Equinoxe 321-15-09Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10885862087430), received between Dec 28, 2020 and Mar 23, 2022 — classified as 1 injury, 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (1 report).

13 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K063569); they may or may not involve this specific model.

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

Recent adverse event reports

The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionMar 23, 2022Material Discolored; Material Discolored

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING SURGICAL USE, THE DEPTH GAGE COLOR WAS FADING. IT WAS NOTICED BY THE SURGEON WHEN DRILLING THE BASEPLATE SCREW HOLES FOR AN (B)(6) FEMALE PATIENT. THERE WAS NO DELAY. PATIENT WAS LAST KNOWN TO BE IN STABLE CONDITION FOLLOWING THE EVENT. DEVICE TO BE RETURNED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 13859064 ↗
• InjuryDec 28, 2020Break; Break

  AS REPORTED, WHEN THE SURGEON WAS USING THE DEPTH GAUGE AT THE TIME OF SURGERY, HE NOTICED THAT SOME OF THE COLOR-CODED SCALE MARKS OF THE GAUGE WAS MISSING IN THE SURGICAL FIELD. 3 SCALE MARKS OF THE DEPTH GAUGE, BLACK, WHITE, AND GREEN, WERE PEELED AWAY FROM THE GAUGE, BUT ONLY GREEN WAS FOUND. BECAUSE SOME OF THE COLOR-CODED MARKS OF THE GAUGE MADE OF EPOXY RESIN WAS PEELED AWAY IN THE SURGICAL FIELD, THE SURGEON TRIED TO FIND ALL OF THEM, BUT HE COULDNT DO IT. THE SURGERY WAS FINALLY FINISHED LEAVING SOME OF THEM IN THE SURGICAL FIELD.

  Patient problems: Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque

  MAUDE report 11076065 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under K063569. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.

• Z-2561-2025 · Aug 15, 2025 · Open, Classified
  Exactech Equinoxe, Reverse Shoulder Humeral Liners, REF: 320-38-00,145-DEG PE 38MM HUM LINER +0/ 320-38-03,145-DEG PE 38MM HUM LINER +2.5/ 320-42-00,145-DEG PE 42MM HUM LINER +0/
• Z-1419-2024 · Mar 6, 2024 · Open, Classified
  Exactech Equinoxe REVERSE SHOULDER,38mm Constrained Humeral Liner: a) +0mm, Item Number 320-38-10, b) +2.5mm, Item Number 320-38-13, Shoulder Arthroplasty
• Z-1424-2024 · Mar 6, 2024 · Open, Classified
  Exactech Equinoxe REVERSE SHOULDER,46mm Humeral Liner, a) +0mm, Item number 320-46-00, b) +2.5mm, Item Number 320-46-03; Shoulder Arthroplasty
• Z-1423-2024 · Mar 6, 2024 · Open, Classified
  Exactech Equinoxe REVERSE SHOULDER,42mm Constrained Humeral Liner, a) +0mm, Item number 320-42-10, b) +2.5mm, Item Number 320-42-13; Shoulder Arthroplasty
• Z-1418-2024 · Mar 6, 2024 · Open, Classified
  Exactech Equinoxe REVERSE SHOULDER, 38mm Humeral Liner: a) +0mm, Item Number 320-38-00, b) +2.5mm, Item Number 320-38-03; Shoulder Arthroplasty
• Z-1425-2024 · Mar 6, 2024 · Open, Classified
  Exactech Equinoxe REVERSE SHOULDER,46mmConstrained Humeral Liner, a) +0mm, Item number 320-46-10, b) +2.5mm, Item Number 320-46-13; Shoulder Arthroplasty
• Z-1422-2024 · Mar 6, 2024 · Open, Classified
  Exactech Equinoxe REVERSE SHOULDER,42mm Humeral Liner, a) +0mm, Item number 320-42-00, b) +2.5mm, Item Number 320-42-03; Shoulder Arthroplasty
• Z-0579-2024 · Nov 21, 2023 · Open, Classified
  Exactech Equinoxe Reverse Shoulder System, Catalog Numbers: a) 320-36-00, b) 320-36-03, c) 320-36-04, d) 320-36-10, e) 320-36-13, f) 320-38-00, g) 320-38-13, h) 320-40-00,
• Z-3020-2020 · Aug 24, 2020 · Terminated
  Equinoxe Reverse Shoulder Compression Screw/Locking Cap Kit 4.5 x 22 mm.
• Z-3019-2020 · Aug 24, 2020 · Terminated
  Equinoxe Reverse Shoulder Compression Screw/Locking Cap Kit 4.5 x 18 mm.
• Z-0012-2019 · Aug 21, 2018 · Open, Classified
  Equinoxe Reverse Drill Bit Kit, Catalog Number 321-20-00 Product Usage: Shoulder surgery
• Z-0900-2017 · Oct 25, 2016 · Terminated
  Equinoxe Reverse Shoulder Fixed Angle Torque Defining Screw Kit
• Z-2117-2012 · Jun 15, 2012 · Terminated
  Equinoxe Reverse Compression Screw Intended for Primary and Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty.