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BIOLOX DELTA 1365-28-710Recalls & reported problems

Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · BIOLOX DELTA TS CERAMIC FEMORAL HEAD 12/14 TAPER REVISION Diameter 28mm +1.5 · Class 3 · Implant

Quick summary

This is a DePuy BIOLOX DELTA ceramic femoral head used in revision hip replacement surgery. The 43 reports mostly describe the hip coming out of place (dislocation) or infection that led to another operation to swap out the head and liner, along with pain and joint looseness. 41 injuries and no deaths were reported, and no recalls name this device.

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Adverse event reports
43
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
41
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 43 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10603295033301), received between Sep 11, 2017 and Mar 6, 2026 — classified as 41 injuries, 2 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Dislodged or Dislocated” (20 reports).

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. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.

Reports received per month

Nov 2023: 3 reportsDec 2023: 0 reportsJan 2024: 1 reportsFeb 2024: 1 reportsMar 2024: 0 reportsApr 2024: 1 reportsMay 2024: 1 reportsJun 2024: 1 reportsJul 2024: 1 reportsAug 2024: 0 reportsSep 2024: 0 reportsOct 2024: 1 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: 1 reportsAug 2025: 0 reportsSep 2025: 2 reportsOct 2025: 0 reportsNov 2025: 0 reportsDec 2025: 1 reportsJan 2026: 1 reportsFeb 2026: 0 reportsMar 2026: 1 reportsApr 2026: 0 reportsMay 2026: 0 reportsJun 2026: 0 reportsJul 2026: 0 reportsAug 2026: 0 reportsSep 2026: 0 reportsOct 2026: 0 reports2024202520263
Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Device Dislodged or Dislocated20
  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem16
  • Insufficient Device Problem Information4
  • Difficult to Insert2
  • Fracture1
  • Off-Label Use1

Patient problems

  • Joint Dislocation20
  • Unspecified Infection12
  • No Code Available8
  • Pain5
  • Joint Laxity3
  • Not Applicable3
  • Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available2
  • Insufficient Information2

Recent adverse event reports

The 25 most recent of 43 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryMar 6, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO INFECTION, EXPLANTED ALL COMPONENTS FOR I AND D. THERE WAS NO DELAY IN THE CASE, THERE WAS NO HARM DONE TO THE PATIENT, THERE WERE NO COMPLAINTS. I HAD NO FURTHER INFORMATION LAST REVISION WAS (B)(6) 2025. AFFECTED SIDE: RIGHT HIP.

    Patient problems: Unspecified Infection

    MAUDE report 24531155 ↗
  • InjuryJan 8, 2026Device Dislodged or Dislocated

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT PRESENTS IN ER WITH DISLOCATED HIP POST TOTAL FEMUR REPLACEMENT. HEAD AND LINER WERE REPLACED WITH NO DELAY NOR PATIENT HARM. AFFECTED SIDE: LEFT HIP.

    Patient problems: Joint Dislocation

    MAUDE report 24007509 ↗
  • InjuryDec 22, 2025Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated

    THE PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO DISLOCATION. THERE WAS A HEAD AND LINER EXCHANGE. DOI: UNKNOWN, DOR: (B)(6) 2025, AFFECTED SIDE: UNKNOWN.

    Patient problems: Joint Dislocation

    MAUDE report 23865981 ↗
  • InjurySep 19, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE LINER AND HEAD WAS REMOVED AND REVISION WAS DONE DUE TO INFECTION. DOI (B)(6) 2025, DOR (B)(6) 2025, AFFECTED SIDE- LEFT SIDE.

    Patient problems: Unspecified Infection

    MAUDE report 23101150 ↗
  • InjurySep 8, 2025Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated

    PATIENT WAS REVISED WITH LINER AND HEAD DUE TO DISLOCATION. LINER DISASSOCIATED FROM CUP. THERE WAS A CONSTRAINED ACETABULAR LINER AT UNKNOWN INTERFACE. DOI: UNKNOWN, DOR: (B)(6) 2025, AFFECTED SIDE: RIGHT HIP.

    Patient problems: Joint Dislocation

    MAUDE report 22995020 ↗
  • InjuryJul 3, 2025Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT DISLOCATED, THE FEMORAL HEAD AND THE CONSTRAINED LINER NEEDS TO BE EXPLANTED. NEW IMPLANTS WERE PUT IN THEIR PLACE. AFFECTED SIDE: RIGHT HIP.

    Patient problems: Joint Dislocation

    MAUDE report 22394185 ↗
  • InjuryOct 24, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    PATIENT WAS REVISED FOR INFECTED HIP. DOI: (B)(6) 2023. DOR: (B)(6) 2024. AFFECTED SIDE: RIGHT HIP.

    Patient problems: Unspecified Infection

    MAUDE report 20524536 ↗
  • InjuryJul 15, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    PATIENT WAS SICK AND HAD ELEVATED NUMBERS SO SURGEON DECIDED TO TAKE HER BACK AND WASH HER OUT SWAPPING THE HEAD AND CONSTRAINED LINER. DOI: (B)(6) 2024, DOR: (B)(6) 2024, AFFECTED SIDE: RIGHT HIP.

    Patient problems: Unspecified Infection

    MAUDE report 19742007 ↗
  • InjuryJun 19, 2024Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO DISLOCATION. THE SURGEON REVISED TO A CONSTRAINED PINNACLE JUST DISLOCATED FROM LOCKED LINER AND PLAN TO CONVERT TO A DUAL MOBILITY, WHICH WASN'T AN OPTION IN 1/2 - NOTED NOTCHING ON FEMORAL NECK CONVERTED PINN. THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY WAS REPORTED. DOI: (B)(6) 2017. DOR: (B)(6) 2024. AFFECTED SIDE: LEFT HIP.

    Patient problems: Joint Dislocation; Joint Laxity

    MAUDE report 19568587 ↗
  • InjuryMay 1, 2024Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated

    PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO A DISLOCATED HIP POST TOTAL FEMORAL REPLACEMENT WITH A CONSTRAINED LINER. LINER AND HEAD ARE REPLACED UNEVENTFULLY WITH NO DELAY OR PATIENT HARM NOTED. DOI: (B)(6) 2024, DOR: (B)(6) 2024 AFFECTED SIDE: LEFT KNEE.

    Patient problems: Joint Dislocation

    MAUDE report 19221434 ↗
  • InjuryApr 17, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO INSTABILITY. SURGEON REMOVED CUP AND DUAL MOBILITY AND PLACED COMPETITOR IMPLANTS WITH OUR HEAD. DOI: (B)(6) 2023 DOR: (B)(6) 2024 AFFECTED SIDE: LEFT HIP.

    Patient problems: Joint Laxity

    MAUDE report 19126050 ↗
  • InjuryFeb 15, 2024Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT DISLOCATED. ALL IMPLANTS WERE REMOVED. THERE WAS NO ADDITIONAL TIME ADDED TO THE CASE. THE PATIENT WASN'T HARMED. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. DOI: (B)(6), 2023, DOR: (B)(6) 2024, AFFECTED SIDE: LEFT HIP.

    Patient problems: Joint Dislocation

    MAUDE report 18711448 ↗
  • InjuryJan 9, 2024Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated

    PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO DISLOCATION. DOI: UNKNOWN. DOR: (B)(6) 2024. AFFECTED SIDE: RIGHT HIP.

    Patient problems: Joint Dislocation

    MAUDE report 18475807 ↗
  • InjuryNov 14, 2023Fracture; Fracture

    PATIENT WAS PREVIOUSLY REVISED DUE TO BROKEN CERAMIC ON CERAMIC BEARING TO POLY LINER. EVERYTHING REMOVED DUE TO INFECTION. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THERE WAS ANY SURGICAL DELAY. DOI: (B)(6), 2023, DOR: (B)(6), 2023, AFFECTED SIDE: RIGHT.

    Patient problems: Unspecified Infection

    MAUDE report 18136853 ↗
  • InjuryNov 8, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    PATIENT PRESENTED WITH INFECTION SO REMOVED ALL IMPLANTS TO ALLOW FOR INFECTION TO CLEAR. IT WAS UNKNOWN ABOUT SURGICAL DELAY. DOI: (B)(6) 2023, DOR: UNKNOWN, AFFECTED SIDE: LEFT HIP.

    Patient problems: Unspecified Infection

    MAUDE report 18093910 ↗
  • InjuryNov 2, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT HAD INFECTION. THE HEAD WAS SWAPPED FOR ONE THE SAME SIZE. DOE: (B)(6) 2023 AFFECTED SIDE: LEFT HIP.

    Patient problems: Unspecified Infection

    MAUDE report 18054652 ↗
  • InjuryAug 2, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO MAJOR SPINE HARDWARE AND PELVIC MOBILITY ISSUES. PATIENT DISLOCATED AND CUP BECAME UNSTABLE. DOI: UNKNOWN. DOR: (B)(6) 2023. AFFECTED SIDE: LEFT HIP.

    Patient problems: Joint Laxity

    MAUDE report 17439827 ↗
  • InjuryJun 9, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO PAIN. THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY. DOI: (B)(6) 2023. DOR: (B)(6) 2023. AFFECTED SIDE: RIGHT HIP.

    Patient problems: Pain

    MAUDE report 17097682 ↗
  • MalfunctionFeb 27, 2023Difficult to Insert; Difficult to Insert

    REVISION TS (B)(6) 28 +1.5 HEAD DIDN¿T FIT ONTO ACTIS STEM IN A HEAD EXCHANGE. DOCTOR THOUGHT TAPER WAS WRONG. OPENED ANOTHER TS HEAD AND THE DOCTOR SWITCHED TO A METAL HEAD BECAUSE THE SECOND REVISION HEAD WASN¿T FITTING EITHER. THERE WAS A TEN MINUTE SURGICAL DELAY.

    Patient problems: Insufficient Information

    MAUDE report 16442596 ↗
  • MalfunctionFeb 27, 2023Difficult to Insert; Difficult to Insert

    REVISION TS 12/14 28 +1.5 HEAD DIDN¿T FIT ONTO ACTIS STEM IN A HEAD EXCHANGE. DOCTOR THOUGHT TAPER WAS WRONG. OPENED ANOTHER TS HEAD AND THE DOCTOR SWITCHED TO A METAL HEAD BECAUSE THE SECOND REVISION HEAD WASN¿T FITTING EITHER. THERE WAS A TEN MINUTE SURGICAL DELAY.

    Patient problems: Insufficient Information

    MAUDE report 16442587 ↗
  • InjuryJan 6, 2023Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE HEAD CAME THROUGH CONSTRAINED POLY DURING PT. ADDING LENGTH. DOI: (B)(6) 2022. DOR: (B)(6) 2022. AFFECTED SIDE: LEFT HIP.

    Patient problems: Joint Dislocation

    MAUDE report 16112850 ↗
  • InjurySep 1, 2022Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated

    SECOND REVISION COMPLETED DUE TO DISLOCATION. DOI- (B)(6) 2022. DOR- (B)(6) 2022. AFFECTED SIDE- LEFT HIP.

    Patient problems: Joint Dislocation

    MAUDE report 15335051 ↗
  • InjuryMay 12, 2022Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated

    PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO DISLOCATION OF HIP. SURGEON EXPLANTED CONSTRAINED LINER REVISING WITH LONGER HEAD AND 10DEG LINER. THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY. DOI: UNKNOWN. DOR: (B)(6) 2022. AFFECTED SIDE: LEFT HIP.

    Patient problems: Joint Dislocation

    MAUDE report 14381714 ↗
  • InjuryApr 26, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO INFECTION. RESECTION ARTHROPLASTY AND GIRDLE STONE. DOI: (B)(6) 2022, DOR: (B)(6) 2022, AFFECTED SIDE: LEFT HIP.

    Patient problems: Unspecified Infection

    MAUDE report 14213297 ↗
  • InjuryApr 21, 2022Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS EXPERIENCING FREQUENT DISLOCATIONS. PATIENT HAS A FUSED SPINE, CAUSING STIFFNESS. PATIENT DISLOCATED CONSTRAINED LINER. REMOVED LINER, CUP AND HEAD, LEFT ACTIS STEM WELL FIXED IN PATIENT. PATIENT RECEIVED A COMPETITORS CUP, DUAL MOBILITY LINER AND A DEPUY TS 28MM HEAD. DOI: (B)(6) 2019. DOR: (B)(6) 2022. AFFECTED SIDE: LEFT HIP.

    Patient problems: Joint Dislocation; Muscular Rigidity

    MAUDE report 14167668 ↗

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Sources: FDA GUDID, MAUDE and Medical Device Recalls via openFDA. openFDA data is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.