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Biolox 18-3625Recalls & reported problems

Howmedica Osteonics Corp. · Ceramic C-Taper Femoral Head · Class 2 · Implant

All models of Biolox (25)

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 07613154187331), received between May 4, 2026 and May 4, 2026 — classified as 1 injury.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Degraded” (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. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 16, 2026.

Reports received per month

Nov 2023: 0 reportsDec 2023: 0 reportsJan 2024: 0 reportsFeb 2024: 0 reportsMar 2024: 0 reportsApr 2024: 0 reportsMay 2024: 0 reportsJun 2024: 0 reportsJul 2024: 0 reportsAug 2024: 0 reportsSep 2024: 0 reportsOct 2024: 0 reportsNov 2024: 0 reportsDec 2024: 0 reportsJan 2025: 0 reportsFeb 2025: 0 reportsMar 2025: 0 reportsApr 2025: 0 reportsMay 2025: 0 reportsJun 2025: 0 reportsJul 2025: 0 reportsAug 2025: 0 reportsSep 2025: 0 reportsOct 2025: 0 reportsNov 2025: 0 reportsDec 2025: 0 reportsJan 2026: 0 reportsFeb 2026: 0 reportsMar 2026: 0 reportsApr 2026: 0 reportsMay 2026: 1 reportsJun 2026: 0 reportsJul 2026: 0 reportsAug 2026: 0 reportsSep 2026: 0 reportsOct 2026: 0 reports2024202520261
Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Degraded1
  • Detachment of Device or Device Component1

Patient problems

  • Insufficient Information1
  • Metal Related Pathology1
  • Osteolysis1
  • Pain1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • InjuryMay 4, 2026Degraded; Detachment of Device or Device Component

    THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED: ON (B)(6) 2026, A SALES REPRESENTATIVE RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM REPORTING THAT A PATIENT HAD PRESENTED FOR MEDICAL CONSULTATION COMPLAINING OF PAIN IN THE RIGHT HIP, WHICH HAD UNDERGONE A RIGHT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY (THA) WITH A TRIDENT-ACCOLADE PROSTHESIS AT ANOTHER CLINIC IN 2019. X-RAYS SHOWED A LOSS OF SYMMETRY AND MISALIGNMENT OF THE HIP HEAD RELATIVE TO THE NECK. A COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT) SCAN CONFIRMED THAT THE STEM WAS BROKEN AT THE NECK. ON (B)(6) 2026, SURGICAL REVISION WAS PERFORMED, REVEALING A LOOSE CERAMIC HEAD, A STEM WITH AN AXIALLY BROKEN NECK, AND A MISSING FRAGMENT, ALL ASSOCIATED WITH SIGNIFICANT METALLOSIS AND SEVERE OSTEOLYSIS OF THE PROXIMAL FEMUR WHERE THE STEM WAS LOCATED. THE SURGEON WAS ABLE TO CLEAN THE AREA, REMOVE ALL DEBRIS, AND RECONSTRUCT THE HIP WITH A RECONSTRUCTION STEM AND REPLACE THE LINING. IN THE ATTACHMENT-INTAKE ARE PICTURES OF THE SURGERY REVISION.

    Patient problems: Insufficient Information; Metal Related Pathology; Osteolysis; Pain

    MAUDE report 25072462 ↗

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