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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

Nov 2023: 0 reportsDec 2023: 0 reportsJan 2024: 0 reportsFeb 2024: 0 reportsMar 2024: 0 reportsApr 2024: 0 reportsMay 2024: 0 reportsJun 2024: 0 reportsJul 2024: 0 reportsAug 2024: 0 reportsSep 2024: 0 reportsOct 2024: 0 reportsNov 2024: 1 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: 1 reportsJun 2026: 0 reportsJul 2026: 0 reportsAug 2026: 0 reportsSep 2026: 0 reportsOct 2026: 0 reports2024202520261
Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Recalls naming this device

  1. 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 ↗

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