DELTA XTEND 2307-87-003Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 86 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10603295116448), received between Jul 21, 2017 and Apr 30, 2026 — classified as 86 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device-Device Incompatibility” (52 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

Recent adverse event reports

The 25 most recent of 86 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionApr 30, 2026Device-Device Incompatibility; Material Deformation

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THREADS ON GLENWOOD GUIDE BROKEN AND NOT ENGAGING WITH BLUE HANDLE. THEY APPEAR TO BE CROSS THREADED AND NO LONGER USEABLE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 25048356 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 23, 2026Mechanical Jam

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE METAGLENE POSITION PLATE CENTRAL HOLE WAS BOUND UP. A REPLACEMENT WAS REQUESTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24668036 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 12, 2026Material Integrity Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE METAGLENE POSITIONER PLATE IS DAMAGED. CENTRAL HOLE WHERE WIRE GOES THROUGH IS ROUGH, WIRE NOT SLIDING THROUGH SMOOTHLY. WIRE BECAME STUCK. THERE WAS NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24323751 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 5, 2026Device-Device Incompatibility; Scratched Material

  METAGLENE POSITIONER GUIDE (B)(6) - CENTRAL HOLE WHERE GUIDE PIN GOES THROUGH WAS DAMAGED. WOULDN'T ALLOW GUIDE PIN TO SLIDE THROUGH. SCARIFIED OR DAMAGED DUE TO PREVIOUS WIRE USAGE. LOAN INSTRUMENT. TAGGED AS DAMAGED, WILL BE RETURNED TO WAREHOUSE. NEEDS REPLACING. UNABLE TO USE DURING CASE. WAS SURGERY DELAYED DUE TO THE REPORTED EVENT? --> YES, IF YES, NUMBER OF MINUTES: --> 1, ACTION TAKEN WHEN EVENT OCCURRED? --> USED AN ALTERNATIVE INSTRUMENT , WAS PROCEDURE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED? --> YES, WERE FRAGMENTS GENERATED? --> NO, IF YES, WERE THEY REMOVED EASILY WITHOUT ADDITIONAL INTERVENTION? --> UNKNOWN, PATIENT STATUS/ OUTCOME / CONSEQUENCES --> NO, WAS OTHER MEDICAL INTERVENTION (E.G. X-RAYS, ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES, PRESCRIPTIONS, OTC, REVISION) REQUIRED: --> UNKNOWN, IS THE PATIENT PART OF A CLINICAL STUDY --> UNKNOWN, (B)(4). DEVICE PROPERTY OF -->NONE, DEVICE IN POSSESSION OF -->NONE. BY CHECKING THIS BOX I CERTIFY THAT ALL INFORMATION THAT ARE KNOWN/AVAILABLE HAS BEEN DISCLOSED. IF ANY NEW INFORMATION WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE, THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE SUBMITTED THROUGH CST.--> TRUE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24270496 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 24, 2025Device-Device Incompatibility; Device-Device Incompatibility

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE HEXAGONAL HOLES WHERE THE SCREWDRIVER INSERTS HAVE BEEN WORN TO A POINT WHERE IT WILL NO LONGER HOLD.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22589201 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 23, 2025Device-Device Incompatibility; Device-Device Incompatibility

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE METAGLENE POSITIONING GUIDE WAS DAMAGED AND A GUIDE PIN WAS UNABLE TO PASS THROUGH IT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22574552 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 11, 2025Device-Device Incompatibility; Material Integrity Problem; Device-Device Incompatibility; Material Integrity Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING POST CASE ASSEMBLY, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE CENTRAL HOLE OF THE METAGLENE POSITIONER PLATE HAD BECOME DAMAGED. IT WILL NO LONGER ACCEPT A GUIDE PIN.

  Patient problems: Insufficient Information

  MAUDE report 21575046 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 2, 2025Device-Device Incompatibility; Scratched Material; Device-Device Incompatibility; Scratched Material

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THIS WAS AN UNKNOWN SURGERY PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2024. THE SURGEON USED THE PLATE IN QUESTION AS NORMAL AND ATTEMPTED TO PASS A 2.5 MM METAGLENE GUIDE PIN THROUGH THE CENTRAL HOLE. HOWEVER, THE SURGEON FELT CAUGHT. THEREFORE, ONCE THE GUIDE PIN WAS REMOVED FROM THE PLATE IN QUESTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THERE WERE MULTIPLE SCRATCHES WHEN LOOKING THROUGH THE CENTRAL HOLE. THE SURGEON DETERMINED THAT IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO USE A 2.5 MM METAGLENE GUIDE PIN TO PASS IT THROUGH, SO A 2.0 MM K-WIRE OWNED BY HOSPITAL WAS SUBSTITUTED. WITH THE SUBSTITUTION, THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. THERE WAS MORE THAN 30 MINUTES SURGICAL DELAY AND NO HARM TO THE PATIENT. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21063103 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 22, 2024Device-Device Incompatibility; Device-Device Incompatibility

  IT WAS REPORTED, THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE. THE PLATE WOULD STICK ON THE HANDLE. THE EVENT DID NOT HAPPEN IN SURGERY. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 20762640 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 5, 2024Device-Device Incompatibility; Device-Device Incompatibility

  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED: . WAS OTHER MEDICAL INTERVENTION REQUIRED? IF YES, PLEASE SPECIFY DETAILS. - NO . CAN YOU PLEASE CONFIRM WHAT WAS THE ALLEGATION AGAINST DRILL ? -NO ALLEGATION AGAINST THE DRILL, JUST A ¿FINDING/ STATEMENT¿ THAT THE DRILL GOT STUCKED IN THE PLATE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 20149943 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 4, 2024Device-Device Incompatibility; Device-Device Incompatibility

  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED: THE INSTRUMENT WAS TAKEN OUT OF USE IMMEDIATELY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 20135685 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 24, 2024Device-Device Incompatibility; Device-Device Incompatibility

  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED AND STATED THAT THE 2.5 DRILL GUIDE PIN COULD NOT BE ENTERED THROUGH THE GUIDE AND IT GETS STUCK AT THE VERY TIP. THERE WAS NO REPORTED SURGICAL DELAY OR ANY ALLEGATION AGAINST THE DRILL PIN.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19592972 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 21, 2024Device-Device Incompatibility; Device-Device Incompatibility

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE METAGLENE POSITIONER PLATE WAS NOT WORKING, THE DRILL PIN GOT STUCK IN PLATE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT IMPACT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19583072 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 17, 2024Device-Device Incompatibility; Material Integrity Problem; Device-Device Incompatibility; Material Integrity Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE METAGLENE POSITIONER PLATE CENTRAL HOLE WOULDN'T ALLOW GUIDE PIN TO FIT THROUGH. SURGERY NOT DELAYED DUE TO THE REPORTED EVENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19547972 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 12, 2024Break; Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE TIP BROKE OFF.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19525415 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 3, 2024Device-Device Incompatibility; Device-Device Incompatibility

  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED. AND CONFIRMED, THAT THERE WAS A 10-MINUTE DELAY IN SURGERY. THERE WAS NO HARM WAS CAUSED TO THE PATIENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19446599 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 19, 2024Naturally Worn; Naturally Worn

  INCIDENT DESCRIPTION: K-WIRE UNABLE TO PASS THROUGH GUIDE DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR ON THE GUIDE. NO INJURY TO PATIENT. NO DELAY IN SURGERY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19348610 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 7, 2024Device-Device Incompatibility; Device-Device Incompatibility

  C. CAN YOU PLEASE CLARIFY WHAT YOU MEAN BY "DAMAGED"? WAS IT WORN, CRACKED, BROKEN INTO PIECES, BENT, STRIPPED, THREADED, OR ANY DEVICE INTERACTION? THE HOLE IN THE CENTER OF THE PLATE DID NOT ALLOW A GUIDE WIRE TO PASS THROUGH. D. PLEASE CLARIFY THE EXACT ALLEGATION AGAINST THE REPORTED DEVICES. IT DAMAGED TWO METAGLENE WIRES, AS IT WOULD NOT PASS THROUGH THE PLATE CLEANLY. E./WERE THERE ANY ADVERSE CONSEQUENCE/S THAT AFFECTED THE PATIENT BECAUSE OF THE REPORTED EVENT? NONE REPORTED. F. WAS THERE A SURGICAL DELAY? WHAT IS THE DURATION OF THE DELAY? NONE REPORTED.

  Patient problems: Insufficient Information

  MAUDE report 19258274 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 27, 2024Break; Break

  METAGLENE POSITIONER PLATE CENTRAL HOLE IS DAMAGED, UNABLE TO GET POSITIONING WIRES THROUGH SMOOTHLY. DID THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE AN ADVERSE EVENT SUCH AS INFECTION, NON-UNION, ALLERGIC REACTION, OSTEOPOROSIS, OVERLOADING, PAIN, DEGENERATIVE DISEASES, BLEEDING OR OOZING? NO, DID THE PATIENT REQUIRE REVISION SURGERY OR HARDWARE REMOVAL? NO, PATIENT STATUS/ OUTCOME / CONSEQUENCES NO, WAS OTHER MEDICAL INTERVENTION (E.G. X-RAYS, ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES, PRESCRIPTIONS, OTC, REVISION) REQUIRED: UNKNOWN, IS THE PATIENT PART OF A CLINICAL STUDY UNKNOWN, (B)(4) DEVICE PROPERTY OF NONE, DEVICE IN POSSESSION OF NONE, (B)(4) DEVICE PROPERTY OF NONE, DEVICE IN POSSESSION OF NONE BY CHECKING THIS BOX I CERTIFY THAT ALL INFORMATION THAT ARE KNOWN/AVAILABLE HAS BEEN DISCLOSED. IF ANY NEW INFORMATION WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE, THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE SUBMITTED THROUGH CST. TRUE

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 18988839 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 13, 2023Device-Device Incompatibility; Material Deformation; Device-Device Incompatibility; Material Deformation

  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED AND STATED: A) NO CONSEQUENCE TO THE PATIENT. B)NO DELAY. C)DID NOT BREA INTO MORE THAN 2 PIECES.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 18319400 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 21, 2023Device-Device Incompatibility; Device-Device Incompatibility

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHILE TRYING TO POSITION THE METAGLENE GUIDE WIRE ON THE METAGLENE, THROUGH THE POSITIONING PLATE, THE WIRE GOT STUCK IN THE PLATE BEFORE IT WENT INTO THE BONE AND WOULDN'T PROCEED TO BE INSERTED. THE STAFF CHANGED THE METAGLENE GUIDE WIRE AND THE SECOND ONE WENT THROUGH THE POSITIONING PLATE BUT REPORTEDLY FELT TIGHTER THAN USUAL.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17370892 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 30, 2023Device-Device Incompatibility; Device-Device Incompatibility

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE METAGLENE POSITIONER PLATE WON¿T ACCEPT A GUIDE PIN. WE HAD AN EXTRA STERILE SO WE HAD TO USE A DIFFERENT ONE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17239537 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 22, 2023Device-Device Incompatibility; Material Deformation; Naturally Worn; Device-Device Incompatibility; Material Deformation; Naturally Worn

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING GLENOID PREPARATION THE SURGEON WAS UTILIZING THE METAGLENE POSITIONER PLATE WITH THE METAGLENE GUIDE PIN. THE PIN WAS DIFFICULT TO PASS AND APPEARED TO BE 'CATCHING AS IT PASSED THROUGH THE CENTRAL HOLE'. THE POSITIONING GUIDE CENTRAL HOLE IS BURRED OR ROUGHENED INTERNALLY. THE PIN WAS ABLE TO BE PASSED AND THE SURGERY SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17183008 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 19, 2023Break; Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE INSTRUMENT BROKE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16961715 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 17, 2023Device-Device Incompatibility; Device-Device Incompatibility

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CENTRAL METAGLENE PIN GUIDE FELL OFF THE HANDLE. THIS GUIDE WOULD NOT ACCEPT THE GUIDE PIN. THE HOLE WAS TOO SMALL.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16947584 ↗