Biolox® Option 00-8777-040-02Recalls & reported problems
Zimmer GmbH · BIOLOX® OPTION, HEAD, M, Ø 40/0, TAPER 12/14 · Class 2 · Implant
All models of Biolox Option (16)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
1 open recall names this device. See the recall details and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider.
- Adverse event reports
- 3
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 3
- Recalls naming it
- 1
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00889024430563), received between Dec 6, 2019 and May 21, 2026 — classified as 3 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Dislodged or Dislocated” (1 report).
1 FDA recall record name this device's identifier, 1 still open.
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
Recalls naming this device
- Nov 2, 2023Class IIOpen, Classified
One product complaint was received reporting that there was an incorrect adapter in the packaging. An adapter with neck length M/+0 was inside the product packaging, which should have contained an adapter with neck length S/-3.0. The difference in neck length may be recognized by the size (S or M) indicator on the device.
Z-0570-2024 · Root cause: Under Investigation by firm · Recall details · FDA record ↗
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
- Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available1
- Device Dislodged or Dislocated1
Patient problems
- Hematoma2
- Anemia1
- Fall1
- Hemorrhage/Blood Loss/Bleeding1
- Inadequate Osseointegration1
- Joint Dislocation1
- Joint effusion1
- Osteolysis1
Recent adverse event reports
The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMay 21, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAD UNDERGONE AN INITIAL LEFT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY APPROXIMATELY 12 YEARS EARLIER. AROUND MID-2021, THE PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY FELL AND SUSTAINED A SMALL FRACTURE TO THE ACETABULAR FLOOR BENEATH THE CUP. A FEW MONTHS LATER, RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING DISPLAYED SINKING OF THE CUP WITH EVIDENT BONE DEFICIT AT THE ACETABULAR ROOF, AND SERUM COBALT AND CHROMIUM LEVELS WERE ELEVATED. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT AN ACETABULAR REVISION AND REACTIVE GRAY SYNOVITIS OF A METALLOSIS TYPE AT THE STEM AND ACETABULUM, TRUNNIONOSIS, AND ABSENCE OF THE ANTERIOR WALL WITH EXTENSIVE ACETABULAR OSTEOLYSIS WERE FOUND. THE FRACTURED BONE FRAGMENT WAS SYNTHESIZED WITH TWO CORTICAL SCREWS AND ALL OTHER COMPONENTS WERE REVISED EXCEPT FOR THE STEM. POST-OPERATIVELY, THE PATIENT¿S HEMOGLOBIN DROPPED TO 7.6 G/DL AND REQUIRED ONE UNIT OF TRANSFUSED RED BLOOD CELLS. THE PATIENT WAS UNDERGOING A SLOW PROGRESSIVE RECOVERY AND, SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, AFTER A SHORT WALK WITH WEIGHT BEARING, HAD AN ONSET OF PAIN. RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING DISPLAYED A PERIPROSTHETIC FLUID COLLECTION, RESORPTION OF THE GRAFT, AND CUP PROTRUSION, AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE PATIENT UNDERWENT AN ULTRASOUND
Patient problems: Anemia; Hematoma; Hemorrhage/Blood Loss/Bleeding; Inadequate Osseointegration; Joint effusion; Osteolysis; Pain; Unequal Limb Length
MAUDE report 25248523 ↗InjuryNov 19, 2024Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated
NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.
Patient problems: Fall; Hematoma; Joint Dislocation; Tissue Breakdown
MAUDE report 20726695 ↗InjuryDec 6, 2019Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available; Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
NO CHANGE TO PREVIOUSLY REPORTED EVENT.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 9424779 ↗
Other Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/polymer, cemented or non-porous, uncemented devices
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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 · each recall links to the FDA recall notice
- 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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