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Tornier Flex Shoulder System DWG143Recalls & reported problems

Tornier · Class 2 · Implant

All models of Tornier Flex Shoulder System (91)

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

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

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 03700434018660), received between Jul 26, 2022 and Jul 26, 2022 — classified as 1 injury.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Migration” (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

  • Migration1

Patient problems

  • Failure of Implant1

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryJul 26, 2022Migration; Migration

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION SURGERY TO CONVERT A HEMI ARTHROPLASTY TO A REVERSE SHOULDER ARTHROPLASTY. THE PROXIMAL BODY WAS LOOSE UPON REVISION OF HEMI ARTHROPLASTY TO REVERSE SHOULDER ARTHROPLASTY. ADDITIONALLY, THE PROXIMAL BODY, ASSEMBLY SCREW, LOCKING CAP, AND SPACER ALL HAD TO BE REMOVED. LASTLY, THE SHORT STEM HAD TO BE CEMENTED ON TOP OF DISTAL STEM WHICH COULD NOT BE REMOVED.

    Patient problems: Failure of Implant

    MAUDE report 15104731 ↗

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