G7® Longevity® 20123204Recalls & reported problems
Zimmer, Inc. · Class 2 · Implant
- 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 00889024519268), received between Jan 31, 2023 and Aug 26, 2025 — classified as 4 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Dislodged or Dislocated” (1 report).
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. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem3
- Device Dislodged or Dislocated1
Patient problems
- Hematoma2
- Unspecified Infection2
- Bacterial Infection1
- Bursitis1
- Fall1
- Joint Dislocation1
- Pain1
- Post Operative Wound Infection1
Recent adverse event reports
The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryAug 26, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE FOR THE REPORTED EVENT.
Patient problems: Bursitis; Pain
MAUDE report 22893085 ↗InjuryJul 1, 2024Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated
IT WAS REPORTED THAT APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS POST IMPLANTATION OF A LEFT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY AND INCISION AND DRAINAGE FOR EXCESSIVE DRAINAGE AND HEMATOMA REQUIRING JOINT DEBRIDEMENT, THE PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO DISLOCATION. WHILE THE PATIENT WAS IN 6 INCHES OF WATER BENT OVER AT WAIST, THE LEFT HIP DISLOCATED. THE PATIENT SUBSEQUENTLY HAD A CLOSED REDUCTION IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM. THE PATIENT HAD A FOLLOW UP APPOINTMENT THREE DAYS LATER AND GIVEN A BRACE. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
Patient problems: Fall; Joint Dislocation
MAUDE report 19651130 ↗InjuryFeb 2, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A LEFT HIP REVISION APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH POST IMPLANTATION DUE TO A POST-OP HEMATOMA AND DRAINING SINUS. THIS REQUIRED AN INCISION, DRAINAGE, ANTIBIOTICS AND JOINT DEBRIDEMENT. CONCLUDING THIS PROCEDURE, AN UNSPECIFIED INFECTION WAS NOTED. THE PATIENT WAS TREATED WITH IV ANTIBIOTICS. APPROXIMATELY A MONTH LATER THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE CONTINUED WOUND DRAINAGE AND SIGNS OF AN INFECTION. THE PATIENT WAS COVID POSITIVE AND UNDERWENT A SECOND IRRIGATION AND DEBRIDEMENT ALONG WITH REPLACEMENT OF THE HEAD AND LINER. CULTURES FROM THIS REVISION SURGERY WERE POSITIVE FOR INFECTION AND PATIENT CONTINUED IV ANTIBIOTICS ALONG WITH FOLLOW UP CARE FROM AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPECIALIST.
Patient problems: Bacterial Infection; Hematoma; Post Operative Wound Infection; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 16284961 ↗InjuryJan 31, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT LEFT HIP JOINT DEBRIDEMENT APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS POST IMPLANTATION DUE TO EXCESSIVE DRAINAGE AND HEMATOMA. SUBSEQUENTLY, FIVE WEEKS POST-OP, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED DELAYED HEALING OF THE LEFT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY WOUND. THE SURGEON UTILIZED THE PREVIOUS INCISION AND PERFORMED AN ARTHROTOMY. THE INCISION WAS ENTIRELY INTACT EXCEPT FOR A PIN HOLE AT THE CENTRAL PORTION. ONCE THE PIN HOLE WAS DISSECTED, THE SURGEON ENCOUNTERED A FLUID COLLECTION IN THE SUBCUTANEOUS REGION WITH A SMALL AMOUNT OF FATTY NECROSIS AND THE PRESENCE OF SEROUS FLUID. THREE CULTURES WERE OBTAINED AND SENT TO PATHOLOGY. THE WOUND WAS IRRIGATED AND DEBRIDED, AND THERE WAS NO PURULENCE OR EVIDENCE OF FRANK INFECTION PRESENT. A FORMAL ARTHROTOMY WAS THEN PERFORMED TO ENSURE ADEQUATE IRRIGATION AND DEBRIDEMENT WITH INTACT IMPLANTS NOTED. THE SURGEON REPORTED THAT THE EVENT WAS PROBABLY RELATED TO PROCEDURE; NOT RELATED TO DEVICE AND OR INSTRUMENTS. THE PATIENT HAD BEEN RECEIVING ROCEPHIN BUT WAS SWITCHED TO IV DAPTOMYCIN DUE TO RASH FROM ROCEPHIN. APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK POST ARTHROTOMY, THE PATIENT WAS EVALUATED AT THE ER FOR DYSPNEA, TACHYCARDIA AND LEFT LEG PAIN. A
Patient problems: Hematoma; Pulmonary Embolism; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 16272641 ↗
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Sources: FDA GUDID, MAUDE and Medical Device Recalls via openFDA. openFDA data is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.