Modular Elbow 6487-H-055Recalls & reported problems
Howmedica Osteonics Corp. · Humeral Assembly · 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 07613327139303), received between Oct 21, 2020 and Oct 21, 2020 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Dislodged or Dislocated” (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
- Device Dislodged or Dislocated1
Patient problems
- Insufficient Information1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryOct 21, 2020Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT'S LEFT HUMERUS WAS REVISED DUE TO THE CUSTOM HUMERAL ADAPTOR DISENGAGING FROM THE DISTAL PORTION OF THE MODULAR ELBOW HUMERAL ASSEMBLY. INTRA-OPERATIVELY, THE SURGEON STATED THAT HE BELIEVES THE DEVICES MAY NOT HAVE BEEN FULLY LOCKED IN THE PRIMARY PROCEDURE. THE SURGEON DISENGAGED THE DEVICES, LOCKED THEM FULLY, AND RE-ENGAGED THE IN SITU DEVICES. AS A SCREW HAD BEEN REMOVED, THE SURGEON IMPLANTED NEW SCREWS. REP PROVIDED THE PRIMARY USAGE SHEET, CONFIRMED THERE WAS NO ALLEGATION AGAINST THE REVISED SCREW, AND CONFIRMED THAT NO FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE RELEASED BY THE HOSPITAL OR SURGEON.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 10710007 ↗
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- COMPREHENSIVE SHOULDER SYSTEM 113633Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · PROSTHESIS, SHOULDER, HEMI-, HUMERAL, METALLIC UNCEMENTED2 recalls4 reports
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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 13, 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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