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GLOBAL AP 1130-00-000Recalls & reported problems

Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · GLOBAL AP BALL TAPER ASSEMBLY · Class 2 · Implant

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Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
4
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
3
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10603295005421), received between Mar 6, 2018 and May 27, 2025 — classified as 3 injuries, 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Connection Problem” (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.

Reports received per month

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Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem3
  • Connection Problem1
  • Positioning Problem1

Patient problems

  • Joint Laxity2
  • No Code Available1
  • Not Applicable1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • 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 22087817 ↗
  • InjuryJan 28, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT'S ROTATOR CUFF BECAME UNSTABLE. SURGEON REVISED FROM AN ANATOMIC TO A REVERSE. AFFECTED SIDE: RIGHT SHOULDER.

    Patient problems: Joint Laxity

    MAUDE report 21257065 ↗
  • InjuryFeb 19, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAD A TOTAL SHOULDER DONE BY THE SURGEON AT (B)(6) HOSPITAL SEVERAL YEARS AGO. 4 MONTHS AGO HE CAME TO THE SURGEON AT LOYOLA FOR SHOULDER DISCOMFORT. THE SURGEON DID ARTHROSCOPY SURGERY TO REMOVE THE GLENOID. THE DEPUY REPS WERE UNAWARE OF THAT PROCEDURE. ON (B)(6) 2020, THE PATIENT CAME BACK TO HAVE A NEW GLENOID IMPLANTED AND A HEAD EXCHANGE. DOI: 4 MONTHS AGO(GLENOID); DOI: SEVERAL YEARS AGO(HEAD); DOR: (B)(6) 2020; LEFT SHOULDER.

    Patient problems: No Code Available

    MAUDE report 9727337 ↗
  • MalfunctionMar 6, 2018Connection Problem; Positioning Problem; Connection Problem; Positioning Problem

    DER STATES THAT THE GLOBAL AP STEM WAS ASSEBLED USING THE FIX 135 NECK ANGLE. THE SURGEON NOTICED AFTER IT WAS IMPLANTED THAT THE HEAD SAT PROUD . IT WAS REMOVED AND DISASSEMBLED. USING THE SAME STEM THEY CONVERTED IT TO A VARIABLE ANGLE AND THE WAS PREPARED AS PER TECHNIQUE BUT DID NOT MATCH THE TRIAL IMPLANT. THE SIZE 10 STEM WAS REPLACED WITH THE NEW STEM AND USED THE VARIABLE ANGLE AGAIN. THERE WAS A SURGICAL DELAY OF 20 MINUTES DOE: (B)(6) 2018 RIGHT SHOULDER.

    Patient problems: Not Applicable

    MAUDE report 7316026 ↗

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