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GLOBAL APG+ 2236-00-005Recalls & reported problems

Depuy (Ireland) · GLOBAL APG+ SIZER PIN GUIDE SIZE 56 +0mm · Class 1

All models of GLOBAL APG+ (34)

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

Adverse event reports
8
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
0
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 8 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10603295105725), received between Aug 9, 2018 and Jul 24, 2023 — classified as 8 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (4 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.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Break4
  • Device-Device Incompatibility3
  • Naturally Worn1
  • Scratched Material1

Patient problems

  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions5
  • No Consequences Or Impact To Patient3

Recent adverse event reports

The 8 most recent of 8 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • MalfunctionJul 24, 2023Break; Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PLASTIC SNAPPED OFF WHERE INSERTER INSTRUMENT ATTACHES TO PIN SIZER GUIDE. INCIDENT HAPPENED TRYING TO PULL/REMOVE THE GUIDE AFTER PIN INSERTION. SURGERY TIME WAS NOT AFFECTED. THE PATIENT WAS NOT INJURED AS A RESULT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 17377816 ↗
  • MalfunctionJul 21, 2023Scratched Material; Scratched Material

    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED: 1. THE TEETH ON THE SCREWDRIVER BROKE OFF AND WE USED ANOTHER ONE FROM A SECOND KIT. 2. THIS INSTRUMENT WAS SCRATCHED UP TOO BADLY TO BE RESTERILIZED. 3. THIS PRODUCT WAS SCRATCHED UP FROM YEARS OF USE AND NOT FIT FOR RESTERILIZATION.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 17370189 ↗
  • MalfunctionDec 5, 2022Device-Device Incompatibility; Naturally Worn; Device-Device Incompatibility; Naturally Worn

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE HANDLE AND GUIDES ARE STRIPPED AND GUIDE WON¿T STAY ON. NEEDS REPLACED.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 15916395 ↗
  • MalfunctionJun 18, 2021Break; Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE APG PLUS GLOBAL GLENOID SIZER POST WAS BROKEN. THE TRIAL WAS NOT USED. THIS WAS NOTICED WHEN THE TRAY WAS OPENED.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 12027342 ↗
  • MalfunctionDec 5, 2020Device-Device Incompatibility; Device-Device Incompatibility

    SURGEON ASKED THAT WE REPLACE SOME OF THE SIZING/PIN GUIDES FOR THE ANCHOR PEG PLUS INSTRUMENTS. THE DISKS ARE "SLIPPING" ON THE HANDLE. NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCES OR SURGICAL DELAYS REPORTED.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 10951353 ↗
  • MalfunctionOct 19, 2020Break; Break

    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED INDICATED THAT THE EVENT HAPPENED DURING A SURGERY AND SURGERY TIME WAS NOT EXTENDED.

    Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

    MAUDE report 10700500 ↗
  • MalfunctionJan 10, 2019Break; Break

    STAFF CONTACTED (B)(6) REPRESENTATIVE TO ADVISE THAT THE INSTRUMENT WAS SENT TO THEM BROKEN.

    Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

    MAUDE report 8235462 ↗
  • MalfunctionAug 9, 2018Device-Device Incompatibility; Device-Device Incompatibility

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PIN GUIDE AND CURVED HANDLE STUCK TOGETHER. NOTHING LEFT IN PATIENT.

    Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

    MAUDE report 7766918 ↗

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