510(k) Report

FDA applicant

Biomet, Inc.

Warsaw, IN446 decisions1978–2026338 recalls

FDA records 446 decisions for Biomet, Inc. (Warsaw, IN) from 1978 to 2026: 445 510(k) clearances and 1 original PMA approval. Most are in product codes JDI (Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained…) and LPH (Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained…). Since 2016 its 510(k)s took a median of 90 days from receipt to decision, against 106 for FDA’s reviews in the same codes and years. Its devices cite 573 predicates, 270 of them its own earlier devices. 338 recalls are linked to its devices, 1 Class I.

FDA’s records also spell it “Biomet”, “Biomet Corporation”.

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

FIG. A — Illustration, orthopedic panel, where it files most

How often FDA has decided Biomet, Inc.’s devices, and how often a recall has named them.

FDA decisions per year

1in 2024

2007: 52008: 52009: 42010: 52011: 42012: 22013: 92014: 162015: 92016: 72017: 52018: 42019: 32020: 82021: 22022: 42024: 12026 (partial year): 2
2007high 16 (2014) · low 0 (2023)2026

2026 so far, outlined.

Recalls per year

4in 2024

2007: 92008: 82009: 292010: 182011: 642012: 42013: 32014: 42015: 102016: 12, 1 Class I2017: 272018: 222019: 312020: 592021: 172022: 22023: 12024: 4
2007high 64 (2011) · low 0 (2025)2026

Class I Class II/III not classified

FIG. 1 — Biomet, Inc. by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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Other applicant names beginning “Biomet”

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