RHEAD 310-0008Recalls & reported problems
Stryker GmbH · Lateral Assembly, Radial Head Implant, Size 2 · Class 2 · Implant
All models of RHEAD (12)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00886385022758), received between May 25, 2018 and Oct 24, 2018 — classified as 2 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 16, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Detachment Of Device Component1
- Device Dislodged or Dislocated1
- Loose or Intermittent Connection1
Patient problems
- Failure of Implant1
- Pain1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryOct 24, 2018Loose or Intermittent Connection; Device Dislodged or Dislocated
IT¿S ALLEGED BY THE ATTORNEY, THROUGH THE FILING OF A LEGAL CLAIM, THAT THE PATIENT HAD A STRYKER LATERAL HEAD AND STEM ELBOW IMPLANTED ON OR ABOUT (B)(6) 2016. IT IS FURTHER ALLEGED THAT AFTER HIS ELBOW REPLACEMENT, HE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE INCREASING PAIN AND DECREASED FUNCTION. HE THEN VISITED HIS ORTHOPEDIC DOCTOR WHO CONFIRMED LOOSENING OF THE RADIAL HEAD COMPONENTS AND RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE REVISION SURGERY, WHICH TOOK PLACE ON OR ABOUT (B)(6) 2016. WITHIN ONE WEEK OF HIS REVISION SURGERY, THE CLAIMANT HAD TO UNDERGO RE-REVISION OF THE RADIAL HEAD COMPONENT ON OR ABOUT (B)(6) 2016 DUE TO THE COMPONENT COMING LOOSE AND DISLODGING FOR A SECOND TIME. THIS PI IS FOR REVISION 1.
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 8002757 ↗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 7546118 ↗
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- NA 09.405.966SSynthes GmbH · PROSTHESIS, ELBOW, HEMI-, RADIAL, POLYMER1 recall2 reports
- NA 09.405.263SSynthes GmbH · PROSTHESIS, ELBOW, HEMI-, RADIAL, POLYMER1 recall1 report
- NA 09.405.250SSynthes GmbH · PROSTHESIS, ELBOW, HEMI-, RADIAL, POLYMER1 recall1 report
- EXPLOR 11-210061Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · PROSTHESIS, ELBOW, HEMI-, RADIAL, POLYMER1 recall1 report
- NA 09.405.583SSynthes GmbH · PROSTHESIS, ELBOW, HEMI-, RADIAL, POLYMER1 recall1 report
- NA 09.405.570SSynthes GmbH · PROSTHESIS, ELBOW, HEMI-, RADIAL, POLYMER1 recall1 report
Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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