Aequalis™ Ascend™ Flex DWF613BRecalls & 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
- 3
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 3
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 03700386944819), received between Mar 23, 2017 and Dec 19, 2018 — classified as 3 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Dislodged or Dislocated” (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 Problem2
- Device Dislodged or Dislocated1
Patient problems
- Patient Problem/Medical Problem2
- Bone Fracture(s)1
Recent adverse event reports
The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryDec 19, 2018Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
"IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION SURGERY DUE TO HUMERAL FRACTURE, 1 MONTH POST-OPERATIVE. SUBJECT ID: (B)(6)".
Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s)
MAUDE report 8178390 ↗InjuryJul 17, 2018Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated
"IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION SURGERY FOR LOOSENING/LYSIS AT 10 MONTHS POST-OPERATIVE. PATIENT ID : (B)(6)."
Patient problems: Patient Problem/Medical Problem
MAUDE report 7694208 ↗InjuryMar 23, 2017Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION SURGERY AT 15 MONTHS POST-OPERATIVE DUE TO LOOSENING/LYSIS. REVISION FOR CHANGING HUMERAL COMPONENTS ONLY.
Patient problems: Patient Problem/Medical Problem
MAUDE report 6427251 ↗
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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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