Skip to content

Comprehensive® Reverse Shoulder 115398Recalls & reported problems

Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · Class 2 · Implant

All models of Comprehensive Reverse Shoulder (57)

Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
9
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
8
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 9 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00880304677104), received between Nov 3, 2020 and May 20, 2026 — classified as 8 injuries, 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth” (5 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 16, 2026.

Reports received per month

Nov 2023: 0 reportsDec 2023: 0 reportsJan 2024: 0 reportsFeb 2024: 0 reportsMar 2024: 0 reportsApr 2024: 0 reportsMay 2024: 0 reportsJun 2024: 0 reportsJul 2024: 0 reportsAug 2024: 1 reportsSep 2024: 0 reportsOct 2024: 0 reportsNov 2024: 1 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: 0 reportsSep 2025: 0 reportsOct 2025: 0 reportsNov 2025: 0 reportsDec 2025: 0 reportsJan 2026: 0 reportsFeb 2026: 0 reportsMar 2026: 1 reportsApr 2026: 0 reportsMay 2026: 1 reportsJun 2026: 0 reportsJul 2026: 0 reportsAug 2026: 0 reportsSep 2026: 0 reportsOct 2026: 0 reports2024202520261
Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth5
  • Fracture4
  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem3
  • Material Erosion1
  • Use of Device Problem1

Patient problems

  • Failure of Implant6
  • Foreign Body In Patient2
  • Osteopenia/ Osteoporosis2
  • Unspecified Infection2
  • Hypersensitivity/Allergic reaction1
  • Metal Related Pathology1
  • Pain1

Recent adverse event reports

The 9 most recent of 9 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryMay 20, 2026Fracture

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT A 6.5 MM CENTRAL SCREW FRACTURED INTRA-OPERATIVELY DURING INSERTION. DURING INSERTION, THE SCREW WAS FIRST ADVANCED UNDER POWER AND THEN TURNED MANUALLY, AT WHICH POINT THE SCREW BEGAN TO EXHIBIT BREAKAGE. THE PORTION ATTACHED TO THE SCREW HEAD WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REMOVED BUT A PORTION WAS RETAINED BY THE PATIENT. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.

    Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient

    MAUDE report 25233911 ↗
  • MalfunctionMar 31, 2026Fracture

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN INITIAL ARTHROPLASTY PROCEDURE, THE CENTRAL SCREW FRACTURED WITHIN THE PATIENT. THE PHYSICIAN ATTEMPTED TO RETRIEVE THE FOREIGN BODY BUT WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE IT. THE PROPER SURGICAL TECHNIQUE WAS REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN USED. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.

    Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient

    MAUDE report 24740044 ↗
  • InjuryNov 18, 2024Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth

    IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION PROCEDURE APPROXIMATELY 13 MONTHS POST IMPLANTATION DUE TO GLENOID LOOSENING AND PAIN IN THE SHOULDER. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE REPORTED EVENT IS UNAVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE REPORTED EVENT IS UNAVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

    Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Pain

    MAUDE report 20709023 ↗
  • InjuryAug 14, 2024Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth

    NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.

    Patient problems: Failure of Implant

    MAUDE report 19981244 ↗
  • InjuryFeb 21, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    UPON REASSESSMENT OF THE REPORTED EVENT, IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE NOT REPORTABLE. ONLY THE STEINMANN PIN CONTAINS NICKEL, WHICH IS THE CONFIRMED METAL ALLERGY ALLEGATION. THIS PRODUCT IS CONFIRMED TO NOT CONTAIN NICKEL; THEREFORE, THE INITIAL REPORT SHOULD BE VOIDED.

    Patient problems: Hypersensitivity/Allergic reaction

    MAUDE report 16410308 ↗
  • InjuryAug 10, 2022Fracture; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Fracture; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth

    IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A TWO STAGE REVISION ARTHROPLASTY OF THE LEFT SHOULDER PROSTHESIS APPROXIMATELY SIXTEEN (16) MONTHS POST REVISION ARTHROPLASTY DUE TO INFECTION, WHICH CAUSED THE LOOSENING OF THE IMPLANT AND LED BONE LOSS OF THE GLENOID. DUE TO THIS, THE IMPLANT FRACTURED. THE PHYSICIAN FEELS THAT THE INFECTION STARTED AFTER THE INITIAL SURGERY AND THAT IT HAS REMAINED UNTIL THIS TWO STAGE REVISION WHEN THE INFECTION WAS TREATED.

    Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Osteopenia/ Osteoporosis; Unspecified Infection

    MAUDE report 15206577 ↗
  • InjuryJun 29, 2022Fracture; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Fracture; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth

    IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A TWO STAGE REVISION ARTHROPLASTY OF THE LEFT SHOULDER PROSTHESIS APPROXIMATELY 16 MONTHS POST REVISION ARTHROPLASTY DUE TO INFECTION, WHICH CAUSED LOOSENING OF THE SCREWS AND LED BONE LOSS OF THE GLENOID. THE PHYSICIAN FEELS THAT THE INFECTION STARTED AFTER THE INITIAL SURGERY AND THAT IT HAS REMAINED UNTIL THIS TWO STAGE REVISION WHEN THE INFECTION WAS TREATED. NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT IMPACT REPORTED.

    Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Osteopenia/ Osteoporosis; Unspecified Infection

    MAUDE report 14858993 ↗
  • InjuryMar 2, 2022Material Erosion; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Material Erosion; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVERSE SHOULDER ARTHROPLASTY ON AN UNKNOWN DATE. SUBSEQUENTLY, IN AN UNKNOWN TIMEFRAME POST-IMPLANTATION, THE PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO ASEPTIC LOOSENING WITH PERIPROSTHETIC OSTEOLYSIS, WEAR OF THE POLY COMPONENT, AND METALLOSIS. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.

    Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Metal Related Pathology

    MAUDE report 13653516 ↗
  • InjuryNov 3, 2020Use of Device Problem; Use of Device Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED BY THE PMI GROUP THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A SHOULDER PROCEDURE APPROXIMATELY FIVE (5) MONTHS AGO. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION APPROXIMATELY THREE (3) WEEKS POST-IMPLANTATION DUE TO GLENOSPHERE DISASSOCIATION CAUSED BY THE SURGEON NOT FIXATING THE CENTRAL SCREW COMPLETELY DOWN. A NEW CENTRAL SCREW WAS PUT IN AND POLY WAS EXCHANGED. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.

    Patient problems: Failure of Implant

    MAUDE report 10778936 ↗

Other PROSTHESIS, SHOULDER, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER CEMENTED devices

All PROSTHESIS, SHOULDER, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER CEMENTED devices →

Sources and updates

How reports and recalls are matched · Editorial policy · Report an error on this page