREE RECURRENT DISLOCATIONS. A SECOND REVISION WAS PERFORMED APPROXIMATELY 9 YEARS DUE TO PAIN AND OSSIFICATION. TWO MONTHS POST-SECOND REVISION, PATIENT UNDERWENT A DAIR FOR WOUND DEHISCENCE A THIRD REVISION DUE TO RECURRENT DISLOCATIONS. FOLLOWING THE REVISION, EXPERIENCED EXCRUCIATING PAIN DUE A FRACTURED ACETABULAR SCREW AND UNDERWENT A FOURTH REVISION. DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT REPORTS, THE CONSTRUCT FELL PART IN THE SURGEONS AND THE GLUTEUS MUSCLES WERE DAMAGE. SUBSEQUENTLY, FOLLOWING THE PROCEDURE, THE RIGHT QUAD MUSCLE IS NOT FIRING, LEADING TO AN INABILITY TO WALK. THE PATIENT IS ALLEGING THAT DURING THE FOURTH REVISION, A NERVE WAS FLATTENED FROM EITHER THE FRACTURED SCREW OR THE PROCEDURE. NERVE CONDUCTION STUDIES HAVE BEEN PERFORMED AND IDENTIFIED FEMORAL NEUROPATHY. ALL IMPLANTS REMAIN IMPLANTED AT THIS TIME AND THEN PATIENT IS PLANNING TO BE ADMITTED TO AN INPATIENT REHABILITATION CENTER FOR AN INTENSE REHAB PROGRAM. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.

    Patient problems: Ambulation or Postural Difficulties; Nerve Damage; Neuropathy

    MAUDE report 24316116 ↗
  • InjuryNov 13, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    NO FURTHER INFORMATION AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.

    Patient problems: Ambulation or Postural Difficulties; Nerve Damage; Neuropathy

    MAUDE report 23543578 ↗
  • InjuryMay 9, 2025Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT AN INITIAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY AND WAS IMPLANTED WITH ZIMMER BIOMET PRODUCTS. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PATIENT IS LOOKING TO HAVE THE ACETABULAR COMPONENT REVISED FOR UNKNOWN REASONS.

    Patient problems: Insufficient Information

    MAUDE report 21996081 ↗
  • MalfunctionSep 17, 2024Delivered as Unsterile Product; Difficult to Open or Remove Packaging Material; Delivered as Unsterile Product; Difficult to Open or Remove Packaging Material

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

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 20239456 ↗
  • InjuryAug 18, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WILL UNDERGO A REVISION PROCEDURE IN THE FUTURE DUE TO THEIR PELVIS FRACTURED DURING THE SURGERY. DEVICE CURRENTLY REMAINS IMPLANTED BUT FUTURE REVISION SURGERY DATE IS DEPENDENT UPON TIMING OF COMPLETION OF CUSTOM TRIFLANGE ACETABULAR CUP. THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.

    Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s)

    MAUDE report 17571261 ↗
  • MalfunctionFeb 3, 2022Device Contaminated During Manufacture or Shipping; Device Contaminated During Manufacture or Shipping

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING INSPECTION AT THE DISTRIBUTORSHIP A TEAM MEMBER DISCOVERED HAIR LIKE DEBRIS IN STERILE PACKAGING. NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES 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 13446557 ↗
  • InjuryNov 15, 2021Material Erosion; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Material Erosion; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth

    NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE REPORTED EVENT.

    Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Metal Related Pathology

    MAUDE report 12817210 ↗

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