# K011942: Aequalis Press-Fit Shoulder Prosthesis

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Tornier
- Decided: Jul 13, 2001 after 22 days
- Product code: HSD (Prosthesis, Shoulder, Hemi-, Humeral, Metallic Uncemented)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 888.3690
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
111 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 112 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. The FDA summary names no predicate by number.

## Most influential descendants
- K102924: Aequalis Ascend Modular Anatomic Shoulder System (2011), 110 descendants of its own
- K110599: Aequalis Ascend Modular Reverse Shoulder System (2011), 108 descendants of its own
- K112615: Aequalis Ascend Modular Reverse Shoulder System (2011), 97 descendants of its own
- K122698: Aequalis Ascend Flex Shoulder System (2013), 96 descendants of its own
- K140082: Aequalis (TM) Ascent (TM) Flex Shoulder System (2014), 29 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
Primary, secondary or post-traumatic osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, severe joint pain of osteoarticular origin compromising the patients quality of life, joints which are defective in shape and function, a revision intervention on a previous arthroplasty, and disorders in which arthrodesis is not an acceptable option.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K011942
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology