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DJO SURGICAL 533-06-048Recalls & reported problems

Encore Medical, L.P. · ALTIVATE REVERSE, HUMERAL STEM, SMALL SHELL, SZ 6X48mm · Class 2 · Implant

Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
11
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
11
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 11 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00190446334958), received between Mar 8, 2021 and Sep 9, 2025 — classified as 11 injuries.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Dislodged or Dislocated” (2 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. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 18, 2026.

Reports received per month

Nov 2023: 1 reportsDec 2023: 1 reportsJan 2024: 0 reportsFeb 2024: 0 reportsMar 2024: 0 reportsApr 2024: 0 reportsMay 2024: 0 reportsJun 2024: 0 reportsJul 2024: 0 reportsAug 2024: 0 reportsSep 2024: 0 reportsOct 2024: 2 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: 0 reportsAug 2025: 1 reportsSep 2025: 1 reportsOct 2025: 0 reportsNov 2025: 0 reportsDec 2025: 0 reportsJan 2026: 0 reportsFeb 2026: 0 reportsMar 2026: 0 reportsApr 2026: 0 reportsMay 2026: 0 reportsJun 2026: 0 reportsJul 2026: 0 reportsAug 2026: 0 reportsSep 2026: 0 reportsOct 2026: 0 reports2024202520262
Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem8
  • Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available2
  • Device Dislodged or Dislocated2
  • Loose or Intermittent Connection1
  • Malposition of Device1

Patient problems

  • Joint Laxity5
  • Bone Fracture(s)2
  • Limb Fracture2
  • Fall1
  • Insufficient Information1
  • Joint Dislocation1
  • Unspecified Infection1

Recent adverse event reports

The 11 most recent of 11 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjurySep 9, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    REVISION SURGERY - DUE TO LOOSENING.

    Patient problems: Joint Laxity

    MAUDE report 23012365 ↗
  • InjuryAug 12, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    REVISION SURGERY - DUE TO FRACTURE.

    Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s)

    MAUDE report 22789914 ↗
  • InjuryOct 24, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    REVISION SURGERY - DUE TO LOOSENING.

    Patient problems: Joint Laxity

    MAUDE report 20529548 ↗
  • InjuryOct 14, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    REVISION SURGERY - DUE TO FRACTURE.

    Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s); Limb Fracture

    MAUDE report 20447380 ↗
  • InjuryDec 5, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    REVISION SURGERY - DUE TO LOOSENING.

    Patient problems: Joint Laxity

    MAUDE report 18271765 ↗
  • InjuryNov 30, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    REVISION SURGERY - DUE TO STEM LOOSENING.

    Patient problems: Joint Laxity

    MAUDE report 18237186 ↗
  • InjuryJun 27, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    REVISION SURGERY - FRACTURE/SUBSIDENCE.

    Patient problems: Joint Laxity; Limb Fracture

    MAUDE report 17212533 ↗
  • InjuryMay 11, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    REVISION SURGERY -PATIENT HUMERAL COMPONENT DISLODGED DUE TO FALLING POST OP AFTER STOMACH ABSCESS. VERY SOON AFTER TOTAL SHOULDER.

    Patient problems: Joint Dislocation

    MAUDE report 16916322 ↗
  • InjuryDec 14, 2021Malposition of Device; Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available

    REVISION SURGERY - DUE TO THE POSITIONING OF THE HUMERAL IMPLANT.

    Patient problems: Insufficient Information

    MAUDE report 13002035 ↗
  • InjuryJul 22, 2021Loose or Intermittent Connection; Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available

    REVISION SURGERY - PATIENT SUFFERED A FALL FOLLOWING ORIGINAL SURGERY AND DISLOCATED THE SHOULDER. UPON X-RAY A FRACTURE WAS FOUND AND THE STEM WAS LOOSE. REVISION COMPLETED TO CORRECT THE INSTABILITY.

    Patient problems: Fall

    MAUDE report 12213230 ↗
  • InjuryMar 8, 2021Device Dislodged or Dislocated

    REVISION SURGERY - HUMERAL COMPONENT SUBSIDED, SURGEON THINKS LOW LEVEL INFECTION MAY BE PREVALENT. REMOVING, WASHING OUT AND REVISING.

    Patient problems: Unspecified Infection

    MAUDE report 11435632 ↗

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