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Tornier Flex Shoulder System DWF615BRecalls & 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 03700434019964), received between Sep 18, 2023 and Sep 18, 2023 — classified as 1 injury.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Loss of Osseointegration” (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

  • Loss of Osseointegration1

Patient problems

  • Osteolysis1
  • Pain1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • InjurySep 18, 2023Loss of Osseointegration; Loss of Osseointegration

    IN THE TORNIER SHOULDER OUTCOMES STUDY , THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED ROTATOR CUFF DEFICIENCY AND EXTENSIVE GLENOID BONE LOSS IN THEIR LEFT SHOULDER. THIS CONDITION WAS ASSESSED AS POSSIBLY RELATED TO BOTH THE STUDY DEVICE AND THE SURGICAL PROCEDURE. THE ADVERSE EVENT OUTCOME IS ONGOING, AND THE PATIENT IS USING THC CREAM AND HYDROCODONE 10/325 MG FOR PAIN RELIEF. NOTABLY, THE LEFT SHOULDER DID NOT HAVE A GLENOID IMPLANT; INSTEAD, ISOLATED REAMING/SHAPING AND THE USE OF AN ALLOGRAFT (SKAFFOLD) WERE EMPLOYED.

    Patient problems: Osteolysis; Pain

    MAUDE report 17770468 ↗

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