Freedom® 802403203Recalls & reported problems
Zimmer, Inc. · Class 2 · Implant
All models of Freedom (8)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00889024499041), received between Jan 5, 2022 and Mar 7, 2023 — classified as 2 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 16, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Device Dislodged or Dislocated2
Patient problems
- Joint Dislocation2
- Failure of Implant1
- Fall1
- Necrosis1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMar 7, 2023Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated
NO FURTHER INFORMATION AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Joint Dislocation
MAUDE report 16497283 ↗InjuryJan 5, 2022Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated
IT WAS REPORTED PATIENT UNDERWENT RIGHT HEMIARTHROPLASTY TO REPAIR A FEMORAL NECK FRACTURE. SUBSEQUENTLY 3 DISLOCATIONS OCCURRED RESULTING IN CONVERSION TO RIGHT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY APPROXIMATELY 3 MOTHS POST RIGHT HEMIARTHROPLASTY. PATIENT SUSTAINED A FALL APPROXIMATELY 6 WEEKS POST OP THAT RESULTED IN A DISLOCATION AND 2 ADDITIONAL DISLOCATIONS OCCURRED POST REDUCTION. REVISION PERFORMED APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS POST THA WITH REMOVAL OF HEAD/LINER, AND COMPETITOR STEM. SURGEON NOTED NECROSIS OF CAPSULE AND WELL-FIXED ACETABULUM. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE REPORTED EVENT IS UNAVAILABLE.
Patient problems: Fall; Joint Dislocation; Necrosis
MAUDE report 13168617 ↗
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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 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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