# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001699350
**File Stem:** 0001628280-25-036179
**Filing Date:** 2025-7
**Character Count:** 2936
**Document Hash:** 416a9868e759d816b1ec3ae3de2f7d18
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001628280-25-036179.hdr.sgml**: 20250923

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001628280-25-036179

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: CORRESP

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250728

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** SHOULDER INNOVATIONS, INC.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001699350
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** SURGICAL & MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS & APPARATUS [3841]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 08 Industrial Applications and Services
- **EIN:** 270538764
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** CORRESP

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 13827 PORT SHELDON STREET
- **CITY:** HOLLAND
- **STATE:** MI
- **ZIP:** 49424
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 616-566-0286

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 13827 PORT SHELDON STREET
- **CITY:** HOLLAND
- **STATE:** MI
- **ZIP:** 49424

**Shoulder Innovations, Inc.**

1535 Steele Avenue SW, Suite B

Grand Rapids, Michigan 49507

July 28, 2025

***VIA EDGAR***

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549-6010

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| Attention: | Al Pavot | Al Pavot |
| | Li Xiao | Li Xiao |
| | Juan Grana | Juan Grana |
| | Jane Park | Jane Park |
| **Re:** | | **Shoulder Innovations, Inc.** |
| | | **Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-288549)** |
| | | **Request for Acceleration of Effective Date** |

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To the addressees set forth above:

In accordance with Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Shoulder Innovations, Inc. (the "***Company***") hereby requests acceleration of the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-288549) (as amended, the "***Registration Statement***"). The Company respectfully requests that the Registration Statement become effective as of 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on July 30, 2025, or as soon as practicable thereafter, or at such other time as the Company or its legal counsel may request by telephone to the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Once the Registration Statement has been declared effective, please orally confirm that event with our counsel, Latham & Watkins LLP, by calling Ross McAloon at (714) 755-8051.

Thank you for your assistance in this matter.

[*Signature page follows*]

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|:---|:---|
| Sincerely, |  |
| **Shoulder Innovations, Inc.** |  |
| By: | /s/ Robert Ball |
| Name: | Robert Ball |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chairman |
| cc: | Jeffrey Points, Chief Financial Officer, Shoulder Innovations, Inc. |
|  | B. Shayne Kennedy, Latham & Watkins LLP |
|  | J. Ross McAloon, Latham & Watkins LLP |
|  | Denny Won, Cooley LLP |
|  | Charles S. Kim, Cooley LLP |
|  | Kristin VanderPas, Cooley LLP |
|  | Dave Peinsipp, Cooley LLP |

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