RingLoc Hip SystemRecalls & reported problems across all models
Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · 40 models in the FDA device registry
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 53
- Deaths reported
- 1
- Injuries reported
- 40
- Recalls
- 3
We found 40 models of RingLoc Hip System by Biomet Orthopedics, LLC in the FDA's device registry (GUDID). Together they are named in 53 adverse event reports in the FDA's MAUDE database, received between Jul 24, 2019 and Jul 13, 2026 — classified as 1 death, 40 injuries, 12 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Dislodged or Dislocated” (11 reports).
3 FDA recall records name at least one of these models by its device identifier.
Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event. Widely used products collect more reports, so totals can't be used to compare products or estimate failure rates. Only reports that name a model's exact device identifier are counted. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works
Reports received per month, all models
RingLoc Hip System recalls
FDA recall records that name at least one of these models by its device identifier, newest first. Each recall usually covers specific models or lots, so check the details.
- Mar 1, 2019Terminated
Two lengths of the 6.5mm RingLoc Hip System Self-Tapping Bone Screw may have the potential for the 30mm screws to be packaged as 20mm screws and vice versa.
Z-1087-2019 · Root cause: Packaging process control · Recall details · FDA record ↗
- Mar 1, 2019Terminated
Two lengths of the 6.5mm RingLoc Hip System Self-Tapping Bone Screw may have the potential for the 30mm screws to be packaged as 20mm screws and vice versa.
Z-1086-2019 · Root cause: Packaging process control · Recall details · FDA record ↗
- Dec 19, 2016Terminated
Product complaints indicated that the part and lot numbers on the packaging differed from the physical product inside the packaging. Risk of delay in surgery.
Z-1024-2017 · Root cause: Under Investigation by firm · names 2 of these models · Recall details · FDA record ↗
Most reported RingLoc Hip System problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem14
- Device Dislodged or Dislocated11
- Fracture9
- Difficult to Insert7
- Migration4
- Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth3
- Material Erosion3
- Detachment of Device or Device Component2
Patient problems
- Joint Dislocation14
- Pain12
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions8
- Failure of Implant6
- Insufficient Information5
- Metal Related Pathology5
- Ambulation or Postural Difficulties4
- Unspecified Infection4
RingLoc Hip System models
40 models, most reported first. Each model has its own page with its reports, recalls and device details.
- RingLoc® Hip System 103533Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/polymer, cemented1 recall4 reports
- RingLoc® Hip System 103531Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained (metal uncemented acetabular component)1 recall0 reports
- RingLoc® Hip System XL-108223Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/polymer, cemented or non-porous, uncemented1 recall0 reports
- RingLoc® Hip System XL-108323Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/polymer, cemented or non-porous, uncemented1 recall0 reports
- RingLoc Hip System EP-108524Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/polymer, cemented or non-porous, uncemented3 reports
- RingLoc Hip System EP-108223Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/polymer, uncemented3 reports
- RingLoc® Hip System 103538Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained (metal uncemented acetabular component)2 reports
- RingLoc® Hip System 103532PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER2 reports
- RingLoc® Hip System 103536PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED2 reports
- RINGLOC HIP SYSTEM 11-105903PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED2 reports
- RINGLOC HIP SYSTEM 11-105923PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED2 reports
- RingLoc Hip System EP-105894PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED2 reports
- RingLoc Hip System EP-105994Hip Prosthesis, semi-constrained, cemented, metal/polymer, + additive, porous, uncemented2 reports
- RingLoc Hip System EP-105995Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/polymer, cemented2 reports
- RingLoc Hip System EP-108323Hip Prosthesis, semi-constrained, cemented, metal/polymer, + additive, porous, uncemented2 reports
- RingLoc® Hip System 103535PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED1 report
- RingLoc® Hip System 103534PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER1 death1 report
- RingLoc® Hip System 11-107005Prosthesis, hip, constrained, cemented or uncemented, metal/polymer1 report
- RingLoc® Hip System 103537Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/polymer, cemented1 report
- RINGLOC HIP SYSTEM 11-105905Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/polymer, cemented1 report
- RINGLOC HIP SYSTEM 11-105915PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED1 report
- RingLoc® Hip System 11-107004Prosthesis, hip, constrained, cemented or uncemented, metal/polymer1 report
- RINGLOC HIP SYSTEM 14-103650PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED1 report
- RINGLOC HIP SYSTEM 14-103652Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, uncemented, metal/polymer, non-porous, calicum-phosphate1 report
- RINGLOC HIP SYSTEM 14-103654Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, uncemented, metal/polymer, non-porous, calicum-phosphate1 report
- RINGLOC HIP SYSTEM 14-103660Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, uncemented, metal/polymer, non-porous, calicum-phosphate1 report
- RingLoc® Hip System XL-105924Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/polymer, cemented1 report
- RingLoc® Hip System XL-105833Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/polymer, cemented1 report
- RingLoc® Hip System XL-105916PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED1 report
- RingLoc® Hip System XL-105917Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/polymer, cemented or non-porous, uncemented1 report
- RingLoc Hip System EP-105833Hip Prosthesis, semi-constrained, cemented, metal/polymer, + additive, porous, uncemented1 report
- RINGLOC HIP SYSTEM EP-155232Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/polymer, cemented or non-porous cemented, osteophilic finish1 report
- RINGLOC + HIP SYSTEM 106024Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/polymer, cemented or non-porous, uncemented1 report
- RingLoc + Hip System 106021Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, uncemented, metal/polymer, non-porous, calicum-phosphate1 report
- RingLoc Hip System EP-105915Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/polymer, cemented or non-porous cemented, osteophilic finish1 report
- RINGLOC HIP SYSTEM EP-105790Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/polymer, uncemented1 report
- RingLoc Hip System EP-108424Hip, semi-constrained, cemented, metal/ceramic/polymer + additive, porous uncemented1 report
- RingLoc Hip System EP-108222Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/polymer, cemented1 report
- RingLoc+ Hip System 16-104160Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/polymer, cemented or non-porous, uncemented1 report
- RINGLOC® HIP SYSTEM 105424Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, uncemented, metal/polymer, non-porous, calicum-phosphate1 report
Recent RingLoc Hip System adverse event reports
The 15 most recent reports across all models, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryJul 13, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT HAD AN INITIAL RIGHT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PATIENT WAS REVISED APPROXIMATELY 6 YEARS LATER DUE TO PAIN AND SLIGHTLY ELEVATED CHROMIUM LEVELS. THE INITIAL STEM WAS LEFT INTACT WHILE ALL OTHER COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED WITHOUT COMPLICATIONS. AFTER THE REVISION, THE PATIENT REPORTED ONGOING PAIN IN BILATERAL HIPS. THE SURGEON STATED HE FELT THE PATIENT HAD BILATERAL HIP TROCHANTERIC BURSITIS AND DISCUSSED INJECTIONS WITH THE PATIENT; HOWEVER, THE PATIENT DECLINED TREATMENT AND INTERVENTIONS. THE PATIENT TAKES CHRONIC OPIOIDS AND IS FOLLOWED BY PAIN MANAGEMENT FOR POLYARTHRALGIA. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Bursitis; Pain
MAUDE report 25796234 ↗InjuryJun 2, 2026Device Dislodged or Dislocated
IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT UNDERWENT AN INITIAL LEFT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY FOLLOWED BY MULTIPLE REVISIONS DUE TO PAIN, METALLOSIS, OSTEOLYSIS, AND RECURRENT DISLOCATIONS; THE PATIENT DEVELOPED POST-OPERATIVE FOOT DROP AFTER THE SECOND REVISION, AND ALL IMPLANTS EXCEPT THE STEM WERE REVISED APPROXIMATELY SIX WEEKS LATER. THE PATIENT WAS FIRST REVISED APPROXIMATELY SEVEN YEARS POST-IMPLANTATION DUE TO PAIN, METALLOSIS, AND OSTEOLYSIS. APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS LATER, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A SECOND REVISION FOR RECURRENT POSTERIOR DISLOCATIONS; INTRA-OPERATIVELY, TWO FRACTURED ACETABULAR SCREWS WERE IDENTIFIED AND THE CUP WAS FOUND IN A RETROVERTED POSITION. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE SECOND REVISION, THE PATIENT DEVELOPED FOOT DROP DUE TO A PARTIAL NERVE INJURY WITH ASSOCIATED WEAKNESS OF DORSIFLEXION. APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH POST-OPERATIVELY, THE PATIENT PRESENTED WITH RECURRENT ANTERIOR DISLOCATIONS AND UNDERWENT A THIRD REVISION APPROXIMATELY SIX WEEKS AFTER THE SECOND REVISION, DURING WHICH ALL IMPLANTS EXCEPT THE STEM WERE REVISED WITHOUT COMPLICATION. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Joint Dislocation; Peripheral Nervous Injury
MAUDE report 25361696 ↗InjuryJun 2, 2026Device Dislodged or Dislocated
IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A SECOND LEFT TOTAL HIP REVISION APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AND 2 MONTHS AFTER A PRIOR REVISION DUE TO RECURRENT POSTERIOR DISLOCATIONS. THE PATIENT PREVIOUSLY UNDERWENT AN INITIAL LEFT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY, AND APPROXIMATELY 7 YEARS POST-IMPLANTATION WAS REVISED DUE TO PAIN, METALLOSIS, AND OSTEOLYSIS. DURING THE SECOND REVISION, INTRA-OPERATIVE FINDINGS INCLUDED LUCENCY OF THE ACETABULAR CUP, TWO FRACTURED ACETABULAR SCREWS, AND THE CUP POSITIONED IN RETROVERSION. ALL IMPLANTS EXCEPT THE FEMORAL STEM WERE REVISED WITHOUT COMPLICATION. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Joint Dislocation; Radiolucent Lines
MAUDE report 25361447 ↗InjuryApr 9, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A HIP REVISION DUE TO UNKNOWN REASONS. DURING THE PROCEDURE, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE HEAD AND LINER WERE REVISED. DUE DILIGENCE IS IN PROGRESS FOR THIS COMPLAINT; TO DATE NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR PRODUCT HAS BEEN RECEIVED.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 24829388 ↗InjuryMar 25, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING AN INITIAL RIGHT REVERSE TOTAL SHOULDER PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT SUBSEQUENTLY UNDERWENT A RIGHT SHOULDER BIOPSY WITH POSSIBLE POLYETHYLENE LINER EXCHANGE. AS IT IS UNKNOWN WHAT THE REASON FOR REVISION WAS, ALL IMPLANTS ARE INCLUDED. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 24688436 ↗InjuryFeb 5, 2026Device Dislodged or Dislocated
IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT NO FURTHER INFORMATION COULD BE PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Joint Dislocation
MAUDE report 24267972 ↗InjuryJan 9, 2026Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth
IT WAS REPORTED THAT APPROXIMATELY ONE (1) YEAR POST-IMPLANTATION, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED BONE LOSS WITH IMPLANT MIGRATION AND LOOSENING. SUBSEQUENTLY, A REVISION PROCEDURE IS PENDING. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE PATIENT HAS A HIGHER BODY WEIGHT (REPORTED TO BE 300+). A NEW TRIFLANGE IMPLANT IS CURRENTLY IN PROCESS WITH THE MANUFACTURER, AND A REVISION DATE HAS NOT YET BEEN SCHEDULED. DUE DILIGENCE IS COMPLETE AS MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS WERE MADE; HOWEVER, NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.
Patient problems: Aseptic loosening; Osteopenia/ Osteoporosis
MAUDE report 24020670 ↗InjuryJan 9, 2026Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth
IT WAS REPORTED THAT APPROXIMATELY ONE (1) YEAR POST-IMPLANTATION, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED BONE LOSS WITH IMPLANT MIGRATION AND LOOSENING. SUBSEQUENTLY, A REVISION PROCEDURE IS PENDING. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE PATIENT HAS A HIGHER BODY WEIGHT (REPORTED TO BE 300+). A NEW TRIFLANGE IMPLANT IS CURRENTLY IN PROCESS WITH THE MANUFACTURER, AND A REVISION DATE HAS NOT YET BEEN SCHEDULED. DUE DILIGENCE IS COMPLETE AS MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS WERE MADE; HOWEVER, NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.
Patient problems: Aseptic loosening; Osteopenia/ Osteoporosis
MAUDE report 24020642 ↗InjuryJan 9, 2026Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth
IT WAS REPORTED THAT APPROXIMATELY ONE (1) YEAR POST-IMPLANTATION, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED BONE LOSS WITH IMPLANT MIGRATION AND LOOSENING. SUBSEQUENTLY, A REVISION PROCEDURE IS PENDING. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE PATIENT HAS A HIGHER BODY WEIGHT (REPORTED TO BE 300+). A NEW TRIFLANGE IMPLANT IS CURRENTLY IN PROCESS WITH THE MANUFACTURER, AND A REVISION DATE HAS NOT YET BEEN SCHEDULED. DUE DILIGENCE IS COMPLETE AS MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS WERE MADE; HOWEVER, NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.
Patient problems: Aseptic loosening; Osteopenia/ Osteoporosis
MAUDE report 24020607 ↗InjuryNov 12, 2025Migration; Migration
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT IS BEING CONSIDERED FOR A RIGHT HIP REVISION. THE PATIENT FELL AND DISASSOCIATED THE IMPLANT FROM THE PELVIS. THE TRIFLANGE SCREWS HAD STARTED TO RIP OUT FROM THE PELVIS FOLLOWING THE FALL. NO KNOWN REVISION HAS TAKEN PLACE. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Joint Dislocation
MAUDE report 23534304 ↗InjuryNov 12, 2025Migration; Migration
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT IS BEING CONSIDERED FOR A RIGHT HIP REVISION. THE PATIENT FELL AND DISASSOCIATED THE IMPLANT FROM THE PELVIS. THE TRIFLANGE SCREWS HAD STARTED TO RIP OUT FROM THE PELVIS FOLLOWING THE FALL. NO KNOWN REVISION HAS TAKEN PLACE. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Joint Dislocation
MAUDE report 23534303 ↗InjuryNov 12, 2025Migration; Migration
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT IS BEING CONSIDERED FOR A RIGHT HIP REVISION. THE PATIENT FELL AND DISASSOCIATED THE IMPLANT FROM THE PELVIS. THE TRIFLANGE SCREWS HAD STARTED TO RIP OUT FROM THE PELVIS FOLLOWING THE FALL. NO KNOWN REVISION HAS TAKEN PLACE. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Joint Dislocation
MAUDE report 23534301 ↗InjuryAug 20, 2025Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS POST-IMPLANTATION, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A LEFT HIP REVISION DUE TO INSTABILITY CAUSED BY DISLOCATION. HEAD AND LINER WERE EXCHANGED TO IMPROVE STABILITY. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Joint Dislocation; Joint Laxity
MAUDE report 22852947 ↗InjuryJul 15, 2025Fracture; Fracture
IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A HIP ARTHROPLASTY ON AN UNKNOWN DATE AND IMPLANTED WITH ZIMMER BIOMET PRODUCTS. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO A FRACTURED LINER.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 22508943 ↗InjuryMay 19, 2025Fracture; Fracture
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE SCREW HEAD BROKE OFF WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE IT FROM THE BONE. A PIECE OF THE SCREW WAS RETAINED AS A FOREIGN BODY. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient
MAUDE report 22043410 ↗
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Sources and updates
- Models: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026. Models are grouped by the brand name the manufacturer registered.
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026
- 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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