Lower riskMedical device recall · FDA · Published September 2, 2020
Biomet Shoulder Prosthesis Recall: Missing Taper Adapter or Baseplate Risk
Biomet recalls shoulder prosthesis model 010000589 due to potential missing taper adapter or baseplate. Affected units may have incorrect packaging. Contact Biomet for remedy.
Product potentially being packaged without a taper adapter or baseplate. The package should contain one (1) baseplate and one (1) taper adapter, product may be packaged with two (2) baseplates and no (0) adapters or with no (0) baseplates and two (2) adapters
Take action
Contact the company
📍Recalling firmBiomet, Inc.56 E Bell Dr · Warsaw, IN 46582-6989
“Biomet Shoulder Prosthesis Recall: Missing Taper Adapter or Baseplate Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/64382-biomet-shoulder-prosthesis-recall-missing-taper-adapter-or-baseplate-risk. Based on FDA recall #Z-0093-2021 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-0093-2021%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on Sept. 2, 2020, that Biomet, Inc. is recalling its Biomet Comprehensive Reverse Shoulder Glenosphere Mini Baseplate with Taper Adapter-Shoulder Prosthesis (item: 010000589) due to packaging errors. The agency stated the recall was voluntary and initiated by the firm.
How to tell if you have it
Biomet Comprehensive Reverse Shoulder Glenosphere Mini Baseplate with Taper Adapter-Shoulder Prosthesis item: 010000589
UPC: 00880304532465
Lot numbers: 488150 and 564110
The hazard
According to the FDA, the product may be packaged without a taper adapter or baseplate. The package should contain one baseplate and one taper adapter, but it may instead contain two baseplates and no adapters, or no baseplates and two adapters.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Biomet, Inc. has 28 other recalls on record since Feb. 28, 2018. Other recent recalls of similar products include the Biomet Intramedullary Bone Saw Blade Recall (July 1, 2026), the Biomet ZipT recall (Sept. 23, 2025), and the Biomet Juggerknot Mini Soft Anchors recall (Sept. 9, 2025). Other recent recalls of similar products include the Zimmer Persona Revision Femoral Distal Augment Recall (May 11, 2026), the restor3d Veritas Standard Glenoid Baseplate Recall (June 30, 2026), and the ConMed Suture Anchor Recall (July 14, 2026).
How to tell if you have this one
Check the packaging for one baseplate and one taper adapter. Affected units may have two baseplates with no adapters or no baseplates with two adapters. The lot numbers 488150 and 564110 are also listed in the recall.
Brand
Biomet
Product
Biomet Comprehensive Reverse Shoulder Glenosphere Mini Baseplate with Taper Adapter-Shoulder Prosthesis item: 010000589
Category
Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Packaging
Look for one baseplate and one taper adapter in the packaging. If two baseplates or no adapters are present, contact Biomet immediately.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide; the notice names 4 states.
Named in the notice
Covered by “nationwide”
Not listed
FDA distribution: “US Nationwide distribution including in the states of CO, MN, OH, WY.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Named in the notice: Colorado, Minnesota, Ohio, Wyoming.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 4 months after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class II
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
4FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
Official source: FDA Recall #Z-0093-2021 (September 2, 2020) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-0093-2021 to see it in context.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 19, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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