REUNION 5572-4528Recalls & reported problems
Stryker GmbH · 4.5mm PERIPHERAL SCREW · Class 2 · Implant
All models of REUNION (113)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 16
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 16
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 16 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 07613327098747), received between Sep 5, 2018 and Sep 14, 2026 — classified as 16 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Detachment of Device or Device Component” (2 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
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem11
- Detachment of Device or Device Component2
- Loose or Intermittent Connection2
- Migration2
- Break1
- Device Dislodged or Dislocated1
- Fracture1
- Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth1
Patient problems
- Failure of Implant3
- Implant Pain3
- Pain3
- Bacterial Infection2
- Bone Fracture(s)1
- Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque1
- Discomfort1
- Erythema1
Recent adverse event reports
The 16 most recent of 16 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjurySep 14, 2026Device Dislodged or Dislocated
Patient problems: Joint Dislocation; Pain
MAUDE report 50763391 ↗InjuryAug 19, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth
TRAY, LINER, BASEPLATE, GLENOSPHERE AND SCREWS WERE REMOVED, AND ANATOMIC HEAD WAS PLACED ON EXISTING STEM. REVISION OF LEFT SHOULDER.
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 22843266 ↗InjuryMar 25, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED BY THE PATIENT THAT THEY ARE EXPERIENCING SORENESS AND PAIN. ADDITIONALLY, THE PATIENT WANTS TO KNOW IF THEIR IMPLANTS WERE PART OF ANY RECALL.
Patient problems: Discomfort; Implant Pain
MAUDE report 18970001 ↗InjuryJan 29, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
AS REPORTED: "A POST-MARKET CLINICAL EVALUATION OF THE REUNION REVERSE. SHOULDER ARTHROPLASTY (RSA) SYSTEM: SUBJECT 01-029R. POSTOPERATIVE HETEROTOPIC OSSIFICATION, ASYMPTOMATIC. INFERIOR SCAPULAR NECK OSTEOPHYTE, ASYMPTOMATIC.
Patient problems: Extraskeletal ossification
MAUDE report 18601908 ↗InjuryJan 3, 2024Break; Fracture; Osseointegration Problem; Break; Fracture; Osseointegration Problem
AS REPORTED; "SURGEON SCHEDULED A REVISION SURGERY WITH THE STRYKER REPRESENTATIVE. DURING THE SURGERY, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BASEPLATE/SCREW/GLENOSPHERE CONSTRUCT WAS LOOSE. ONE SCREW WAS BROKEN. THE GLENOID BASEPLATE/GLENOSPHERE/SCREWS WERE EXPLANTED. THE CUP/POLY CONSTRUCT WAS EXPLANTED FROM THE HUMERAL SIDE. A 36MM STRYKER CUP/POLY CONSTRUCT WAS REPLACED ON THE HUMERAL STEM."
Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Inadequate Osseointegration
MAUDE report 18436493 ↗InjuryNov 30, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT HAD THEIR SHOULDER STEM REMOVED 6 WEEKS POST OPP DUE TO METALLOSIS.
Patient problems: Metal Related Pathology
MAUDE report 15886764 ↗InjuryNov 25, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
AS REPORTED: "ACROMIAL STRESS FRACTURE NON-UNION. PATIENT EXPERIENCING PAIN OVER PROXIMAL AND DISTAL LOCKING BOLT SITES. REOPERATION TO REMOVE LOCKING BOLTS"
Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s); Implant Pain
MAUDE report 15864204 ↗InjuryFeb 23, 2021Detachment of Device or Device Component; Migration; Detachment of Device or Device Component; Migration
AS REPORTED: "THE PATIENT RETURNED TO DR.'S OFFICE FOR A FOLLOW-UP. UPON EXAMINING X-RAYS IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT PERIPHERAL SCREWS HAD MIGRATED THROUGH THE BASEPLATE REQUIRING REVISION SURGERY."
Patient problems: Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque; Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 11368918 ↗InjuryFeb 23, 2021Detachment of Device or Device Component; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Migration; Detachment of Device or Device Component; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Migration
AS REPORTED: "THE PATIENT RETURNED TO DR. (B)(6) OFFICE FOR A FOLLOW-UP. UPON EXAMINING X-RAYS IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT PERIPHERAL SCREWS HAD MIGRATED THROUGH THE BASEPLATE REQUIRING REVISION SURGERY."
Patient problems: Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 11368872 ↗InjuryJan 7, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
AS REPORTED: "INTRA-OP CULTURES CAME BACK POSITIVE FOR P. ACNES. NO GROSS PURULENCE NOTED DURING SURGERY. PATIENT STARTED TAKING AMOXICILLIN ON (B)(6) 2020. CONTINUED FOLLOW-UP SCHEDULED WITH INFECTIOUS DISEASE CLINIC TO MONITOR."
Patient problems: Bacterial Infection
MAUDE report 11136208 ↗InjuryDec 1, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
AS REPORTED: "PATIENT EXPERIENCED EXCESS DRAINAGE FROM INCISION SITE ON (B)(6) 2020 THAT PERSISTED OVER 2 DAYS. PATIENT STARTED TAKING CEPHALEXIN 250 MG 4X/DAY ON (B)(6) 2020. PATIENT REPORTED IMPROVEMENT ON (B)(6) 2020. PATIENT WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE MEDICATION FOR TWO WEEKS AND WILL FOLLOW-UP FOR WOUND CHECK. (B)(6) 2020: INCISION BEGAN BLEEDING AGAIN ON (B)(6) 2020. PATIENT SEEN ON (B)(6) 2020, LABS ORDERED ON (B)(6) 2020. DUE TO EXCESS DRAINAGE, PLAN WILL BE REVISION SURGERY."
Patient problems: Hemorrhage/Blood Loss/Bleeding; Post Operative Wound Infection
MAUDE report 10931125 ↗InjuryNov 9, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
AS REPORTED: "INTRA-OP CULTURES CAME BACK POSITIVE FOR P. ACNES. NO GROSS PURULENCE NOTED DURING SURGERY. PATIENT STARTED TAKING AMOXICILLIN ON (B)(6) 2020. CONTINUED FOLLOW-UP SCHEDULED WITH INFECTIOUS DISEASE CLINIC TO MONITOR."
Patient problems: Bacterial Infection
MAUDE report 10813595 ↗InjuryOct 19, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
AS REPORTED: "SUBJECT, CAME IN LAST WEEK ON 9/17 COMPLAINING OF PAIN AND REDNESS IN THE SHOULDER AS WELL AS A FEVER. AFTER DRAWING A SMALL AMOUNT OF CLOUDY FLUID, [SURGEON] SENT HER IMMEDIATELY TO THE ER AND HAD HER ADMITTED FOR A DEBRIDEMENT AND WASHOUT. SITE COORDINATOR HAS NOT SEEN THE RESULTS OF THE CULTURES YET, BUT SIGNS POINT TO INFECTION PER THE OPERATIVE REPORT AND CLINIC NOTE. [SURGEON] REMOVED AND EXCHANGED ALL HUMERAL COMPONENTS AS WELL AS THE GLENOSPHERE. HE LEFT THE ORIGINAL BASEPLATE. HE EXCHANGED THE OLD REUNION COMPONENTS WITH OTHER REUNION COMPONENTS."
Patient problems: Erythema; Fever; Implant Pain; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 10701805 ↗InjuryApr 23, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
AS REPORTED: "[SURGEON] REPORTS PATIENT [PATIENT NAME], A STATUS POST RIGHT REVERSE SHOULDER REPLACEMENT DONE APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS AGO NOW CAME INTO THE OFFICE WITH A DRAINING OPEN SORE AT THE INCISION SITE. [SURGEON] DECIDED TO WASH OUT AND REVISE THE SHOULDER IMPLANTS. ALL IMPLANTS WERE CAREFULLY REMOVED EXCEPT THE HUMERAL STEM WHICH WAS WELL FIXED. THE SHOULDER WASHED OUT EXTENSIVELY AND A NEW SET OF IMPLANTS WERE REPLACED (BASEPLATE, GLENOSPHERE, SCREW, TRAY AND INSERT). SURGERY WAS PERFORMED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE DUE TO EMR PASSWORD SECURED."
Patient problems: Fluid Discharge; Injury
MAUDE report 9993340 ↗InjuryOct 20, 2019Loose or Intermittent Connection
SUSPECTED GLENOID LOOSENING OF REUNION RSA IMPLANTS LEADING TO REVISION SURGERY.
Patient problems: No Code Available
MAUDE report 9212567 ↗InjurySep 5, 2018Loose or Intermittent Connection
IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT'S RIGHT SHOULDER WAS REVISED AFTER PATIENT SUFFERED SEVERAL FALLS AND COMPLAINED OF PAIN. THE GLENOID BASEPLATE WAS FOUND TO HAVE LOOSENED. SURGEON DECIDED TO USE BONE ALLOGRAFT IN THE GLENOID AND A HUMERAL HEAD ON THE EXISTING STEM.
Patient problems: Fall; Pain
MAUDE report 7848591 ↗
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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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