Aequalis™ Ascend™ Flex DWF603ARecalls & reported problems
Tornier · Class 2 · Implant
All models of Aequalis Ascend Flex (30)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 03700386944536), received between Feb 25, 2022 and Feb 25, 2022 — classified as 2 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Biocompatibility” (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
- Biocompatibility1
- Off-Label Use1
Patient problems
- Erythema1
- Joint Dislocation1
- Rash1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryFeb 25, 2022Biocompatibility; Biocompatibility
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT HAD A POST-OPERATIVE COMPLICATION DUE TO POSSIBLE MONOCRYL OR TITANIUM ALLERGY (ERYTHEMA/RASH AT SUPERIOR INCISION SITE). PATIENT ID : (B)(6).
Patient problems: Erythema; Rash
MAUDE report 13606865 ↗InjuryFeb 25, 2022Off-Label Use; Off-Label Use
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT REVISION SURGERY DUE TO DISLOCATION AT DAY 1 POST-OP. CHANGE OF THE HUMERAL STEM 135° (A+C) TO 145° (B+B). PATIENT ID: (B)(6).
Patient problems: Joint Dislocation
MAUDE report 13606719 ↗
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Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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