Biolox® delta 00-8775-032-02 (UDI 00889024276741)Recalls & reported problems
Zimmer GmbH · BIOLOX® delta, Ceramic Femoral Head, M, ø 32/0, taper 12/14 · Class 2 · Implant
All models of Biolox delta (16)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00889024276741), received between Oct 23, 2024 and Oct 23, 2024 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Dislodged or Dislocated” (1 report).
3 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K071535); they may or may not involve this specific model.
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 Dislocated1
Patient problems
- Joint Dislocation1
- Scar Tissue1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryOct 23, 2024Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT HAD A LEFT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY. THE PATIENT DID WELL UNTIL SUSTAINING AN INJURY WHILE AT WORK. IT WAS REPORTED THAT HE WAS STANDING ON BOXES OR SOME PLATFORM THAT SPREAD APART, AND HE DID THE SPLITS AND DISLOCATED HIS LEFT HIP WHICH PRIOR HAS NOT HAD ANY DISLOCATIONS. SINCE THAT TIME, HE HAS HAD 12 MORE DISLOCATIONS. THE PATIENT WAS REVISED APPROXIMATELY 11 YEARS POST-IMPLANTATION, DURING WHICH ABUNDANT SCAR TISSUE WAS REMOVED. THE SHELL AND STEM WERE WELL-SEATED AND REMAINED INTACT. THE HEAD, LINER, AND NECK WERE REPLACED WITHOUT COMPLICATION. DUE DILIGENCE HAS BEEN COMPLETED FOR THIS COMPLAINT; TO DATE ALL AVAILABLE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED.
Patient problems: Joint Dislocation; Scar Tissue
MAUDE report 20517387 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K071535. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-0336-2020 · Oct 10, 2019 · TerminatedCeramic Femoral Heads, various sizes, Item Nos. 00877504001 00877504002 00877504003 00877504004
- Z-1134-2015 · Dec 17, 2014 · TerminatedBiolox Delta Femoral Head - The BIOLOX delta Ceramic Femoral Head is used in conjunction with compatible acetabular and femoral stem components in total hip arthroplasty. A variety
- Z-0211-2013 · Sep 4, 2012 · TerminatedBiolox delta Ceramic Femoral Head Rx only, sterile
Other Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/polymer, cemented or non-porous, uncemented devices
- BIOLOX DELTA 1365-32-310Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/polymer, cemented or non-porous, uncemented551 reports
- PINNACLE ALTRX 1221-36-052Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/polymer, cemented or non-porous, uncemented481 reports
- BIOLOX DELTA 1365-32-320Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/polymer, cemented or non-porous, uncemented1 death314 reports
- BIOLOX DELTA 1365-36-720Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/polymer, cemented or non-porous, uncemented1 death189 reports
- DJO SURGICAL 400-03-362Encore Medical, L.P. · Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Ceramic/Polymer, Cemented Or Non-Porous, Uncemented187 reports
- Anthology 71365705Smith & Nephew, Inc. · Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/polymer, cemented or non-porous, uncemented176 reports
- BIOLOX DELTA 1365-40-710Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/polymer, cemented or non-porous, uncemented170 reports
- PINNACLE GRIPTION 1217-32-054Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/polymer, cemented or non-porous, uncemented169 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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