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BIOLOX delta 76539162Recalls & reported problems

Smith & Nephew, Inc. · BIOLOX DELTA HEAD 32 MM 12/14 LONG / +8 · Class 2 · Implant

All models of BIOLOX delta (11)

Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
1
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
1
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 03596010566942), received between Jan 12, 2021 and Jan 12, 2021 — classified as 1 injury.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Manufacturing, Packaging or Shipping Problem” (1 report).

1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K083762, K211176); they may or may not involve this specific model.

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

  • Manufacturing, Packaging or Shipping Problem1

Patient problems

  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryJan 12, 2021Manufacturing, Packaging or Shipping Problem; Manufacturing, Packaging or Shipping Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING SCHLUTER-HEINRICH TOTAL HIP SURGERY, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CERAMIC BALL HEAD DID NOT MATCH THE LOT NUMBER OF THE OUTER PACKAGING, WHICH LED TO THE REMOVAL OF THE HEAD AND THE REPLACEMENT OF ANOTHER CERAMIC BALL HEAD TO COMPLETE THE SURGERY. THE PROCEDURE FINISHED WITH A SMITH AND NEPHEW BACKUP DEVICE. SURGICAL DELAY LESS THAN 30 MINUTES. PATIENT INJURIES WERE NOT REPORTED.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 11156387 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under K083762, K211176. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.

  • Z-0326-2025 · Oct 15, 2024 · Open, Classified
    Tandem Intl Bipolar Cocr Shell/UHMWPE Liner, TI-6AL-4V Retaining Ring, 28MM I.D. 46 MM O.D., REF 71324046, sterile, femoral head bipolar component of the Tandem Bipolar Hip System.

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