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Device recall: TORNIER PERFORM REVERSED PERIP SCREW 5.0MMX18MM NON STERILE, catalog number DWJ318

FDA enforcement event 98123 · Class II · initiated 19 Dec 2025 · status Ongoing

DeviceVoluntary: Firm initiated1 product recordBloomington, MN

Tornier, Inc (Bloomington, MN) initiated this device recall on 19 Dec 2025; FDA lists 1 product record under event 98123, classified Class II.

FDA defines Class II as a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote. 85% of the 945 device enforcement events initiated in 2025 carry the same class.

Status: Ongoing. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. Tornier, Inc has 17 enforcement events on this register, with a median of 1 product record per event.

Recall classification reflects the relative degree of health hazard. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. openFDA export dated 28 Sep 2026.

Recalling firm

Tornier, Inc, Bloomington, MN.

Reason for recall

"A specific lot of screws is incorrectly labeled. Screws are labeled as 5.0mmx18mm but actual screws are 5.00mmx14mm. If mismatch is detected during surgery, the issue may cause a minor delay in surgery. If not detected and incorrect screw is used, issue may increase risk of earlier mechanical failure, loosening, and need for revision surgery."

Distribution

"US Nationwide distribution."

Product records

Recall numberProductQuantityClassStatusReport date
Z-1237-2026TORNIER PERFORM REVERSED PERIP SCREW 5.0MMX18MM NON STERILE, catalog number DWJ318427Class IIOngoing11 Feb 2026

Context

85%of 2025 device events are Class II945 events that year
1product record in this eventfirm median: 1
17events on this register for the firm

Other enforcement events for Tornier, Inc

InitiatedProduct (first record)TypeClassRecords
5 Mar 2026Tornier HRS Max parts: 1. TORNIER HRS Max Tuberosity Body Lat Coat, Small, Cat. No. ARS1041101 2. TORNIER HRS Max TuberoDeviceClass II1
3 Mar 2025stryker Latitude EV HUMERAL REVISION STEM TRIAL, L: 150mm, Size: LARGE, Side: RIGHT, REF 9030103; Prosthesis, Elbow, SemDeviceClass II1
29 Aug 2024stryker TORNIER PERFORM HUMERAL SYSTEM - STEMLESS US Anatomic Nucleus, REF DWM003A; anatomic total arthroplasty of the sDeviceClass II1
29 Aug 2024Stryker Tornier Perform Humeral System, Reversed Insert, 45%, REF DWP2393, for shoulder arthroplastyDeviceClass II1
3 Jan 2024Stryker Tornier Perform Reversed Glenoid Press-Fit Short Post Ti6AI4V, REF DWJ001, L: 7mm, Cementless Sterile.DeviceClass II1
15 Sep 2023stryker Tornier Perform Reversed Augmented Glenoid Lateralized Baseplate, 25mm, Offset +3mm, REF DWJ502DeviceClass II1
12 Jun 2023AEQUALIS FLEX REVIVE Assembly Screw 0mm, Model Number ARS655101DeviceClass II2
3 May 2022Ratcheting Screwdriver Handle, provided in the Aequalis Perform Reversed kitDeviceClass II1
28 May 2021Aequalis Ascend Flex Shoulder System Reversed Platform (Reversed Tray component) Rx Only Sterile Manufacturer Tornier SADeviceClass II1
18 Oct 2019Aequalis Ascend Flex Humeral Stem: Part Number UDI DWF601A 3700386944475 DWF601B 3700386944482 DWF601C 3700386944499 DWFDeviceClass II1

All 17 events for Tornier, Inc

Questions and answers

Why was this device recalled?

FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "A specific lot of screws is incorrectly labeled. Screws are labeled as 5.0mmx18mm but actual screws are 5.00mmx14mm. If mismatch is detected during surgery, the issue may cause a minor delay in surgery. If not detected and incorrect screw is used, issue may increase risk of earlier mechanical failure, loosening, and need for revision surgery."

What does Class II mean?

FDA classifies recalls by relative degree of health hazard. Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

Where was the product distributed?

FDA's distribution pattern field reads: "US Nationwide distribution."

Is the recall still ongoing?

FDA lists the status as Ongoing. "Terminated" means FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts to remove or correct the product have been made.

Where does this data come from?

openFDA enforcement reports (food, drug and device), CC0, export dated 28 Sep 2026. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. The FDA enforcement report linked above is authoritative.

Provenance

Source: openFDA device enforcement reports (CC0), export dated 28 Sep 2026; records grouped by FDA event number. The class shown for the event is the most severe class among its records. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.