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NA ARS743000Recalls & reported problems

Tornier, Inc. · Inserter Handle · Class 1

Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
9
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
0
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 9 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00846832068883), received between Jun 21, 2024 and Jul 2, 2026 — classified as 9 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 16, 2026.

Reports received per month

Nov 2023: 0 reportsDec 2023: 0 reportsJan 2024: 0 reportsFeb 2024: 0 reportsMar 2024: 0 reportsApr 2024: 0 reportsMay 2024: 0 reportsJun 2024: 1 reportsJul 2024: 0 reportsAug 2024: 0 reportsSep 2024: 0 reportsOct 2024: 1 reportsNov 2024: 0 reportsDec 2024: 2 reportsJan 2025: 0 reportsFeb 2025: 0 reportsMar 2025: 0 reportsApr 2025: 0 reportsMay 2025: 0 reportsJun 2025: 1 reportsJul 2025: 0 reportsAug 2025: 1 reportsSep 2025: 0 reportsOct 2025: 0 reportsNov 2025: 0 reportsDec 2025: 2 reportsJan 2026: 0 reportsFeb 2026: 0 reportsMar 2026: 0 reportsApr 2026: 0 reportsMay 2026: 0 reportsJun 2026: 0 reportsJul 2026: 1 reportsAug 2026: 0 reportsSep 2026: 0 reportsOct 2026: 0 reports2024202520262
Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Break4
  • Fracture4
  • Detachment of Device or Device Component2
  • Difficult to Remove2
  • Activation, Positioning or Separation Problem1
  • Degraded1
  • Device Difficult to Setup or Prepare1
  • Mechanical Jam1

Patient problems

  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions9

Recent adverse event reports

The 9 most recent of 9 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • MalfunctionJul 2, 2026Mechanical Jam

    AS REPORTED: "THE HRS BROACH HANDLE WAS STUCK TO THE TRIAL WHILE IN THE HUMERUS. DOCTOR COULD NOT GET IT UNSTUCK EVEN WITH THE HANDLE OPEN AND TRIED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE DOCTOR WAS CONCERNED ABOUT PATIENT SAFETY AND POSSIBLE DISTAL HUMERUS FRACTURE FROM TRYING TO REMOVE BROACH HANDLE. IT DELAYED THE CASE DURING AND WE HAD TO USE AN OSTEOTOME TO HIT THE BROACH HANDLE OFF WHICH THE SURGEON CLAIMED WAS DANGEROUS AND AFFECTED PATIENT SAFETY."

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 25692201 ↗
  • MalfunctionDec 30, 2025Device Difficult to Setup or Prepare; Difficult to Remove; Device Difficult to Setup or Prepare; Difficult to Remove

    DURING INSPECTION OF INSTRUMENTS FROM A TRAY INTENDED FOR AN UPCOMING PROCEDURE, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE INSERTER HANDLE (ASR743000) ATTACHED TO THE TRIAL PROXIMAL BODY (ARS1023301) BUT DID NOT RELEASE AS INTENDED. WHEN THE LOCKING MECHANISM WAS FULLY DISENGAGED, THE TRIAL PROXIMAL BODY REMAINED FIXATED TO THE HANDLE. IT WAS SUSPECTED THAT THE HANDLE WAS FROM AN OLDER FLEX HRS SYSTEM RATHER THAN THE REWORKED HANDLE FOR THE PERFORM HUMERAL HRS SYSTEM.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 23927928 ↗
  • MalfunctionDec 3, 2025Difficult to Remove; Difficult to Remove

    THE NEW PROXIMAL BODIES FOR HRS ARE GETTING STUCK IN THE HANDLES. THE PHYSICIAN HAS TRIED AN OLD REVIVE HANDLE AND ORDERED A BRAND NEW HANDLE. THE PROXIMAL BODIES HAVE GOTTEN STUCK ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND CAUSED THEM TO HAVE TO TAP THE STEM OFF WITH A MALLET INTRA OP. SOMETIMES THE STEM COMES WITH IT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 23708915 ↗
  • MalfunctionAug 21, 2025Break; Degraded; Fracture; Break; Degraded; Fracture

    THE INSTRUMENT BROKE DURING SURGERY.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 22863008 ↗
  • MalfunctionJun 4, 2025Activation, Positioning or Separation Problem; Activation, Positioning or Separation Problem

    STICKY REVIVE / HRS HANDLES. PROXIMAL BODY TRIAL IS STICKING TO THE HANDLE AFTER BEING DISENGAGED.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 22145534 ↗
  • MalfunctionDec 6, 2024Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component

    REP STATES "ATTACHMENT ON BROACH HANDLE IS LOOSE".

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 20873011 ↗
  • MalfunctionDec 2, 2024Break; Fracture; Break; Fracture

    AS REPORTED: "VERSION ROD BROKE OFF IN HOLE OF REVIVE INSERTER HANDLE.".

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 20825270 ↗
  • MalfunctionOct 15, 2024Break; Fracture; Detachment of Device or Device Component; Break; Fracture; Detachment of Device or Device Component

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT A RETAINING PIN IN THE EXTRACTOR HANDLE WAS FOUND TO BE MISSING DURING SET INSPECTION, RENDERING THE INSTRUMENT UNUSABLE. THERE WAS NO ASSOCIATED SURGICAL CASE IMPACTED BY THIS ISSUE. THE INSTRUMENT, PART OF A CONSIGNMENT KIT, HAD BEEN HEAVILY USED, THOUGH SPECIFIC DETAILS REGARDING ITS TIME IN SERVICE OR THE NUMBER OF USES AND STERILIZATIONS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE KIT HAD BEEN INSPECTED PRIOR TO BEING SENT OUT, AND THE INSTRUMENT HAS SINCE BEEN RETURNED FOR FURTHER EVALUATION.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 20456352 ↗
  • MalfunctionJun 21, 2024Break; Fracture; Break; Fracture

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THERE WAS AN INSTRUMENT BREAKAGE THAT OCCURRED DURING SET INSPECTION.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 19582168 ↗

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