Oxford Partial Knee System 154722Recalls & reported problems
Biomet Uk Ltd · Class 3 · Implant
All models of Oxford Partial Knee System (92)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
Quick summary
This Oxford Partial Knee System implant is a metal-on-plastic partial knee replacement. The 35 adverse event reports mostly describe ongoing knee pain and revision surgery — several patients needed a second operation to convert the partial knee to a full knee replacement, years after implantation, with loosening of the implant and broken or worn parts also mentioned. All 35 reports involve injuries, and no deaths are described. No recalls name this device.
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- Adverse event reports
- 35
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 35
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 35 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 05019279388882), received between Jul 1, 2019 and May 27, 2026 — classified as 35 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Insufficient Device Problem Information” (8 reports).
22 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (P010014); 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 Problem15
- Insufficient Device Problem Information8
- Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth5
- Patient Device Interaction Problem4
- Fracture3
- Material Integrity Problem2
- Degraded1
- Migration1
Patient problems
- Pain15
- Failure of Implant8
- Insufficient Information6
- No Information6
- Loss of Range of Motion2
- Metal Related Pathology2
- Ambulation or Postural Difficulties1
- Hemorrhage/Blood Loss/Bleeding1
Recent adverse event reports
The 25 most recent of 35 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMay 27, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT UNDERWENT CONVERSION OF A UNICOMPARTMENTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY TO A LEFT TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY EIGHT AND A HALF YEARS POST IMPLANTATION DUE TO LATERAL DISEASE. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 25298457 ↗InjuryJun 2, 2025Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth
NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Septic loosening; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 22122465 ↗InjuryJul 18, 2024Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth
IT WAS REPORTED THAT APPROXIMATELY 7 YEARS AND 4 MONTHS POST AN INITIAL LEFT PARTIAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY, THE PATIENT WAS REVISED TO A LEFT TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY DUE TO TIBIAL LOOSENING. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Ambulation or Postural Difficulties; Failure of Implant; Pain
MAUDE report 19771196 ↗InjuryJul 16, 2024Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Migration; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Migration
NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 19750376 ↗InjuryJun 4, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.
Patient problems: Joint effusion; Pain
MAUDE report 19456783 ↗InjuryJun 3, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 19445772 ↗InjuryNov 7, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.
Patient problems: Loss of Range of Motion; Pain
MAUDE report 18082987 ↗InjuryMay 23, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT A KNEE REVISION SURGERY DUE TO UNKNOWN REASON. APPROXIMATELY FOUR (4) YEARS TEN (10) MONTHS FROM INITIAL SURGERY. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 16982352 ↗InjuryApr 5, 2023Fracture; Fracture
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT REVISION SURGERY DUE TO AN IMPLANT FRACTURE, APPROXIMATELY 9 YEARS POST-IMPLANTATION. DUE DILIGENCE IS IN PROGRESS FOR THIS COMPLAINT; TO DATE NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR PRODUCT HAS BEEN RECEIVED.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Metal Related Pathology; Osteolysis; Pain; Scar Tissue; Tissue Breakdown
MAUDE report 16681660 ↗InjuryFeb 28, 2023Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth
NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Pain
MAUDE report 16450760 ↗InjuryJan 9, 2023Patient Device Interaction Problem; Patient Device Interaction Problem
NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 16120155 ↗InjuryDec 15, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT REVISION FROM PARTIAL TO TOTAL KNEE PROSTHESIS DUE TO UNKNOWN REASON. DUE DILIGENCE IS IN PROGRESS FOR THIS COMPLAINT; TO DATE NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR PRODUCT HAS BEEN RECEIVED.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 15984910 ↗InjuryDec 7, 2022Patient Device Interaction Problem; Patient Device Interaction Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT A PARTIAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY AND APPROXIMATELY 8 YEARS LATER A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED DUE TO METALLOSIS. DUE DILIGENCE IS IN PROGRESS FOR THIS COMPLAINT; TO DATE NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR PRODUCT HAS BEEN RECEIVED.
Patient problems: Metal Related Pathology
MAUDE report 15930627 ↗InjuryOct 14, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Patient Device Interaction Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Patient Device Interaction Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT INITIAL OXFORD UNI KNEE SURGERY. APPROXIMATELY 5 YEARS LATER A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED DUE PAIN. DUE DILIGENCE IS IN PROGRESS FOR THIS COMPLAINT; TO DATE NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR PRODUCT HAS BEEN RECEIVED.
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 15602767 ↗InjurySep 28, 2022Degraded; Degraded
IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT REVISION SURGERY DUE WEAR AND PAIN APPROXIMATELY ONE AND A HALF (1.5) YEAR POST OP. DUE DILIGENCE IS IN PROGRESS FOR THIS COMPLAINT; TO DATE NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR PRODUCT HAS BEEN RECEIVED.
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 15500385 ↗InjuryAug 30, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT REVISION OF A KNEE PROSTHESIS DUE TO PAIN. DUE DILIGENCE IS IN PROGRESS FOR THIS COMPLAINT; TO DATE NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR PRODUCT HAS BEEN RECEIVED.
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 15317843 ↗InjuryJul 25, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED, THE PATIENT HAD A PARTIAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY IMPLANTATION SURGERY AND APPROXIMATELY 8 YEARS LATER A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED DUE TO UNKNOWN REASON. DUE DILIGENCE IS IN PROGRESS FOR THIS COMPLAINT; TO DATE NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR PRODUCT HAS BEEN RECEIVED.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 15091773 ↗InjuryJun 17, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAS BEEN REVISED DUE TO REOCCURRING HEMARTHROSIS APPROXIMATELY 3.5 YEARS AFTER THE INITIAL SURGERY. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.
Patient problems: Hemorrhage/Blood Loss/Bleeding
MAUDE report 14734133 ↗InjuryApr 26, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED, THAT: THERE WAS A REVISION DUE TO THE OXFORD WARRANTY. PATIENT OUTCOME: REVISION. NO DELAY.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 14202157 ↗InjuryFeb 28, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED, THAT: REVISION OF OXFORD THAT WAS PERFORMED (B)(6) 2021. THE REASON WAS TIBIAL LOOSENING. PATIENT OUTCOME: REVISION.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 13618287 ↗InjuryFeb 23, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED, THAT: THERE WAS AN OXFORD WARRANTY DUE TO A CASE PERFORMED BY DR (B)(6) ON (B)(6) 2016. LOOSENING OF OXFORD IMPLANTS CAUSING PAIN. PATIENT OUTCOME: REVISION.
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 13583488 ↗InjuryNov 29, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN INITIAL LEFT KNEE ARTHROPLASTY ON (B)(6) 2020. SUBSEQUENTLY, A REVISION PROCEDURE DUE TO UNKNOWN REASON WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2021.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 12881091 ↗InjuryAug 3, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
THE PATIENT ON CLINICAL STUDY PRESENTED FOR 10 MONTH RECHECK POST OP LEFT MEDIAL UCKR DONE ON (B)(6), 2020. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT TRIPPED AND FELL ONTO HIS LEFT KNEE. REPORTED MINIMAL SYMPTOMS WHEN UP WALKING, BUT REPORTS PAIN AND DECREASED FLEXION WITH ACTIVITIES SUCH AS STAIRS, KNEELING, AND RISING FROM A CHAIR. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT MANIPULATION UNDER ANESTHESIA (MUA) ON (B)(6), 2021 WHICH RESOLVED THE SYMPTOMS.
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 12265726 ↗InjuryJul 22, 2021Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth
IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT UNDERWENT AN INITIAL LEFT UNI-CONDYLAR KNEE REPLACEMENT ON (B)(6) 2017. THE PATIENT BEGAN TO DEVELOP PAIN AND DECREASED RANGE OF MOTION AND DESPITE MORE CONSERVATIVE INTERVENTIONS WAS REVISED ON (B)(6) 2019 TO A TOTAL KNEE DUE TO MICROSCOPIC LOOSENING.
Patient problems: Loss of Range of Motion; Pain
MAUDE report 12209651 ↗InjuryJan 26, 2021Fracture; Material Integrity Problem; Fracture; Material Integrity Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN INITIAL LEFT KNEE ARTHROPLASTY ON AN (B)(6) 2020. SUBSEQUENTLY, A REVISION PROCEDURE DUE TO IMPLANT FRACTURE WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2021.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions; No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 11228537 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under P010014. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-1172-2017 · Jan 5, 2016 · TerminatedOxford Partial Knee System Phase 3 Tibial Template Left Medial Size C Product Usage: Instruments for use with the Oxford Uni Partial Knee System
- Z-1159-2017 · Jan 5, 2016 · TerminatedOxford Partial Knee System Left Medial Tibial Trial Tray Size A Product Usage: Instruments for use with the Oxford Uni Partial Knee System
- Z-1158-2017 · Jan 5, 2016 · TerminatedOxford Partial Knee System Right Medial Tibial Trial Tray Size A Product Usage: Instruments for use with the Oxford Uni Partial Knee System
- Z-1160-2017 · Jan 5, 2016 · TerminatedOxford Partial Knee System Right Medial Tibial Trial Tray Size E Product Usage: Instruments for use with the Oxford Uni Partial Knee System
- Z-1152-2017 · Jan 5, 2016 · TerminatedOxford Knee System Tibial Resector Body Tube & Guides Product Usage: Instruments for use with the Oxford Uni Partial Knee System
- Z-1164-2017 · Jan 5, 2016 · TerminatedOxford Partial Knee System Right Medial Tibial Trial Tray Size C Product Usage: Instruments for use with the Oxford Uni Partial Knee System
- Z-1165-2017 · Jan 5, 2016 · TerminatedOxford Partial Knee System Right Medial Tibial Trial Tray Size C Oxford Partial Knee System Left Medial Tibial Trial Tray Size C
- Z-1173-2017 · Jan 5, 2016 · TerminatedOxford Partial Knee System Phase 3 Tibial Template Right Medial Size C Product Usage: Instruments for use with the Oxford Uni Partial Knee System
- Z-1153-2017 · Jan 5, 2016 · TerminatedOxford Partial Knee System Femoral Slap Hammer Product Usage: Instruments for use with the Oxford Uni Partial Knee System
- Z-1170-2017 · Jan 5, 2016 · TerminatedOxford Unicompartmental Knee Phase 3 Shim Size 1 Product Usage: Instruments for use with the Oxford Uni Partial Knee System
- Z-1162-2017 · Jan 5, 2016 · TerminatedOxford Partial Knee System Right Medial Tibial Trial Tray Size D Product Usage: Instruments for use with the Oxford Uni Partial Knee System
- Z-1171-2017 · Jan 5, 2016 · TerminatedOxford Partial Knee System Phase 3 Tibial Template Right Medial Size D Product Usage: Instruments for use with the Oxford Uni Partial Knee System
- Z-1155-2017 · Jan 5, 2016 · TerminatedOxford Partial Knee System Phase 3 Tibial Template Right Medial Size A Product Usage: Instruments for use with the Oxford Uni Partial Knee System
- Z-1157-2017 · Jan 5, 2016 · TerminatedOxford Partial Knee System Left Medial Tibial Trial Tray Size F Product Usage: Instruments for use with the Oxford Uni Partial Knee System
- Z-1169-2017 · Jan 5, 2016 · TerminatedOxford Unicompartmental Knee Phase 3 Shim Size 2 Product Usage: Instruments for use with the Oxford Uni Partial Knee System
…and 7 more.
Other Prosthesis, Knee, Femorotibial, Unicompartmental, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Polymer, Mobile Bearing devices
- Oxford Partial Knee System 159575Biomet Uk Ltd · Prosthesis, Knee, Femorotibial, Unicompartmental, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Polymer, Mobile Bearing1 recall32 reports
- Oxford Partial Knee System 161468Biomet Uk Ltd · Prosthesis, Knee, Femorotibial, Unicompartmental, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Polymer, Mobile Bearing1 death69 reports
- Oxford Partial Knee System 161469Biomet Uk Ltd · Prosthesis, Knee, Femorotibial, Unicompartmental, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Polymer, Mobile Bearing65 reports
- Oxford Partial Knee System 159547Biomet Uk Ltd · Prosthesis, Knee, Femorotibial, Unicompartmental, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Polymer, Mobile Bearing33 reports
- Oxford® Partial Knee System 32-422097Biomet Uk Ltd · Prosthesis, knee, femorotibial, unicompartmental, semi-constrained, metal/polymer, mobile bearing32 reports
- Oxford Partial Knee System 154723Biomet Uk Ltd · Prosthesis, Knee, Femorotibial, Unicompartmental, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Polymer, Mobile Bearing1 death32 reports
- Oxford Partial Knee System 161470Biomet Uk Ltd · Prosthesis, Knee, Femorotibial, Unicompartmental, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Polymer, Mobile Bearing26 reports
- Oxford Partial Knee System 159540Biomet Uk Ltd · Prosthesis, Knee, Femorotibial, Unicompartmental, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Polymer, Mobile Bearing25 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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