Arthrex® AR-9555-15Recalls & reported problems
Arthrex, Inc. · UNIVERS REVERS SPACER 36+15MM · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00888867062504), received between Oct 28, 2020 and Oct 28, 2020 — classified as 1 injury.
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
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
Patient problems
- Metal Related Pathology1
- Skin Discoloration1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryOct 28, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DUE TO A METALLOSIS THE SHOULDER AND THE ARM OF THE PATIENT TURNED BLACK. THE SURGERY WHICH LED TO THE REPORTED EVENT WAS A SHOULDER PROSTHESIS WHICH WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2015. ACCORDING TO THE CUSTOMER ARTHREX DEVICES WERE IMPLANTED DURING THE INITIAL SURGERY IN 2015. CURRENTLY IT IS NOT KNOWN IN WHICH HOSPITAL THE INITIAL SURGERY TOOK PLACE. THEREFORE NO FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE DETAILED INCIDENT AND THE USED ARTHREX PART NUMBERS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. UPDATE 12-OCT-2020: INITIALLY THE LOT NUMBERS WHICH WERE AFFECTED WERE NOT PROVIDED HOWEVER FURTHER INFORMATION WERE NOW PROVIDED THAT THE FOLLOWING PARTS WERE USED DURING THE INITIAL SURGERY 2015: AR-9120-01, LOT: 140113110. AR-9145-30, LOT: 140123108. AR-9504S-04, LOT: 2501212801. AR 9165-15, LOT: 140103207. AR-9145-30, LOT: 2501417704. AR-9502-36CPC, LOT: 140120310. AR -9501-07CPC, LOT: 2501215303. AR-9503S-03, LOT: 140104307. AR-9555-15, LOT:2501215101. AR-7213, LOT: 12812. AR-7200, LOT: 12795. HOWEVER IT COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED WHICH DEVICE HAS LED TO THE REPORTED ISSUE AND IF THE DEVICES ARE AVAILABLE FOR EVALUATION.
Patient problems: Metal Related Pathology; Skin Discoloration
MAUDE report 10746465 ↗
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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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