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
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 ↗
Other Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/polymer, cemented or non-porous, uncemented devices
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- 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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