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RHEAD 310-0003Recalls & reported problems

Stryker GmbH · Lateral Assembly, Radial Stem Implant, Size 4 · Class 2 · Implant

All models of RHEAD (12)

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

Adverse event reports
3
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
3
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00886385022703), received between May 25, 2018 and Jun 7, 2019 — classified as 3 injuries.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Detachment Of Device Component” (1 report).

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.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Detachment Of Device Component1
  • Device Dislodged or Dislocated1
  • Device Slipped1

Patient problems

  • Failure of Implant1
  • No Code Available1
  • Pain1

Recent adverse event reports

The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryJun 7, 2019Device Slipped

    IT WAS REPORTED BY THE ATTORNEY, THROUGH THE FILING OF A LEGAL CLAIM, THAT THE CLAIMANT HAD A LEFT STRYKER LATERAL RADIAL HEAD AND STEM ELBOW IMPLANT SYSTEM IMPLANTED ON (B)(6) 2017. IT IS FURTHER ALLEGED THAT FOLLOWING HER REPLACEMENT SURGERY, PATIENT PRESENTED BACK TO SURGEON WITH COMPLAINTS OF INCREASING PAIN AND DECREASED FUNCTION OF HER ELBOW. AFTER IMAGING SHOWED LOOSENING OF THE COMPONENTS, SURGEON RECOMMENDED PATIENT UNDERGO A REVISION SURGERY, WHICH TOOK PLACE ON (B)(6) 2017. DURING THE REVISION SURGERY, SURGEON DESCRIBED THE LOCKING MECHANISM AS LOOSE AND THE RADIAL HEAD "UNCOUPLED FROM THE STEM."

    Patient problems: Pain

    MAUDE report 8680921 ↗
  • InjuryDec 13, 2018Device Dislodged or Dislocated

    PATIENT WAS LIFTING A BOX OVERHEAD, LATERAL RADIAL HEAD DISLODGED FROM STEM. BOTH HEAD AND STEM IMPLANTS WERE EXPLANTED. COMPETITIVE PRODUCT USED AS REPLACEMENT.

    Patient problems: No Code Available

    MAUDE report 8162197 ↗
  • InjuryMay 25, 2018Detachment Of Device Component

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT'S RADIUS WAS REVISED DUE TO THE HEAD DISASSOCIATING FROM THE STEM.

    Patient problems: Failure of Implant

    MAUDE report 7546116 ↗

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