# K171789: ARROW Reverse Porous Glenoid

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Fournitures Hospitalieres Industrie
- Decided: Jan 23, 2018 after 222 days
- Product code: PHX (Shoulder Prosthesis, Reverse Configuration)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 888.3660
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 15 generations back to K911686 (1991). 116 ancestors in all.
3 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
1 of 120 devices in its family (counting itself) has a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K112193: Arrow Reverse Shoulder System, Fournitures Hospitalieres Industrie (2012) Summary page 4.
- K142778: ARROW Reverse Shoulder long keel and short keel glenoid base, Fournitures Hospitalieres Industrie (2015) Summary page 4.
- K162068: ARROW Anatomical Porous glenoid, Fournitures Hospitalieres Industrie (2017) Summary page 4.
- K132285: Aequalis Reversed Shoulder Prosthesis, Tornier S.A.S. (2013) Summary page 5.
- K052906: Zimmer Trabecular Metal Reverse Shoulder System, Zimmer, Inc. (2005) Summary page 5.

## Most influential descendants
- K242253: JARVIS Glenoid Reverse Shoulder Prosthesis (2024), 1 descendant of its own
- K252411: JARVIS Glenoid Reverse Shoulder Prosthesis (2025), 0 descendants of its own
- K232226: ARROW Off-Centred Humeral Insert (2023), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
REVERSE PROSTHESIS (METAL-BACK OR POROUS GLENOID IMPLANT) The ARROW Reverse Shoulder Prosthesis is indicated for patients with severe shoulder arthropathy and a grossly deficient rotator cuff or a previously failed shoulder joint replacement with a grossly deficient rotator cuff. A functional deltoid muscle and adequate glenoid bone stock are necessary to use this device. The humeral stem is intended for cemented or cementless application while the glenoid baseplate (metal-back or porous) is intended for cementless application with the addition of bone screws for fixation.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K171789
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology