GLOBAL UNITE 1100-40-100Recalls & reported problems
Depuy (Ireland) · GLOBAL UNITE EPIPHYSIS BODY POROCOAT SIZE 12 -5 · Class 2 · Implant
All models of GLOBAL UNITE (91)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10603295004448), received between Oct 16, 2023 and Feb 7, 2025 — classified as 2 injuries.
8 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
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem2
Patient problems
- Unspecified Infection2
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryFeb 7, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT THE 1ST STAGE REVISION DUE TO INFECTION AND 3 IMPLANTS WERE REMOVED. ORIGINAL OPERATION DUE TO HUMERAL FRACTURE. IMPLANTS USED GLOBAL UNITE FRACTURE HEMI ARTHROPLASTY RIGHT SHOULDER.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 21337297 ↗InjuryOct 16, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO INFECTION. DOI: (B)(6) 2023. DOR: (B)(6) 2023. AFFECTED SIDE: UNKNOWN SHOULDER.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 17939665 ↗
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-0486-2022 · Dec 7, 2021 · TerminatedGLOBAL UNITE STD STEM SZ 10 Part Number: 110010100
- Z-0489-2022 · Dec 7, 2021 · TerminatedGLOBAL UNITE STD STEM SZ 14 Product Code: 110014100
- Z-0488-2022 · Dec 7, 2021 · TerminatedGLOBAL UNITE STD STEM SZ 12 Product Code: 110012100
- Z-0483-2022 · Dec 7, 2021 · TerminatedGLOBAL UNITE STD STEM SZ 6 Part Number: 11000610
- Z-0490-2022 · Dec 7, 2021 · TerminatedGLOBAL UNITE STD STEM SZ 16 Product Code: 110016100
- Z-0487-2022 · Dec 7, 2021 · TerminatedGLOBAL UNITE REV STEM SZ 10 Product Code: 110010600
- Z-0484-2022 · Dec 7, 2021 · TerminatedGLOBAL UNITE STD STEM SZ 8 Part Number: 110008100
- Z-0485-2022 · Dec 7, 2021 · TerminatedGLOBAL UNITE REV STEM SZ 8 Part Number: 110008600
Other PROSTHESIS, SHOULDER, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER CEMENTED devices
- DJO SURGICAL 508-32-204Encore Medical, L.P. · PROSTHESIS, SHOULDER, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER CEMENTED1 recall544 reports
- Comprehensive Reverse Shoulder 010000589Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · PROSTHESIS, SHOULDER, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER CEMENTED1 recall142 reports
- DELTA XTEND 130738203Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, SHOULDER, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER CEMENTED175 reports
- DJO SURGICAL 509-00-432Encore Medical, L.P. · Prosthesis, Shoulder, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Polymer Cemented1 recall117 reports
- Alliance® SBGL3007Zimmer, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, SHOULDER, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER CEMENTED162 reports
- DELTA XTEND 130760138Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, SHOULDER, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER CEMENTED146 reports
- DELTA XTEND 130790030Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, SHOULDER, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER CEMENTED132 reports
- DJO SURGICAL 509-00-436Encore Medical, L.P. · Prosthesis, Shoulder, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Polymer Cemented124 reports
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 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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