Z-2291-2021Class II

The Aequalis Pyrocarbon Humeral Heads. Shoulder implant component. Sold OUS only: a) Catalog # DWH039...

Name: Z-2291-2021 The Aequalis Pyrocarbon Humeral Heads. Shoulder implant component. Sold OUS only: a) Catalog # DWH039...
Creator: Tornier S.A.S.
Published: 2021-06-25
License: https://open.fda.gov/license/

Tornier S.A.S. / initiated 2021-06-25 / Open, Classified / root cause: design

FDA source

Tornier S.A.S. began a recall of The Aequalis Pyrocarbon Humeral Heads. Shoulder implant component. Sold OUS only: a) Catalog # DWH039 - Diameter 39 mm Height 14 mm Eccentric LOW (1.5)... on 2021-06-25. FDA classified it as Class II and gives the reason as "Potential patient exposure to the graphite substrate". As of 2026-09-10, the recall status on record is Open, Classified, and MDM tags the root cause as design.

Recall record

Recall number: Z-2291-2021
Classification: Class II
Status: Open, Classified
Initiated: 2021-06-25
Posted: 2021-08-13
Recalling firm: Tornier S.A.S.
Product: The Aequalis Pyrocarbon Humeral Heads. Shoulder implant component. Sold OUS only: a) Catalog # DWH039 - Diameter 39 mm Height 14 mm Eccentric LOW (1.5) Material PyC/CoCr, b) Catalog # DWH041 - Diameter 41 m m Height 15 mm Eccentric LOW (1.5) Material PyC/CoCr, c) Catalog # DWH043 - Diameter 43 mm Height 16 mm Eccentric LOW (1.5) Material PyC/CoCr, d) Catalog # DWH046 - Diameter 46 mm Height 17 mm Eccentric LOW (1.5) Material PyC/CoCr, e) Catalog # DWH048 - Diameter 48 mm Height 18 mm Eccentric LOW (1.5) Material PyC/CoCr, f) Catalog # DWH050 - Diameter 50 mm Height 16 mm Eccentric LOW (1.5) Material PyC/CoCr, g) Catalog # DWH051 - Diameter 50 mm Height 19 mm Eccentric LOW (1.5) Material PyC/CoCr, h) Catalog # DWH052 - Diameter 52 mm Height 19 mm Eccentric LOW (1.5) Material PyC/CoCr, i) Catalog # - DWH053 - Diameter 52 mm Height 23 mm Eccentric LOW (1.5) Material PyC/CoCr, j) Catalog # DWH054 - Diameter 54 mm Height 23 mm Eccentric LOW (1.5) Material PyC/CoCr, k) Catalog # DWH139 - Diameter 39 mm Height 14 mm Eccentric HIGH (3.5) Material PyC/CoCr, l) Catalog # DWH141 - Diameter 41 mm Height 15 mm Eccentric HIGH (3.5) Material PyC/CoCr, m) Catalog # DWH143 - Diameter 43 mm Height 16 mm Eccentric HIGH (3.5) Material PyC/CoCr, n) Catalog # DWH146 - 46 mm Height 17 mm Eccentric HIGH (4) Material PyC/CoCr, o) Catalog # DWH148, - Diameter 48 mm Height 18 mm Eccentric HIGH (4) Material PyC/CoCr, p) Catalog # DWH150 - Diameter 50 mm Height 16 mm Eccentric HIGH (4) Material PyC/CoCr, q) Catalog # DWH151 - Diameter 50 mm Height 19 mm Eccentric HIGH (4) Material PyC/CoCr, r) Catalog # DWH152 - Diameter 52 mm Height 19 mm Eccentric HIGH (4) Material PyC/CoCr, s) Catalog # DWH153 - Diameter 52 mm Height 23 mm Eccentric HIGH (4) Material PyC/CoCr, t) Catalog # DWH154 - Diameter 54 mm Height 23 mm Eccentric HIGH (4) Material PyC/CoCr,
Product code: QHE Shoulder Arthroplasty Implantation System
Reason for recall: Potential patient exposure to the graphite substrate.
Root cause tag: design
FDA root cause: Device Design
Action: On June 25, 2021 Tornier sent the following notification by letter: With regards to cases where this product has already been implanted, we suggest that physicians check for the potential presence of metallic bodies in the shoulder joint and adapt patient monitoring, as appropriate, when metallic bodies are present. Otherwise, we suggest that physicians continue the monitoring of patients per their standard clinical protocols. Actions needed 1. Please circulate this Field Safety Notice to all surgeons using AEQUALIS" PYROCARBON Humeral Head Implant 2. Maintain awareness of this communication internally until all required actions have been completed within your facility. 3. Return the enclosed business reply form by email to [email protected] within 7 days to confirm receipt of this notification. 4. Inform Tornier SAS if any of the subject devices have been distributed to other organizations. If so, provide contact details so Tornier SAS can inform the recipients appropriately. 5. Please inform Tornier SAS of any adverse event and/or report them to the Competent Authorities in accordance with current regulations and in compliance with MEDDEV 2.12 If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Customer Service +1 888 494 7950.
Quantity in commerce: 6631 units
Distribution: CA, CO, CT, FL, KS, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, NC, OR, PA, TX and WI
Product codes and lots: All Lot Codes

Enforcement reports

One row per recalled product line

FDA enforcement reports joined to recall event Z-2291-2021
Recall number	Class	Status	Voluntary or mandated	Report date	Classified
Z-2291-2021	Class II	Ongoing	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2021-08-25	2021-08-13

Product code QHE

The FDA recall record names no cleared device, and no clearance has been matched to it.

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About this record

Sourced from the FDA device recall database and the FDA enforcement reports, both ingested from openFDA. The recall record supplies the product, the reason and the product code; the enforcement report supplies the classification. The two datasets are exported by FDA on different days, and the date above is the older of the two, so nothing on this page is newer than it says.

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Data as of 2026-09-30, the FDA export date for this dataset. Page last changed 2026-09-05. View this recall on fda.gov (opens on fda.gov)