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GLOBAL APG+ 2230-00-019Recalls & reported problems

Depuy (Ireland) · GLOBAL APG+ BREAKAWAY GUIDE PIN 2.5mm · Class 1

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Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
1
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
1
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 10603295102922), received between Sep 27, 2021 and Sep 27, 2021 — classified as 1 injury.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (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 18, 2026.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Break1

Patient problems

  • Insufficient Information1

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjurySep 27, 2021Break; Break

    PROCEDURE RIGHT TOTAL SHOULDER REPLACEMENT WITH GLOBAL APG+ AND GLOBAL ICON. THE MODULE HAD BEEN DISPATCHED WITH 2 X BREAKAWAY GUIDE PINS. DURING PROCEDURE THE 2.5MM BREAKAWAY GUIDE PIN SNAPPED AT THE FIRST BREAK POINT PROXIMAL TO PATIENT. THIS OCCURRED AFTER THE CENTRAL HOLE WAS DRILLED. TIP OF WIRE COULDN¿T BE SEEN, X-RAYS TAKEN. SURGEON HAD TO BURR HOLE CENTRALLY THROUGH GLENOID BUT HAD TO THEN PERFORM A CORACOID OSTEOTOMY TO ACCESS AND REMOVE THE SNAPPED PART OF THE WIRE. APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR WAS ADDED TO THE PROCEDURE TO REMOVE THE BROKEN WIRE. ONCE THE WIRE WAS REMOVED THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT FURTHER COMPLICATION. DOI: (B)(6) 2021. RIGHT SHOULDER.

    Patient problems: Insufficient Information

    MAUDE report 12532598 ↗

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