GLOBAL UNITE 1100-08-600Recalls & reported problems
Depuy (Ireland) · GLOBAL UNITE POROCOAT REVISION STEM SIZE 8 177mm · Class 2 · Implant
All models of GLOBAL UNITE (91)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 4
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 1
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10603295004059), received between Aug 28, 2019 and Oct 7, 2024 — classified as 2 injuries, 2 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Difficult to Insert” (1 report).
1 FDA recall record name this device's identifier.
7 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K101996, K170748); they may or may not involve this specific model.
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
Recalls naming this device
- Dec 7, 2021Class IITerminated
Stems may have an undersized spigot bore diameter therefore separating the proximal body from the stem may not be possible without surgical delay and/or bone damage
Z-0485-2022 · Root cause: Equipment maintenance · Recall details · FDA record ↗
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
- Difficult to Insert1
- Loss of or Failure to Bond1
- Manufacturing, Packaging or Shipping Problem1
- Wrong Label1
Patient problems
- Insufficient Information1
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
- No Code Available1
- Pain1
Recent adverse event reports
The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionOct 7, 2024Manufacturing, Packaging or Shipping Problem; Wrong Label; Manufacturing, Packaging or Shipping Problem; Wrong Label
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A RIGHT SHOULDER SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2024, THE STEM LABELING WAS MISLEADING. 8 LONG INSTEAD OF 8 STD WAS OPENED. THERE WAS NO ADVERSE EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20388680 ↗InjuryAug 18, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO PAIN. IT IS UNKNOWN IF THERE WAS ANY SURGICAL DELAY. DOI: UNKNOWN; DOR: (B)(6), 2023; AFFECTED SIDE: LEFT SHOULDER.
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 17577323 ↗MalfunctionJan 12, 2021Difficult to Insert; Difficult to Insert
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PROXIMAL BODY WOULD NOT MATE WITH THE STEM, WE TRIED THE TRIAL PROXIMAL BODY WITH THE STEM AND IT WOULD NOT MATE, WE TRIED THE PROXIMAL BODY WITH THE TRIAL STEM AND IT WOULD MATE. SO WE OPENED A SECOND STEM AND THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED. THERE WAS NO HARM DONE TO TO THE PATIENT A SURGICAL DELAY WAS NOTED.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 11155377 ↗InjuryAug 28, 2019Loss of or Failure to Bond; Loss of or Failure to Bond
THE PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS DISLOCATION AND LOOSENING OF THE STEM AT THE CEMENT TO IMPLANT INTERFACE. COMPETITOR CEMENT WAS USED. DOI: (B)(6) 2019. DOR: (B)(6) 2019, RIGHT SHOULDER.
Patient problems: No Code Available
MAUDE report 8940019 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K101996, K170748. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-0484-2022 · Dec 7, 2021 · TerminatedGLOBAL UNITE STD STEM SZ 8 Part Number: 110008100
- Z-0488-2022 · Dec 7, 2021 · TerminatedGLOBAL UNITE STD STEM SZ 12 Product Code: 110012100
- Z-0487-2022 · Dec 7, 2021 · TerminatedGLOBAL UNITE REV STEM SZ 10 Product Code: 110010600
- Z-0483-2022 · Dec 7, 2021 · TerminatedGLOBAL UNITE STD STEM SZ 6 Part Number: 11000610
- Z-0486-2022 · Dec 7, 2021 · TerminatedGLOBAL UNITE STD STEM SZ 10 Part Number: 110010100
- Z-0490-2022 · Dec 7, 2021 · TerminatedGLOBAL UNITE STD STEM SZ 16 Product Code: 110016100
- Z-0489-2022 · Dec 7, 2021 · TerminatedGLOBAL UNITE STD STEM SZ 14 Product Code: 110014100
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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 · each recall links to the FDA recall notice
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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