G7® Longevity® 20123605Recalls & reported problems
Zimmer, Inc. · Class 2 · Implant
All models of G7 Longevity (28)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 7
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 7 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00889024519329), received between Aug 22, 2023 and Oct 17, 2025 — classified as 2 injuries, 5 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Difficult to Insert” (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.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Difficult to Insert2
- Packaging Problem2
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
- Device Dislodged or Dislocated1
- Manufacturing, Packaging or Shipping Problem1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions5
- Ambulation or Postural Difficulties1
- Hematoma1
- Joint Dislocation1
- Pain1
Recent adverse event reports
The 7 most recent of 7 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryOct 17, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
NO ADDITIONAL EVENT INFORMATION TO REPORT AT THIS TIME.
Patient problems: Hematoma
MAUDE report 23323630 ↗MalfunctionJul 7, 2025Manufacturing, Packaging or Shipping Problem; Manufacturing, Packaging or Shipping Problem
NO FURTHER INFORMATION AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22411382 ↗MalfunctionFeb 26, 2025Difficult to Insert; Difficult to Insert
NO ADDITIONAL EVENT INFORMATION TO REPORT AT THIS TIME.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21470651 ↗InjuryJan 27, 2025Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated
IT WAS REPORTED A PATIENT HAD AN INITIAL LEFT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY. SUBSEQUENTLY, WHILE GETTING UP FROM A CHAIR, FELT A SUDDEN ONSET OF PAIN AND INABILITY TO BEAR WEIGHT. THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT CONFIRMED THE DISLOCATION AND WAS UNABLE TO REDUCE THE HIP. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A SUCCESSFUL REDUCTION UNDER GENERAL ANESTHESIA AND ALL IMPLANTS REMAIN IN PLACE.
Patient problems: Ambulation or Postural Difficulties; Joint Dislocation; Pain
MAUDE report 21242463 ↗MalfunctionJan 13, 2025Packaging Problem; Packaging Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE HI WALL LINER HAD FOREIGN MATERIAL ON IT UPON OPENING THE PACKAGING. THE FOREIGN MATERIAL WAS A GREY FLAKE. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21139750 ↗MalfunctionJan 11, 2024Difficult to Insert; Difficult to Insert
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING RIGHT HIP SURGERY, THE LINER WOULD NOT ENGAGE WITH THE CUP. THE LINER WENT IN AND WAS FLUSH BUT WOULD POP OUT AS SOON AS THE HIP WAS RELOCATED AND PUT THROUGH A RANGE OF MOTION. THREE ATTEMPTS WERE MADE WITH THE SAME RESULT. THE LINER WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE AND WORKED PROPERLY. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT SURGICAL TECHNIQUE WAS UTILIZED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT IMPACT, NO SURGICAL DELAY, AND NO SURGICAL COMPLICATIONS. THE PATIENT'S ANATOMY DID NOT CONTRIBUTE TO THE EVENT. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 18491104 ↗MalfunctionAug 22, 2023Packaging Problem; Packaging Problem
NO ADDITIONAL EVENT INFORMATION TO REPORT AT THIS TIME.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 17595378 ↗
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- 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 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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