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DELTA XTEND 130730009Recalls & reported problems

Depuy (Ireland) · DELTA Xtend Humeral SPACER / +9mm · Class 2 · Implant

Quick summary

This DePuy Delta Xtend shoulder spacer is a metal-on-polyethylene implant used in shoulder replacement surgery. The 62 reports mostly describe patients needing revision surgery for pain, infection, looseness or instability of the joint, and a few describe the plastic insert not locking into the spacer or the implant shifting out of place. Reports mention59 injuries and no deaths. No recalls name this device.

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Adverse event reports
63
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
60
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 63 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10603295027348), received between Jul 20, 2017 and Sep 17, 2026 — classified as 60 injuries, 3 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Dislodged or Dislocated” (3 reports).

10 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K062250, K120174, K192855); 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. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.

Reports received per month

Nov 2023: 0 reportsDec 2023: 0 reportsJan 2024: 3 reportsFeb 2024: 1 reportsMar 2024: 0 reportsApr 2024: 1 reportsMay 2024: 0 reportsJun 2024: 1 reportsJul 2024: 0 reportsAug 2024: 1 reportsSep 2024: 0 reportsOct 2024: 3 reportsNov 2024: 3 reportsDec 2024: 0 reportsJan 2025: 1 reportsFeb 2025: 1 reportsMar 2025: 0 reportsApr 2025: 0 reportsMay 2025: 0 reportsJun 2025: 0 reportsJul 2025: 1 reportsAug 2025: 1 reportsSep 2025: 0 reportsOct 2025: 0 reportsNov 2025: 0 reportsDec 2025: 1 reportsJan 2026: 0 reportsFeb 2026: 0 reportsMar 2026: 0 reportsApr 2026: 0 reportsMay 2026: 0 reportsJun 2026: 0 reportsJul 2026: 0 reportsAug 2026: 0 reportsSep 2026: 1 reportsOct 2026: 0 reports2024202520263
Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem54
  • Device Dislodged or Dislocated3
  • Insufficient Device Problem Information3
  • Difficult to Insert2
  • Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available1
  • No Apparent Adverse Event1

Patient problems

  • Joint Laxity23
  • No Code Available15
  • Unspecified Infection15
  • Pain6
  • Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available4
  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions3
  • Fall2
  • Joint Dislocation2

Recent adverse event reports

The 25 most recent of 63 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjurySep 17, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    Patient problems: Unspecified Infection

    MAUDE report 50810866 ↗
  • InjuryDec 12, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS REVISED FOR PAIN. DOI: UNKNOWN. DOR: (B)(6) 2025. AFFECTED SIDE: UNKNOWN SHOULDER.

    Patient problems: Pain

    MAUDE report 23788851 ↗
  • InjuryAug 22, 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 IMPINGEMENT ON THE GLENOID WHICH CAUSES INSTABILITY. SURGEON TOOK OUT SPACER AND WENT UP 6MM AND WAS STABLE. DOI: (B)(6) 2025, DOR: (B)(6) 2025, AFFECTED SIDE: RIGHT SHOULDER.

    Patient problems: Joint Laxity

    MAUDE report 22879650 ↗
  • MalfunctionJul 31, 2025Difficult to Insert; Difficult to Insert

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT POLY DID NOT LOCK INTO THE SPACER SO USERS REPLACED BOTH THE POLY AND THE SPACER. THE DOCTOR WAS ABLE TO PULL IT OUT WITH HIS TWO FINGERS AFTER IMPACTING IT. DOE: (B)(6), 2025 AFFECTED SIDE: RIGHT SHOULDER.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 22675574 ↗
  • InjuryFeb 6, 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 INCREASE TENSION IN SHOULDER. DOI: UNKNOWN. AFFECTED SIDE: UNKNOWN.

    Patient problems: Joint Laxity; Unspecified Tissue Injury

    MAUDE report 21322637 ↗
  • InjuryJan 3, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT A REMOVAL OF IMPLANTS DUE TO INFECTION. ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION HAS BEEN DISCLOSED. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED. ACTIVITY LEVEL - YES. DOI: (B)(6) 2024, DOR: (B)(6) 2024, AFFECTED SIDE: RIGHT SHOULDER.

    Patient problems: Unspecified Infection

    MAUDE report 21072946 ↗
  • InjuryNov 21, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED, THAT THE PATIENTS LEFT SHOULDER IS BEING REVISED, DUE TO INSTABILITY. DOI: (B)(6) 2021. DOR: (B)(6) 2024. AFFECTED SIDE: LEFT SHOULDER.

    Patient problems: Joint Laxity

    MAUDE report 20753184 ↗
  • InjuryNov 18, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED ON (B)(6) 2024, THE PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO INSTABILITY. UNKNOWN SURGICAL DELAY. DATE OF IMPLANT UNKNOWN.

    Patient problems: Joint Laxity

    MAUDE report 20713746 ↗
  • InjuryNov 18, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED ON (B)(6) 2024, THE PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO INSTABILITY. UNKNOWN SURGICAL DELAY. DATE OF IMPLANT UNKNOWN.

    Patient problems: Joint Laxity

    MAUDE report 20712923 ↗
  • InjuryOct 30, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO INSTABILITY. SURGICAL DELAY WAS UNKNOWN. DOI: (B)(6) 2024. DOR: (B)(6) 2024. AFFECTED SIDE: UNKNOWN SHOULDER.

    Patient problems: Joint Laxity

    MAUDE report 20566850 ↗
  • InjuryOct 29, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO INSTABILITY. SURGICAL DELAY WAS UNKNOWN. DOI: (B)(6) 2024, DOR: (B)(6) 2024, AFFECTED SIDE: UNKNOWN SHOULDER.

    Patient problems: Joint Laxity

    MAUDE report 20559299 ↗
  • InjuryOct 2, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED AND STATES THAT: NO SURGICAL DELAY.

    Patient problems: Unspecified Infection

    MAUDE report 20351563 ↗
  • InjuryAug 9, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT EVERYTHING WAS EXPLANTED AND SPACER PUT IN. DOI: (B)(6) 2022. DOR: (B)(6) 2022. AFFECTED SIDE: UNKNOWN.

    Patient problems: Unspecified Infection

    MAUDE report 19953337 ↗
  • InjuryJun 14, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    PATIENT WAS REVISED FOR DISLOCATION. DOI: UNKNOWN. DOR: (B)(6) 2024. AFFECTED SIDE : LEFT SHOULDER .

    Patient problems: Insufficient Information

    MAUDE report 19537673 ↗
  • MalfunctionApr 24, 2024Difficult to Insert; Difficult to Insert

    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED: A. WAS THERE A SURGICAL DELAY? WHAT IS THE DURATION OF THE DELAY? NO SIGNIFICANT DELAY, ABOUT 5 MIN. B. WERE THERE ANY ADVERSE CONSEQUENCE/S THAT AFFECTED THE PATIENT BECAUSE OF THE REPORTED EVENT? NO.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 19171827 ↗
  • InjuryFeb 14, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    REMOVAL OF ALL DELTA XTEND IMPLANTS DUE TO INFECTION. SURGEON DID ORIGINAL OPERATION IN 2020 AND FIRST REVISION 2 MONTHS LATER FOR DISLOCATION. NO SURGICAL DELAY.

    Patient problems: Unspecified Infection

    MAUDE report 18702604 ↗
  • InjuryJan 11, 2024Adverse 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 INSTABILITY. UNKNOWN SURGICAL DELAY. DOI: UNKNOWN, DOR: (B)(6) 2024, AFFECTED SIDE: UNKNOWN.

    Patient problems: Joint Laxity

    MAUDE report 18495425 ↗
  • InjuryJan 10, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO INSTABILITY. DOI: UNKNOWN. DOR: (B)(6) 2024. AFFECTED SIDE: UNKNOWN SHOULDER.

    Patient problems: Joint Laxity

    MAUDE report 18483543 ↗
  • InjuryJan 10, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO INSTABILITY. DOI: UNKNOWN. DOR: (B)(6) 2024. AFFECTED SIDE: UNKNOWN SHOULDER.

    Patient problems: Joint Laxity

    MAUDE report 18483538 ↗
  • 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 17577430 ↗
  • InjuryJun 26, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; No Apparent Adverse Event; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; No Apparent Adverse Event

    ON (B)(6) 2021, RADIOGRAPH SHOWS RIGHT SHOULDER HAS LUXATED AGAIN. ON (B)(6) 2021, REVISION OF RIGHT SHOULDER TEP. THE DELTA EXTEND MODEL IS REMOVED AND ANOTHER TEP FORM EXACTECH, EQUINOX REVERSE MODEL WAS USED. THE SHAFT WAS NOT REPLACED. DOI: (B)(6) 2021; DOR: (B)(6) 2021; RIGHT SHOULDER.

    Patient problems: Loss of Range of Motion; No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 17198617 ↗
  • InjuryMay 9, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    THE PATIENT'S SHOULDER HAD DISLOCATED. THE SURGEON WAS ABLE TO GET IT BACK IN, IN THE ER, BUT FELT THAT IT WAS STILL A LITTLE LOOSE OR HAD SOFT TISSUE IN THE WAY. HE DECIDED TO TAKE THE PATIENT TO SURGERY TO FIND OUT THE CAUSE OF HER PROBLEMS. IN SURGERY, HE TRIALED SEVERAL SIZES AND DECIDED TO GO UP ON CUP SIZE TO ADD MORE TENSION TO THE SHOULDER. HE SAID THAT HE FELT THAT THE PATIENT MUST HAVE FALLEN AND CRACKED THE PROXIMAL HUMERUS. HE FELT THE STEM WAS SLIGHTLY SUBSIDED UPON SEEING IT. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THERE WAS ANY SURGICAL DELAY. DOI: (B)(6) 2023; DOR: (B)(6) 2023; AFFECTED SIDE: RIGHT SHOULDER.

    Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s)

    MAUDE report 16894220 ↗
  • InjuryJan 27, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    REVISION COMPLETED DUE TO INFECTION AND LOOSENING OF THE METAGLENE AT THE BONE TO IMPLANT INTERFACE. ALL IMPLANTS WERE REMOVED AND PLACEMENT OF SPACER WAS PERFORMED. DOI: (B)(6) 2019, DOR: (B)(6) 2023, AFFECTED SIDE: RIGHT SHOULDER.

    Patient problems: Unspecified Infection

    MAUDE report 16254917 ↗
  • InjuryDec 7, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT FELL. SURGEON REVISED AND PUT IN A BIGGER POLY FOR STABILITY. THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY. DOI: UNKNOWN, DOR: (B)(6) 2022, AFFECTED SIDE: LEFT SHOULDER.

    Patient problems: Fall; Joint Laxity

    MAUDE report 15934369 ↗
  • InjuryOct 13, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO INSTABILITY. THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY. DOI: (B)(6) 2022. DOR: (B)(6) 2022. AFFECTED SIDE: RIGHT SHOULDER.

    Patient problems: Joint Laxity

    MAUDE report 15600228 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under K062250, K120174, K192855. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.

  • Z-0834-2018 · Aug 31, 2017 · Terminated
    DELTA XTEND" Reverse Shoulder System Modular Centered and Eccentric Epiphysis Implants intended for use in total shoulder or hemi-shoulder replacement procedures in patients with n
  • Z-0833-2018 · Aug 31, 2017 · Terminated
    DELTA XTEND" Reverse Shoulder System Modular Centered and Eccentric Epiphysis Implants are intended for use in total shoulder or hemi-shoulder replacement procedures in patients wi
  • Z-0535-2009 · Jul 10, 2008 · Terminated
    Depuy DELTA Xtend, Standard Humeral PE Cup, Dia 38/+6R RET, sterile, Depuy France; REF 130738106. The device is used as a shoulder implant.
  • Z-0537-2009 · Jul 10, 2008 · Terminated
    Depuy DELTA Xtend, Standard Humeral PE Cup, Dia 42/+6 STD, sterile, Depuy France; REF 130742206. The device is used as a shoulder implant.
  • Z-0532-2009 · Jul 10, 2008 · Terminated
    Depuy DELTA Xtend, Standard humeral PE Cup Dia 38/+3 STD, sterile, Depuy France; REF 130738203. The device is used as a shoulder implant.
  • Z-0534-2009 · Jul 10, 2008 · Terminated
    Depuy DELTA Xtend, Standard Humeral PE Cup, Dia 38/+9 STD, sterile, Depuy France; REF 130738209. The device is used as a shoulder implant.
  • Z-0533-2009 · Jul 10, 2008 · Terminated
    Depuy DELTA Xtend, Standard Humerus PE Cup, Dia 38/+6 STD, sterile, Depuy France; REF 130738206. The device is used as a shoulder implant.
  • Z-0539-2009 · Jul 10, 2008 · Terminated
    Depuy DELTA Xtend, Standard Humeral PE Cup, Dia 42+6R RET, sterile, Depuy France; REF 130742106. The device is used as a shoulder implant.
  • Z-0536-2009 · Jul 10, 2008 · Terminated
    Depuy DELTA Xtend, Standard Humeral PE Cup, Dia 42/+3 STD, sterile, Depuy France; REF 130742203. The device is used as a shoulder implant.
  • Z-0538-2009 · Jul 10, 2008 · Terminated
    Depuy DELTA Xtend, Standard Humeral PE Cup, Dia 42/+9 STD, sterile, Depuy France; REF 130742209. The device is used as a shoulder implant.

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Sources: FDA GUDID, MAUDE and Medical Device Recalls via openFDA. openFDA data is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.