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GLOBAL UNITE 1100-40-610Recalls & reported problems

Depuy (Ireland) · GLOBAL UNITE ECCENTRIC HUMERAL HEAD SIZE 40mm x 18mm · 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
4
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10603295004509), received between Jun 18, 2019 and Jan 8, 2026 — classified as 4 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

Nov 2023: 0 reportsDec 2023: 0 reportsJan 2024: 0 reportsFeb 2024: 0 reportsMar 2024: 1 reportsApr 2024: 0 reportsMay 2024: 0 reportsJun 2024: 0 reportsJul 2024: 0 reportsAug 2024: 0 reportsSep 2024: 0 reportsOct 2024: 0 reportsNov 2024: 0 reportsDec 2024: 0 reportsJan 2025: 0 reportsFeb 2025: 0 reportsMar 2025: 0 reportsApr 2025: 0 reportsMay 2025: 1 reportsJun 2025: 0 reportsJul 2025: 0 reportsAug 2025: 0 reportsSep 2025: 0 reportsOct 2025: 0 reportsNov 2025: 0 reportsDec 2025: 0 reportsJan 2026: 1 reportsFeb 2026: 0 reportsMar 2026: 0 reportsApr 2026: 0 reportsMay 2026: 0 reportsJun 2026: 0 reportsJul 2026: 0 reportsAug 2026: 0 reportsSep 2026: 0 reportsOct 2026: 0 reports2024202520261
Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem4

Patient problems

  • Unspecified Tissue Injury2
  • Joint Laxity1
  • No Code Available1

Recent adverse event reports

The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryJan 8, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT TORE ROTATOR CUFF AND NEEDED TO BE CONVERTED TO A REVERSE - ANOTHER SYSTEM WAS USED. DOI: UNKNOWN. DOR: (B)(6) 2025. AFFECTED SIDE: RIGHT SHOULDER.

    Patient problems: Unspecified Tissue Injury

    MAUDE report 24010816 ↗
  • InjuryMay 27, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO SHOULDER INSTABILITY WITH ANATOMIC TSA. TRANSITIONING TO A REVERSE TSA. AFFECTED SIDE: RIGHT SHOULDER.

    Patient problems: Joint Laxity

    MAUDE report 22087820 ↗
  • InjuryMar 27, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO RUPTURED SUBSCAP. PATIENT HAD HER ANATOMIC TOTAL SHOULDER CONVERTED TO A REVERSE. THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY. DOI: ON (B)(6) 2022, DOR: ON (B)(6) 2024, AFFECTED SIDE: LEFT SHOULDER.

    Patient problems: Unspecified Tissue Injury

    MAUDE report 18986435 ↗
  • InjuryJun 18, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS LOOSENING OF THE STEM COMPONENT AT THE CEMENT TO IMPLANT INTERFACE. DEPUY CEMENT MANUFACTURER WAS USED. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT PATIENT FELL AND BROKE HER GLENOID. SURGEON REMOVED GLENOID, HEAD AND PROXIMAL BODY, THEN CONVERTED TO A REVERSE TOTAL SHOULDER. DOI: (B)(6) 2017; DOR: (B)(6) 2019; RIGHT KNEE.

    Patient problems: No Code Available

    MAUDE report 8709087 ↗

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 · Terminated
    GLOBAL UNITE STD STEM SZ 10 Part Number: 110010100
  • Z-0487-2022 · Dec 7, 2021 · Terminated
    GLOBAL UNITE REV STEM SZ 10 Product Code: 110010600
  • Z-0485-2022 · Dec 7, 2021 · Terminated
    GLOBAL UNITE REV STEM SZ 8 Part Number: 110008600
  • Z-0484-2022 · Dec 7, 2021 · Terminated
    GLOBAL UNITE STD STEM SZ 8 Part Number: 110008100
  • Z-0483-2022 · Dec 7, 2021 · Terminated
    GLOBAL UNITE STD STEM SZ 6 Part Number: 11000610
  • Z-0490-2022 · Dec 7, 2021 · Terminated
    GLOBAL UNITE STD STEM SZ 16 Product Code: 110016100
  • Z-0488-2022 · Dec 7, 2021 · Terminated
    GLOBAL UNITE STD STEM SZ 12 Product Code: 110012100
  • Z-0489-2022 · Dec 7, 2021 · Terminated
    GLOBAL UNITE STD STEM SZ 14 Product Code: 110014100

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