FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ALLIANCE GLENOID

MDR report key: 25017744 · Received April 28, 2026

Report

Report Number
0001822565-2026-01410
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 28, 2026
Date of Event
April 6, 2026
Report Date
April 28, 2026
Manufacturer
ZIMMER BIOMET, INC.
Product Code
KWS
PMA / PMN Number
K193180
Removal / Correction Number
NI
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

(B)(4). D6A: UNKNOWN DATE IN 2022. D10: ITEM# SAGP0002; LOT# UNKNOWN, ITEM# 118001; LOT# UNKNOWN, ITEM# SBGL7010; LOT# UNKNOWN, ITEM# 113075; LOT# UNKNOWN, ITEM# UNK STEM; LOT# UNKNOWN. CUSTOMER HAS INDICATED THAT THE PRODUCT WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO ZIMMER BIOMET FOR INVESTIGATION, AS THE PRODUCT WAS DISCARDED. THE INVESTIGATION IS IN PROCESS. ONCE THE INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED, A FOLLOW-UP MDR WILL BE SUBMITTED. IF ANY FURTHER INFORMATION WHICH WOULD CHANGE OR ALTER ANY CONCLUSIONS OR INFORMATION, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE FILED ACCORDINGLY. ZIMMER BIOMET WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR TRENDS.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION APPROXIMATELY FOUR (4) YEARS POST-IMPLANTATION DUE TO THE HUMERAL HEAD WEARING THROUGH THE GLENOID, RESULTING IN A HOLE IN THE GLENOID. HUMERAL HEAD AND GLENOID WERE REMOVED AND IT IS NOTED THE PATIENT MIGHT NEED A VRS IN THE FUTURE. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT THE PATIENT HAD A CYST VISIBLE ON THE GT SCAN BEHIND THE GLENOID, BUT IT IS UNKNOWN IF THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
54591 ALLIANCE GLENOID PROSTHESIS, SHOULDER, SEMI-CONSTRAINED KWS ZIMMER BIOMET, INC. NI UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 71 YR Male Hospitalization| R SEE NARRATIVE IN H11.