BIOLOX delta 71346004Recalls & reported problems
Smith & Nephew, Inc. · BIOLOX DELTA HEAD 40MM 12/14 SHORT+0 · Class 2 · Implant
All models of BIOLOX delta (11)
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 03596010656711), received between Jan 31, 2020 and Sep 12, 2024 — classified as 2 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Unintended Movement” (1 report).
1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K100412, 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.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
- Unintended Movement1
Patient problems
- Injury1
- Joint Dislocation1
- Joint Laxity1
- Medical device site infection1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjurySep 12, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION SURGERY OF HIS RIGHT THA SYSTEM (UNKNOWN PRODUCT) ON (B)(6) 2020 DUE TO PERIPROSTHETIC JOINT INFECTION, AND RIGHT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY WITH MULTIPLE DISLOCATIONS. DURING THE REVISION SURGERY, THE WHOLE PRIMARY THA SYSTEM WAS EXPLANTED AND REPLACED WITH A REDAPT MODULAR SHELL WITH A REDAPT STEM. AS REPORTED, ON (B)(6) 2020, THE PATIENT SUFFERED FROM INSTABILITY FOLLOWING RIGHT REVISION THA AND PERIPROSTHETIC JOINT INFECTION AND WAS REVISED AGAIN. DURING THIS SECOND REVISION SURGERY, THE FEMORAL HEAD, AND THE ACETABULAR LINER WERE EXPLANTED. THERE IS NO FURTHER INFORMATION AT THIS TIME. THE CURRENT STATE OF HEALTH OF THE PATIENT IS UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: Joint Laxity; Medical device site infection
MAUDE report 20203020 ↗InjuryJan 31, 2020Unintended Movement; Unintended Movement
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT TWO CLOSED REDUCTIONS, FOLLOWED BY REVISION SURGERY OF LINER, HEAD AND SLEEVE DUE TO RECURRENT DISLOCATIONS. THE FIRST CLOSED REDUCTION WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2018 AND THE SECOND ONE ON (B)(6) 2018. FINALLY, THE REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2019.
Patient problems: Injury; Joint Dislocation
MAUDE report 9653047 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K100412, K211176. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-0326-2025 · Oct 15, 2024 · Open, ClassifiedTandem 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.
Other Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/polymer, cemented or non-porous, uncemented devices
- BIOLOX DELTA 1365-32-310Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/polymer, cemented or non-porous, uncemented551 reports
- PINNACLE ALTRX 1221-36-052Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/polymer, cemented or non-porous, uncemented481 reports
- BIOLOX DELTA 1365-32-320Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/polymer, cemented or non-porous, uncemented1 death314 reports
- BIOLOX DELTA 1365-36-720Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/polymer, cemented or non-porous, uncemented1 death189 reports
- DJO SURGICAL 400-03-362Encore Medical, L.P. · Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Ceramic/Polymer, Cemented Or Non-Porous, Uncemented187 reports
- Anthology 71365705Smith & Nephew, Inc. · Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/polymer, cemented or non-porous, uncemented176 reports
- 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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