Biolox® Option 00-8777-036-01Recalls & reported problems
Zimmer GmbH · BIOLOX® OPTION, HEAD, S, Ø 36/-3.0, TAPER 12/14 · Class 2 · Implant
All models of Biolox Option (16)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 4
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 4
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00889024430518), received between Aug 22, 2019 and Jun 4, 2024 — classified as 4 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. 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
- Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available2
- Device Dislodged or Dislocated2
Patient problems
- Failure of Implant2
- Joint Dislocation2
- Pain1
- Unspecified Infection1
Recent adverse event reports
The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryJun 4, 2024Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated
DUE DILIGENCE HAS BEEN COMPLETED FOR THIS COMPLAINT; TO DATE ALL AVAILABLE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Joint Dislocation
MAUDE report 19459310 ↗InjuryMar 2, 2023Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT INITIAL LEFT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY THAT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REVISED APPROXIMATELY ELEVEN (11) YEARS LATER DUE TO RECURRENT ANTERIOR DISLOCATIONS. THE PATIENT DID WELL UNTIL SIX (6) YEARS LATER WHEN SHE BENT OVER AND DISLOCATED POSTERIORLY, WHICH WAS REDUCED IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM. AFTER RECURRENT DISLOCATIONS FOLLOWING, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A SECOND HEAD AND LINER EXCHANGE APPROXIMATELY SEVEN (7) YEARS AFTER REVISION. THE CUP AND STEM WERE STABLE AND LEFT INTACT. A NEW HEAD AND CONSTRAINED LINER WERE PLACED WITHOUT COMPLICATIONS. DUE DILIGENCE IS IN PROGRESS FOR THIS COMPLAINT; TO DATE NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR PRODUCT HAS BEEN RECEIVED.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Joint Dislocation
MAUDE report 16467158 ↗InjuryAug 24, 2020Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
THE PRODUCT WAS IMPLANTED ON LEFT SIDE AND PATIENT MAY REQUIRE ANOTHER (SECOND) REVISION SURGERY DUE TO LARGE POSTOPERATIVE FLUID COLLECTION ALONG THE LEFT GREATER TROCHANTER OF THE HIP, WHICH WAS DISCOVERED UPON FOLLOW UP MRI.
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 10441415 ↗InjuryAug 22, 2019Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available; Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND UNDERWENT REVISION DUE TO INFECTION WITHIN FOUR MONTHS OF IMPLANTATION.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 8919635 ↗
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- BIOLOX DELTA 1365-32-320Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/polymer, cemented or non-porous, uncemented1 death314 reports
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- 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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