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Aequalis Reversed Shoulder Prosthesis

K050316510(k) SpecialCleared Mar 16, 200535-day reviewClass II21 CFR 888.3660

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

Tornier · PHX Shoulder Prosthesis, Reverse Configuration

Cleared on Mar 16, 2005 as substantially equivalent to K030941 (Tornier, 2004) and 4 other predicates after a 35-day review. Its family tree reaches back 6 generations to 1991. 1 of the 262 devices in its family, counting itself, has a Class I recall. 248 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Mar 16, 2005
Review
35 days
Class
Class II
Product code
PHX
Recalls
None
Predicates
5

Its longest line of descent runs back 6 generations to K911686 (1991). 13 ancestors in all, the oldest K800494 (1980). 248 later devices descend from it, 9 citing it directly. 1 of the 262 devices in this family, counting this one, has a Class I recall.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 1999: 2 other ancestors1995: 1 other ancestor1980: 2 other ancestors1998: 1 other ancestor1992: 1 other ancestor2015: 6 descendants cleared2013: 11 descendants cleared2006: 1 descendant cleared2007: 2 descendants cleared2008: 5 descendants cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12012: 8 descendants cleared2010: 6 descendants cleared2019: 17 descendants cleared2014: 10 descendants cleared2026: 24 descendants cleared2017: 15 descendants cleared2018: 18 descendants cleared2024: 17 descendants cleared2011: 6 descendants cleared2020: 19 descendants cleared2023: 16 descendants cleared2016: 7 descendants cleared2021: 25 descendants cleared2025: 16 descendants cleared2022: 19 descendants clearedK911686 · Global Total Shoulder, Uncement Humeral Hemi-Shoul · Depuy, Inc. · 1991K984541 · Global FX Humeral Stem, Global Advantage Humeral Head · DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · 1999K992065 · Global Advantage Shoulder, Global Advantage Humeral Stem, Global Advantage Eccentric Head · DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · 1999K021478 · Delta Shoulder · Depuy, Inc. · 2003×2: 2 generations cleared close together, K030941 (2004), K041873 (2004) 19801990200020102020
Other ancestors, by generationDescendants, by generation 1 generation back: 2 other ancestors2 generations back: 3 other ancestors3 generations back: 1 other ancestor4 generations back: 1 other ancestor 1 generation forward: 9 descendants2 generations forward: 41 descendants, 1 with a Class I recall13 generations forward: 85 descendants4 generations forward: 58 descendants5 generations forward: 33 descendants6 generations forward: 17 descendants7 generations forward: 5 descendants K041873 · Aequalis Reversed Shoulder Prosthesis · Tornier · 2004K030941 · Aequalis Reversed Shoulder Prosthesis · Tornier · 2004K021478 · Delta Shoulder · Depuy, Inc. · 2003K992065 · Global Advantage Shoulder, Global Advantage Humeral Stem, Global Advantage Eccentric Head · DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · 1999K984541 · Global FX Humeral Stem, Global Advantage Humeral Head · DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · 1999K911686 · Global Total Shoulder, Uncement Humeral Hemi-Shoul · Depuy, Inc. · 1991−50+5
  1. Root · 6 generations backK911686 Global Total Shoulder, Uncement Humeral Hemi-ShoulDepuy, Inc. · 1991
  2. 5 generations backK984541 Global FX Humeral Stem, Global Advantage Humeral HeadDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · 1999
  3. 4 generations backK992065 Global Advantage Shoulder, Global Advantage Humeral Stem, Global…DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · 1999
  4. 3 generations backK021478 Delta ShoulderDepuy, Inc. · 2003
  5. 2 generations backK030941 Aequalis Reversed Shoulder ProsthesisTornier · 2004
  6. 1 generation backK041873 Aequalis Reversed Shoulder ProsthesisTornier · 2004
  7. This deviceK050316 Aequalis Reversed Shoulder ProsthesisTornier · 2005
  8. Descendant · cites it directly · 199 of its ownK061439 Aequalis Reversed ProsthesisTornier · 2006
  9. Descendant · cites it directly · 190 of its ownK063569 Equinoxe Reverse Shoulder SystemExactech, Inc. · 2007 · Recalled
  10. Descendant · cites it directly · 179 of its ownK081059 Aequalis Reversed Shoulder ProsthesisTornier · 2008
  11. Descendant · cites it directly · 178 of its ownK071948 Aequalis Reversed AdapterTornier · 2007
  12. Descendant · 2 generations on · 177 of its ownK073688 Equinoxe Reverse Shoulder System Fracture Humeral Adapter Tray and…Exactech, Inc. · 2008 · Recalled

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Descendants cleared per year

2006: 12007: 22008: 52010: 62011: 62012: 82013: 112014: 102015: 62016: 72017: 152018: 182019: 172020: 192021: 252022: 192023: 162024: 172025: 162026: 24
2006high 25 (2021) · low 0 (2009)2026

Class I recalls in this family

  • K080642 Comprehensive Reverse Shoulder2 generations on · 2008

Most influential descendants

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  • K061439Aequalis Reversed ProsthesisTornier · 2006 · cites it directly199descendants
  • K063569Equinoxe Reverse Shoulder SystemExactech, Inc. · 2007 · cites it directly190descendants
  • K081059Aequalis Reversed Shoulder ProsthesisTornier · 2008 · cites it directly179descendants
  • K071948Aequalis Reversed AdapterTornier · 2007 · cites it directly178descendants
  • K073688Equinoxe Reverse Shoulder System Fracture Humeral Adapter Tray and Locking ScrewExactech, Inc. · 2008 · 2 generations on177descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−6K911686Global Total Shoulder, Uncement Humeral Hemi-ShoulDepuy, Inc.1991—
−5K984541Global FX Humeral Stem, Global Advantage Humeral HeadDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.1999—
−4K992065Global Advantage Shoulder, Global Advantage Humeral Stem, Global Advantage…DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.1999—
−3K021478Delta ShoulderDepuy, Inc.2003—
−2K030941Aequalis Reversed Shoulder ProsthesisTornier2004—
−1K041873Aequalis Reversed Shoulder ProsthesisTornier2004—
0 (this device)K050316Aequalis Reversed Shoulder ProsthesisTornier2005—
+1K061439Aequalis Reversed ProsthesisTornier2006—
+1K063569Equinoxe Reverse Shoulder SystemExactech, Inc.200713
+1K081059Aequalis Reversed Shoulder ProsthesisTornier2008—
+1K071948Aequalis Reversed AdapterTornier2007—
+2K073688Equinoxe Reverse Shoulder System Fracture Humeral Adapter Tray and Locking ScrewExactech, Inc.20081

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
198020
199210
199510
199810
199920

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200610
200720
200851
201060
201160
201280
2013110
2014100
201560
201670
2017150
2018180
2019170
2020190
2021250
2022190
2023160
2024170
2025160
2026240
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K050316, 1991–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

1 device in this family has a Class I recall. A 510(k) Report weighs predicate choices, recall history and review times for a new device like this one.

Top candidate predicates for a new PHX device

  1. #1 K212737 INHANCE™ Reverse Shoulder Systemscore 28.4 · 15 generations · no Class I recall
  2. #2 Held for the reportin the report
  3. #3 Held for the reportin the report
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What was it cleared against? (5)

Devices the submitter claimed this one is substantially equivalent to (*), and reference devices cited for a specific test or feature (†), as written in the FDA summary.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K030941Aequalis Reversed Shoulder Prosthesis
Summary page 1
…KWS § 888.3660 Shoulderjoint metal/polymer semi-constrained cemented prosthesis. 5) Equivalent I Predicate device Aequalis Reversed Shoulder Prosthesis, TORNIER SA, K03 0941, K041873 Aequalis Shoulder System, TORNIER SA, K952928 Bipolar Shoulder Prosthesis, BIOMET Inc, K(991585 Delta Shoulder, DePuy In…
Tornier2004—
*K041873Aequalis Reversed Shoulder Prosthesis
Summary page 1
…888.3660 Shoulderjoint metal/polymer semi-constrained cemented prosthesis. 5) Equivalent I Predicate device Aequalis Reversed Shoulder Prosthesis, TORNIER SA, K03 0941, K041873 Aequalis Shoulder System, TORNIER SA, K952928 Bipolar Shoulder Prosthesis, BIOMET Inc, K(991585 Delta Shoulder, DePuy Inc, K02147…
Tornier2004—
*K952928Aequalis Shoulder System for Total & Hemishoulder Applications
Summary page 1
…trained cemented prosthesis. 5) Equivalent I Predicate device Aequalis Reversed Shoulder Prosthesis, TORNIER SA, K03 0941, K041873 Aequalis Shoulder System, TORNIER SA, K952928 Bipolar Shoulder Prosthesis, BIOMET Inc, K(991585 Delta Shoulder, DePuy Inc, K021478 6) Device description The .equalis Reversed…
Tornier1995—
*K991585Bipolar Shoulder Prosthesis
Summary page 1
…cate device Aequalis Reversed Shoulder Prosthesis, TORNIER SA, K03 0941, K041873 Aequalis Shoulder System, TORNIER SA, K952928 Bipolar Shoulder Prosthesis, BIOMET Inc, K(991585 Delta Shoulder, DePuy Inc, K021478 6) Device description The .equalis Reversed Shoulder Prosthesis is intended to be used to rel…
Biomet, Inc.1999—
*K021478Delta Shoulder
Summary page 1
…lder Prosthesis, TORNIER SA, K03 0941, K041873 Aequalis Shoulder System, TORNIER SA, K952928 Bipolar Shoulder Prosthesis, BIOMET Inc, K(991585 Delta Shoulder, DePuy Inc, K021478 6) Device description The .equalis Reversed Shoulder Prosthesis is intended to be used to relieve pain and significant disabilit…
Depuy, Inc.2003—

Also cleared against K030941: 16 other devices →

What descends from it? (248)

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9 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K061439Aequalis Reversed ProsthesisTornier2006199
K063569Equinoxe Reverse Shoulder SystemExactech, Inc.2007190
K081059Aequalis Reversed Shoulder ProsthesisTornier2008179
K071948Aequalis Reversed AdapterTornier2007178
K082120Aequalis Reversed Fracture Shoulder ProthesisTornier2008164
K100142Aequalis Reversed Shoulder ProsthesisTornier2010147
K132285Aequalis Reversed Shoulder ProsthesisTornier S.A.S.201326
K112144Aequalis Shoulder Fracture System, Aequalis Reversed Shoulder Prosthesis, Aequalis…Tornier201223
K151293Aequalis Ascend Flex Shoulder System, Aequalis Reversed Shoulder ProsthesisTornier S.A.S.201520

Has anything in its family been recalled? (1 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

Relatives with a Class I recall

Class I is FDA’s most serious recall class. A recall in the family tree is context for this device, not evidence about it.

  • K080642Comprehensive Reverse ShoulderBiomet, Inc. · 2008 · 2 generations on · ◆ in the 2008 descendants bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 14 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 7 months on median.
  • 1 of the 13 ancestors has a recall of any class.
  • Of its descendants, K061439 (Tornier, 2006) has gone furthest, with 199 descendants of its own.
  • 16 other devices also cite its predicate K030941.

How does its category compare?

All PHX devices

PHX Shoulder Prosthesis, Reverse Configuration: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · PHX

9in 2025

2007: 52008: 62009: 12010: 82011: 122012: 122013: 82014: 122015: 42016: 42017: 112018: 142019: 92020: 132021: 212022: 92023: 92024: 92025: 92026 (partial year): 18
2007high 21 (2021) · low 1 (2009)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · PHX

72in 2025

2007: 97 days median2008: 79 days median2010: 124 days median2011: 94 days median2012: 114 days median2013: 143 days median2014: 110 days median2015: 206 days median2016: 132 days median2017: 141 days median2018: 127 days median2019: 144 days median2020: 143 days median2021: 143 days median2022: 198 days median2023: 154 days median2024: 139 days median2025: 72 days median2026 (partial year): 130 days median
2007high 206 (2015) · low 72 (2025)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · PHX

3in 2025

2015: 22018: 12019: 32020: 32021: 82023: 72024: 12025: 32026 (partial year): 7
2007high 8 (2021) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · PHX

2,848in 2025

2015: 142016: 52017: 252018: 3232019: 5042020: 9862021: 1,4042022: 1,3422023: 1,4012024: 2,1422025: 2,848
2007high 2,848 (2025) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code PHX, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
200759700
200867900
20091—00
2010812400
2011129400
20121211400
2013814300
20141211000
20154206214
2016413205
201711141025
2018141271323
201991443504
2020131433986
20212114381,404
2022919801,342
2023915471,401
2024913912,142
202597232,848
2026181307—

What is it indicated for?

The Aequalis Reversed Shoulder Prosthesis is indicated for patients with a functional deltoid muscle as a total shoulder replacement for the relief of pain and significant disability following arthropathy associated to massive and non repairable rotator cuff-tear. This device is also indicated for the prosthetic revisions with massive and non repairable rotator cuff-tear. Only the humeral components are for cemented use. The glenoid implant is anchored…

Read the full statement (200 words)

The Aequalis Reversed Shoulder Prosthesis is indicated for patients with a functional deltoid muscle as a total shoulder replacement for the relief of pain and significant disability following arthropathy associated to massive and non repairable rotator cuff-tear. This device is also indicated for the prosthetic revisions with massive and non repairable rotator cuff-tear. Only the humeral components are for cemented use. The glenoid implant is anchored to the bone with 4 screws and is for non-cemented fixation-

When during the primary surgery the glenoid bone stock appears to be insufficient to bear the reversed glenoid components or when glenoid bone fracture occurs during the surgical procedures, the hemi-prosthesis adaptor and the union screw can be adapted to the humeral components in order to transform the Aequalis Reversed prosthesis in to a non reversed hemi-prosthesis.

When, in case of revision of a Aequalis Reversed prosthesis, the glenoid bone stock appears to be insufficient to again implant a base plate and a sphere of Aequalis Reversed range, the use of the hemi-prosthesis adaptor and the union screw allows for the transformation of the Aequalis Reversed prosthesis in to a non reversed hemi-prosthesis in order to avoid the revision of the humeral components-

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

Also cleared against K030941

16 other devices cite the same predicate.

  • K183077Delta Xtend Reverse Shoulder SystemDepuy (Ireland) · 2019
  • K162455Humelock Reversed ShoulderFx Solutions · 2017
  • K152966Aequalis Fx2Tornier S.A.S. · 20161 recall
  • K151293Aequalis Ascend Flex Shoulder System, Aequalis Reversed Shoulder ProsthesisTornier S.A.S. · 2015
  • K140478Aequalis Reversed Shoulder ProsthesisTornier S.A.S. · 2014
  • K132285Aequalis Reversed Shoulder ProsthesisTornier S.A.S. · 2013

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44 FDA decisions under this applicant name. See the company

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510(k) Report. “K050316: Aequalis Reversed Shoulder Prosthesis.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K050316

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Record history
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  • Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026