Tornier Perform® Reversed Glenoid DWJ722Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 11 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00846832091232), received between May 12, 2023 and Jun 24, 2026 — classified as 10 injuries, 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Detachment of Device or Device Component” (1 report).

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 11 most recent of 11 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• InjuryJun 24, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  REVISION OF ASCEND FLEX REVERSE STEM WITH PERFORM REVERSED GLENOID DUE TO INFECTION.

  Patient problems: Post Operative Wound Infection

  MAUDE report 25604387 ↗
• InjuryFeb 2, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  SUBJECT: (B)(6). (B)(4) STUDY. REPLACEMENT OF THE COMPLETE PROSTHESIS DUE TO CHRONIC LOW-GRADE INFECTION. (LEUKOCYTES 8. G/L, CRP 17.7 MG/L, CELL COUNT: 12,300, 98% POLYNUCLEAR: MIBI FROM PUNCTURE: RENEWED DETECTION OF CUTIBACTERIUM ACNES IN THE CULTURE, PENICILLIN-SENSITIVE).

  Patient problems: Unspecified Infection

  MAUDE report 24232335 ↗
• InjuryFeb 2, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  SUBJECT: (B)(6). (B)(4) STUDY. REPLACEMENT OF THE COMPLETE PROSTHESIS DUE TO CHRONIC LOW-GRADE INFECTION. (LEUKOCYTES 8. G/L, CRP 17.7 MG/L, CELL COUNT: 12,300, 98% POLYNUCLEAR: MIBI FROM PUNCTURE: RENEWED DETECTION OF CUTIBACTERIUM ACNES IN THE CULTURE, PENICILLIN-SENSITIVE)

  Patient problems: Unspecified Infection

  MAUDE report 24232129 ↗
• InjuryJan 14, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT LEFT REVERSE SHOULDER REPLACEMENT ON (B)(6) 2025. PT EXPERIENCED A VERY POSITIVE POST-OP REHAB / RECOVERY, DEMONSTRATING (ACCORDING TO THE SURGEON) A FULL RANGE OF MOTION OF HIS PROSTHETIC SHOULDER JOINT, WITHIN 6 WEEKS POST-OP. LATER, PATIENT WAS RIDING A PUSH BIKE (IN THE EARLY HOURS OF THE MORNING), AND FELL OFF, DISLOCATING HIS LEFT SHOULDER JOINT. UNABLE TO BE CLOSED REDUCED. SURGEON DECIDED ON A MUA, BOOKED FOR (B)(6) 2025. JOINT REDUCED, UNDER ANESTHESIA, BUT GROSSLY UNSTABLE. SURGEON DECIDED ON AN OPEN PROCEDURE. TORNIER FLEX REVERSED 0MM TRAY WAS REMOVED, ALONG WITH THE TORNIER REVERSED INSERT 39MM/9MM, AND A THICKER TRAY (6MM) AND (SAME SIZE) NEW INSERT WERE IMPLANTED. ON REDUCTION, THE JOINT WAS STILL UNSTABLE. SURGEON DISLOCATED THE JOINT, REMOVED THE NEW REVERSE TRAY / POLY INSERT, AND PROCEEDED TO EXPLORE FOR FURTHER CAUSES OF THE IMPINGEMENT / INSTABILITY. MORE POSTERO-INFERIOR GLENOID BONE WAS REMOVED. THE (PRIMARY) IMPLANTED 39MM STANDARD GLENOSPHERE WAS THEN REMOVED, REPLACED BY A 42MM STANDARD GLENOSPHERE. THE SUPERIOR GLENOID 30MM SCREW WAS FOUND TO BE LOOSE, AND REPLACED WITH A 34MM SCREW. A NEW 12MM FLEX REVERSE TRAY

  Patient problems: Fall; Subluxation

  MAUDE report 24066668 ↗
• InjurySep 18, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT; A PATIENT WAS BOOKING IN FOR A REVISION PROCEDURE DUE TO ONGOING PAIN AND STIFFNESS. DURING THE DISSECTION LOTS OF FLUID/ PUSS WAS SEEN AND THE DECISION WAS MADE TO DO A 2 STAGE PROCEDURE TO CLEAR THE INFECTION. ANOTHER REVISION PROCEDURE WILL BE NEEDED AFTER THE INFECTION HAS CLEARED. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

  Patient problems: Loss of Range of Motion; Pain; Unspecified Infection

  MAUDE report 23084273 ↗
• InjurySep 18, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT, A PATIENT WAS BOOKING IN FOR A REVISION PROCEDURE DUE TO ONGOING PAIN AND STIFFNESS. DURING THE DISSECTION LOTS OF FLUID/ PUSS WAS SEEN AND THE DECISION WAS MADE TO DO A 2 STAGE PROCEDURE TO CLEAR THE INFECTION. ANOTHER REVISION PROCEDURE WILL BE NEEDED AFTER THE INFECTION HAS CLEARED. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

  Patient problems: Loss of Range of Motion; Pain; Unspecified Infection

  MAUDE report 23084253 ↗
• InjuryMar 26, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  AN INFECTION WAS FOUND IN THE KNEE AND SPINE IMPLANT, AND THE SHOULDER WAS ALSO SUSPECTED OF BEING INFECTED. THE REVISION SURGERY FOR REMOVING IMPLANTS WAS SCHEDULED ON (B)(6) 2025.

  Patient problems: Medical device site infection

  MAUDE report 21699139 ↗
• InjuryMar 26, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  AN INFECTION WAS FOUND IN THE KNEE AND SPINE IMPLANT, AND THE SHOULDER WAS ALSO SUSPECTED OF BEING INFECTED. THE REVISION SURGERY FOR REMOVING IMPLANTS WAS SCHEDULED ON (B)(6) 2025.

  Patient problems: Medical device site infection

  MAUDE report 21699138 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 14, 2024Positioning Failure; Detachment of Device or Device Component; Positioning Failure; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  THE SCREW WAS SPINNING AND WOULD NOT LOCK WHEN INSERTED INTO THE LOCKING SCREW HOLE IN THE BASE PLATE. IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE C-SHAPED RING IN THE LOCKING SCREW HOLE HAD SEPARATED FROM THE BASE PLATE AND WAS SPINNING. WHEN THE INSERTED SCREW WAS PULLED OUT, THE C-SHAPED RING PART WAS PULLED OUT WITH THE LOCKING PART OF THE SCREW.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 20689208 ↗
• InjuryApr 29, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  AS REPORTED: "PATIENT REQUIRED REVISION SURGERY DUE TO INFECTION".

  Patient problems: Unspecified Infection

  MAUDE report 19206362 ↗
• InjuryMay 12, 2023Off-Label Use; Osseointegration Problem; Off-Label Use; Osseointegration Problem

  THERE WAS AN EARLY REVISION OF A PERFORM REVERSED GLENOID IMPLANTED. FLUIDS AND TISSUES HAVE BEEN HARVESTED DURING THE REVISION CASE FOR A SUSPECTED INFECTION. THERE IS NO RESULTS OF THE PATHOLOGY TESTS. ONCE THE REVERSE GLENOID WAS REMOVED, THE SURGEON PACKED THE GLENOID VAULT WITH SOME FEMORAL HEAD GRAFT AND HAS CONVERTED THE STEM TO A HEMI PROSTHESIS. THE STEM WAS NOT REVISED.

  Patient problems: Inadequate Osseointegration

  MAUDE report 16919808 ↗