Unk Simpliciti implants

Description of Event or Problem

The manufacturer became aware of a literature published with title "Early fixation of the humeral component in stemless total shoulder arthroplasty", published on January 1, 2022, which is associated with the Stryker T&E - Tornier Simplicity system. The article can be found on https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.104B1.BJJ-2021-0945.R1During the review of the literature, it was not possible to establish a specific device detail, patient information, and at this time no additional device information is available. It was reported that: "A third patient suffered a traumatic rupture of the subscapularis tendon four months postoperatively. Initially, the patient underwent an open tendon repair nine months postoperatively. After a re-rupture 23 months postoperatively, the patient was planned for a revision of the prosthesis to a reversed prosthesis which was outside the follow-up period of this study."

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

This complaint has been generated based on findings identified during post market surveillance literature. The article can be found at https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.104B1.BJJ-2021-0945.R1.The reported event could not be confirmed since the device was not returned for evaluation and no other additional information was received from the author.More detailed information about the patient's medical history, the event details and the involved device(s) must be available to determine the root cause.If any additional information becomes available, the investigation will be reopened and re-evaluated accordingly.