Prosthesis, hip, constrained, cemented or uncemented, metal/polymer, + additive: medical device reports filed with FDA

2,283 reports carry this product code, 2015–2026; 9 brands with a page.

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2,283
reports with this product code: 0% of all MAUDE reports; 195
reports, 12 months to August 2026: 221 in the 12 months before; 52.7%
classified as malfunction: 62.3% across all reports; 0.1%
classified as death, as reported: 0.9% across all reports

Product code PBI is FDA's classification for "Prosthesis, hip, constrained, cemented or uncemented, metal/polymer, + additive" (orthopedic panel), a class 2 device. 2,283 medical device reports carry this product code, 0% of the MAUDE database, from August 2015 to August 2026.

195 reports arrived in the 12 months to August 2026, down 12% from 221 in the 12 months before. FDA releases MAUDE data monthly; reports can arrive months after an event, so the newest months grow in later releases. The event types recorded are malfunction (52.7%), injury (47.1%) and death (0.1%). 9 brand names with a page on this site carry this code; the brands table is ordered by report count for navigation only. FDA states that "MDR data alone cannot be used to establish rates of events, evaluate a change in event rates over time or compare event rates between devices. The number of reports cannot be interpreted or used in isolation to reach conclusions about the existence, severity, or frequency of problems associated with devices." It adds that the reporting system "has limitations, including the potential submission of incomplete, inaccurate, untimely, unverified, or biased data."

Brands with this product code

Brand	Reports	Latest 12 months	Classified as death	Classified as malfunction
G7 Str Monoblock Shell Insrtr	150	9	0%	80.6%
G7	46	82	0%	72.5%
Unknown liner	14	75	0.4%	1.7%
Unk Liner	4	121	0%	3.2%
G7 Positioning Guide Rod	2	32	0%	97.2%
M2a-Magnum 42-50 Tpr Insrt Std	1	15	0%	0.8%
M2a-Magnum Mod Hd Sz 44mm	1	14	0.3%	0.3%
M2a-Magnum Pf Cup 50odx44id	1	12	0.2%	0%
Unknown Femoral Head	1	8	1.4%	0.5%

Ordered by report count for navigation only. FDA states that "MDR data alone cannot be used to establish rates of events, evaluate a change in event rates over time or compare event rates between devices. The number of reports cannot be interpreted or used in isolation to reach conclusions about the existence, severity, or frequency of problems associated with devices." It adds that the reporting system "has limitations, including the potential submission of incomplete, inaccurate, untimely, unverified, or biased data."

Manufacturers named

Manufacturer (as written on reports)	Reports	Share
Zimmer Biomet	1,434	62.8%
Biomet Orthopedics	299	13.1%
Zimmer Manufacturing	2	0.1%

Reports by month, five years

FDA releases MAUDE data monthly; reports can arrive months after an event, so the newest months grow in later releases.

Event type and report source

Event type

Death0.1%2

Injury47.1%1,076

Malfunction52.7%1,203

Other0%0

Not given0.1%2

Who filed

Manufacturer report99.7%2,277

Voluntary report0.2%4

User facility report0%0

Distributor report0%0

Not given0.1%2

Grey bar: all 26,136,888 MAUDE reports.

Device problems coded

Device problem (FDA code)	Reports	Share
Difficult to insertthe device was hard to insert	555	24.3%
Fracturea broken bone	373	16.3%
Device dislodged or dislocated	215	9.4%
Insufficient device problem information	136	6%
Positioning failure	102	4.5%
Difficult to position	62	2.7%
Separation failure	57	2.5%
Material deformation	54	2.4%
Detachment of device or device componentpart of the device came off	47	2.1%
Component or accessory incompatibility	46	2%
Damaged thread	46	2%
Packaging problem	45	2%
Loosening of implant not related to bone-ingrowth	39	1.7%
Device contaminated during manufacture or shipping	37	1.6%
Fitting problem	34	1.5%
Device-device incompatibility	32	1.4%
Difficult to removethe device was hard to remove	28	1.2%
Migration or expulsion of device	28	1.2%
Naturally worn	25	1.1%
Positioning problem	20	0.9%

Questions about prosthesis, hip, constrained, cemented or uncemented, metal/polymer, + additive reports

What is product code PBI?

FDA's classification code for "Prosthesis, hip, constrained, cemented or uncemented, metal/polymer, + additive", class 2, reviewed by the orthopedic panel. Every device report carries the product code of the device involved.

How many reports carry this code?

2,283 reports through August 2026, 195 of them in the latest 12 months.

Which brands appear most often?

G7 Str Monoblock Shell Insrtr (150), G7 (46), Unknown liner (14), Unk Liner (4) and G7 Positioning Guide Rod (2). Widely used products collect more reports because more people use them.

Can the brands table be used to rank the devices?

No. FDA states that "MDR data alone cannot be used to establish rates of events, evaluate a change in event rates over time or compare event rates between devices. The number of reports cannot be interpreted or used in isolation to reach conclusions about the existence, severity, or frequency of problems associated with devices." It adds that the reporting system "has limitations, including the potential submission of incomplete, inaccurate, untimely, unverified, or biased data." Brands differ in how many are in use, how long they have been sold and how reports are collected.

Where this comes from. Counts are built from the openFDA Device Adverse Event (MAUDE) bulk export released 28 Sep 2026, which holds reports FDA received through 31 Aug 2026. Brand, generic and manufacturer names are as written on the reports; product code names come from FDA's device classification. No report narrative, lot number, patient detail or reporter identity is published. See the methodology and sources; FDA's record is authoritative, and corrections are handled within five working days.

Drug data (FAERS) through 30 Jun 2026; device data (MAUDE) through 31 Aug 2026. Not medical advice.