Aequalis™ Ascend™ Flex DWF712BRecalls & 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 03700386945328), received between Aug 26, 2016 and Nov 8, 2019 — classified as 3 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth” (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
- Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth1
Patient problems
- Patient Problem/Medical Problem3
Recent adverse event reports
The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryNov 8, 2019Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth
"IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION SURGERY DUE TO LOOSENING/LYSIS 4 YEARS AFTER PRIMARY SURGERY. PATIENT ID: (B)(6)".
Patient problems: Patient Problem/Medical Problem
MAUDE report 9297506 ↗InjuryJan 13, 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 FOR FRACTURE. BASEPLATE REMAINED FROM PREVIOUS SURGERY.
Patient problems: Patient Problem/Medical Problem
MAUDE report 6248988 ↗InjuryAug 26, 2016Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
REVISION SURGERY FOR HUMERUS PERI-PROSTHETIC FRACTURE. NON HEALED AND INCREASED PAIN DESPITE BONE SIMULATOR. REVISION ORIF AND STRUT GRAFT. GREATER AND LESSER TUBEROSITY REPAIR. (B)(6).
Patient problems: Patient Problem/Medical Problem
MAUDE report 5906201 ↗
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- Alliance® SBGL3007Zimmer, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, SHOULDER, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER CEMENTED162 reports
- DELTA XTEND 130760138Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, SHOULDER, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER CEMENTED146 reports
- DELTA XTEND 130790030Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, SHOULDER, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER CEMENTED132 reports
- DJO SURGICAL 509-00-436Encore Medical, L.P. · Prosthesis, Shoulder, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Polymer Cemented124 reports
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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