GLOBAL ADVANTAGE 1128-52-020Recalls & reported problems
Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · GLOBAL ADVANTAGE HUMERAL HEAD SIZE 52mm x 21mm · Class 2 · Implant
All models of GLOBAL ADVANTAGE (47)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 5
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 5
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 5 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10603295005216), received between Apr 3, 2018 and Jan 27, 2025 — classified as 5 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Insufficient Device Problem Information” (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 18, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem3
- Insufficient Device Problem Information2
Patient problems
- Pain3
- Unspecified Infection2
- Joint Laxity1
- No Code Available1
- Not Applicable1
- Unspecified Musculoskeletal problem1
Recent adverse event reports
The 5 most recent of 5 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryJan 27, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAD AN ANATOMIC IN AND WAS REVISED TO A REVERSE. ANATOMIC IMPLANTS WERE EXPLANTED. NO SURGICAL DELAY. NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCE. DOI: (B)(6) 2020. DOR: (B)(6) 2024. AFFECTED SIDE: UNKNOWN SHOULDER SIDE.
Patient problems: Joint Laxity
MAUDE report 21243947 ↗InjuryFeb 10, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
REVISION COMPLETED TO ADDRESS THE TORN SUBSCAPULARIS. MUSCLE TEAR OCCURRED WHILE PATIENT WAS WORKING OUT IN THE GYM. DOI: UNKNOWN, DOR: (B)(6) 2022, AFFECTED SIDE: RIGHT SHOULDER.
Patient problems: Unspecified Musculoskeletal problem
MAUDE report 13505799 ↗InjuryMay 15, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
THE PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS PAIN,STIFFNESS AND POSSIBLE INFECTION. DOI: UNKNOWN; DOR: (B)(6) 2019; LEFT KNEE.
Patient problems: No Code Available; Pain; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 8611938 ↗InjuryJul 9, 2018Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
THE PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS CHRONIC PAIN FOR A FEW YEARS. PATIENT HAD A GLOBAL HEMI ARTHROPLASTY ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO. SURGEON DECIDED TO REMOVE THE HEAD AND USE A COMPETITOR GLENOID AND DOWNSIZED THE HEAD. SURGEON FELT THE CONSTRUCT WAS STABLE AND WOULD RELIEVE THE PAIN. DOI: 20 YEARS AGO; DOR: (B)(6) 2018; LEFT SHOULDER.
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 7669207 ↗InjuryApr 3, 2018Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
PATIENT PRESENTED WITH PAINFUL RIGHT SHOULDER AND POSSIBLE INFECTION. OPERATING SURGEON SUSPECTS POSSIBLE INFECTION AND LOOSENING OF THE GLENOID. SURGEON SENT SPECIMENS FOR ANALYSIS. REMOVED GLENOID WITH AN INSTRUMENT, BONE GRAFTED REMAINING GLENOID AND REPLACED NUMERAL HEAD. PATIENT CONSEQUENCE? :UNKNOWN. IS THE INFORMATION BEING SUBMITTED FOR THIS COMPLAINT ALL THE DETAILS THAT ARE KNOWN/AVAILABLE REGARDING THIS EVENT? : YES.
Patient problems: Not Applicable; Pain; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 7392259 ↗
Other PROSTHESIS, SHOULDER, HEMI-, HUMERAL, METALLIC UNCEMENTED devices
- DJO SURGICAL 509-02-032Encore Medical, L.P. · PROSTHESIS, SHOULDER, HEMI-, HUMERAL, METALLIC UNCEMENTED364 reports
- DELTA XTEND 130790036Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, SHOULDER, HEMI-, HUMERAL, METALLIC UNCEMENTED171 reports
- DELTA XTEND 130770018Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, SHOULDER, HEMI-, HUMERAL, METALLIC UNCEMENTED159 reports
- TRIGEN 71118200Smith & Nephew, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, SHOULDER, HEMI-, HUMERAL, METALLIC UNCEMENTED123 reports
- DJO SURGICAL 509-02-432Encore Medical, L.P. · PROSTHESIS, SHOULDER, HEMI-, HUMERAL, METALLIC UNCEMENTED119 reports
- DELTA XTEND 130738206Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, SHOULDER, HEMI-, HUMERAL, METALLIC UNCEMENTED116 reports
- COMPREHENSIVE SHOULDER SYSTEM 113633Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · PROSTHESIS, SHOULDER, HEMI-, HUMERAL, METALLIC UNCEMENTED2 recalls4 reports
- DELTA XTEND 130742206Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, SHOULDER, HEMI-, HUMERAL, METALLIC UNCEMENTED99 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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