Tornier Flex Shoulder System DWF612BRecalls & 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
- 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 03700434019148), received between Aug 17, 2021 and Jan 26, 2024 — classified as 2 injuries.
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.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Material Fragmentation1
- Unstable1
Patient problems
- Foreign Body In Patient1
- Granuloma1
- Joint Laxity1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryJan 26, 2024Unstable; Unstable
THE MANUFACTURER RECEIVED A REPORT FROM THE NATIONAL JOINT REGISTRY THAT CONTAINS UNPUBLISHED COLLECTED DATA ON THE USAGE AND THE OUTCOMES WITH THE TORNIER SHOULDER SYSTEM. THE REPORT DETAILS ANALYSIS PROVIDED FOR PROCEDURES PERFORMED BETWEEN APRIL 2012 ¿ MAY 2022. DURING THE REVIEW OF THE REPORT, IT WAS IDENTIFIED THAT ON (B)(6) 2018, A PATIENT REQUIRED REVISION SURGERY DUE TO INSTABILITY, WHICH WAS NOT PREVIOUSLY REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER.
Patient problems: Joint Laxity
MAUDE report 18591979 ↗InjuryAug 17, 2021Material Fragmentation; Material Fragmentation
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A SHOULDER SURGERY. SOMETIME POST-OP, THE PATIENT NOTICED A LUMP ON THE ANTERIOR SHOULDER. A CT SCAN SHOWED METAL DEBRIS. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION SURGERY.
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient; Granuloma
MAUDE report 12332629 ↗
Other PROSTHESIS, SHOULDER, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER CEMENTED devices
- DJO SURGICAL 508-32-204Encore Medical, L.P. · PROSTHESIS, SHOULDER, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER CEMENTED1 recall544 reports
- Comprehensive Reverse Shoulder 010000589Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · PROSTHESIS, SHOULDER, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER CEMENTED1 recall142 reports
- DELTA XTEND 130738203Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, SHOULDER, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER CEMENTED175 reports
- DJO SURGICAL 509-00-432Encore Medical, L.P. · Prosthesis, Shoulder, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Polymer Cemented1 recall117 reports
- 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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