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AEQUALIS REVERSED DWD044Recalls & reported problems

Tornier · Class 2 · Implant

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

Adverse event reports
2
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
1
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 03700386916700), received between Feb 25, 2022 and Sep 17, 2023 — classified as 1 injury, 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Material Fragmentation” (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 16, 2026.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
  • Material Fragmentation1

Patient problems

  • Bacterial Infection1
  • Failure of Implant1

Recent adverse event reports

The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjurySep 17, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    THE PATIENT IN THE TORNIER SHOULDER OUTCOMES STUDY DEVELOPED AN INFECTION, SPECIFICALLY P. ACNES. THIS INFECTION WAS TREATED WITH A 6-WEEK COURSE OF INTRAVENOUS (IV) ANTIBIOTICS. FOLLOWING THE IV ANTIBIOTICS, THE PATIENT WAS STARTED ON ORAL SUPPRESSION THERAPY WITH SEQUELAE.

    Patient problems: Bacterial Infection

    MAUDE report 17762352 ↗
  • MalfunctionFeb 25, 2022Material Fragmentation; Material Fragmentation

    WHEN SCREWING DOWN THE LOCKING AND COMPRESSION SCREWS FOR THE GLENOID BASEPLATE, ONE OF THE HEADS OF THE LOCKING SCREWS SNAPPED OFF. SURGEON DECIDED TO LEAVE BROKEN SCREW IN THE BASEPLATE. REMOVAL OF THE SCREW WOULD CAUSE MORE DAMAGE TO THE GLENOID. PURCHASE WITH THE REMAINING THREE SCREWS WAS EXCELLENT.

    Patient problems: Failure of Implant

    MAUDE report 13606721 ↗

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