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Alliance™ SAGL2043 (UDI 00889024574373)Recalls & reported problems

Zimmer, Inc. · Class 2 · Implant

All models of Alliance (32)

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

Adverse event reports
6
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
6
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 6 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00889024574373), received between Jul 6, 2022 and May 18, 2026 — classified as 6 injuries.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Naturally Worn” (3 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

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Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Naturally Worn3
  • Fracture2
  • Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth1
  • Malposition of Device1
  • Positioning Failure1
  • Unintended Movement1

Patient problems

  • Insufficient Information3
  • Erosion2
  • Metal Related Pathology2
  • Pain2
  • Adhesion(s)1
  • Failure of Implant1
  • Joint Dislocation1
  • Joint Impingement1

Recent adverse event reports

The 6 most recent of 6 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryMay 18, 2026Positioning Failure; Naturally Worn

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT AN INITIAL IMPLANTATION APPROXIMATELY FOUR (4) YEARS AND SIX (6) MONTHS AGO. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT WAS NOTED POST-OPERATIVELY THAT THE TM MODULAR PEG OF THE GLENOID PENETRATED THE POLY LINER AND PROTRUDED. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION APPROXIMATELY FOUR (4) YEARS AND FIVE (5) MONTHS POST-IMPLANTATION WHERE THE INITIAL PLAN WAS TO CONVERT FROM A TSA TO RTSA; HOWEVER, DUE TO METALLOSIS AND SEVERE BONE RESORPTION, IMPLANTING A GLENOID IMPLANT WAS UNABLE TO OCCUR. THEREFORE, BONE WAS HARVESTED FROM THE ILIUM AND USED FOR A BONE GRAFT AT THE SITE OF THE RESORPTION. IT IS NOTED THE PATIENT WAS VERY ACTIVE, IN WHICH THIS EVENT HAS CAUSED POST-OP MANAGEMENT DIFFICULT. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.

    Patient problems: Erosion; Metal Related Pathology

    MAUDE report 25201269 ↗
  • InjuryJan 9, 2026Naturally Worn

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

    Patient problems: Insufficient Information; Metal Related Pathology; Pain

    MAUDE report 24022594 ↗
  • InjuryNov 19, 2025Fracture; Naturally Worn; Fracture; Naturally Worn

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

    Patient problems: Insufficient Information

    MAUDE report 23594385 ↗
  • InjuryJul 30, 2025Fracture; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Fracture; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth

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

    Patient problems: Insufficient Information

    MAUDE report 22668437 ↗
  • InjuryNov 18, 2024Unintended Movement; Unintended Movement

    NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE REGARDING THE INCIDENT.

    Patient problems: Adhesion(s); Erosion; Joint Dislocation; Joint Impingement; Loss of Range of Motion; Osteopenia/ Osteoporosis; Pain; Subluxation

    MAUDE report 20706148 ↗
  • InjuryJul 6, 2022Malposition of Device; Malposition of Device

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A RIGHT SHOULDER REVISION SURGERY DO TO THE IMPLANTS BEING DISPLACED DUE TO THE MALPOSITIONING OF AND LOSS OF FIXATION OF THE IMPLANTS.

    Patient problems: Failure of Implant

    MAUDE report 14935950 ↗

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