# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001699350
**File Stem:** 0001628280-25-036237
**Filing Date:** 2025-7
**Character Count:** 3213
**Document Hash:** d96f3f351e8fb34444677bf2a4fa0d2a
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001628280-25-036237.hdr.sgml**: 20250923

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001628280-25-036237

**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

July 28, 2025

United States Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

Office of Industrial Applications and Services

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, DC 20549

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| Attn: | Al Pavot |
| | Li Xiao |
| | Juan Grana |
| | Jane Park |

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| **Re:** | **Shoulder Innovations, Inc. (the "Registrant")** |
| | **Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-288549)** |
| | **Request for Acceleration** |

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Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 460 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, we wish to advise that between July 24, 2025 and the date hereof, approximately 2,840 copies of the Preliminary Prospectus, dated July 24, 2025, were distributed to prospective underwriters, institutional investors and prospective dealers in connection with the above-captioned Registration Statement, as amended.

We wish to advise you that the participating underwriters have informed us that they have complied and will continue to comply with the requirements of Rule 15c2-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

We hereby join in the request of the Registrant that the effectiveness of the above-captioned Registration Statement, as amended, be accelerated to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, on Wednesday, July 30, 2025 or as soon thereafter as practicable.

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| Very truly yours, | Very truly yours, |
| **MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC** | **MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC** |
| **GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC** | **GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC** |
| **PIPER SANDLER & CO.** | **PIPER SANDLER & CO.** |
| As representatives of the Underwriters | As representatives of the Underwriters |
| **MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC** | **MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC** |
| By: | /s/ Chris Rigoli |
| Name: | Chris Rigoli |
| Title: | Managing Director |

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| **GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC** | **GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC** |
| By: | /s/ Lyla Bibi Maduri |
| Name: | Lyla Bibi Maduri |
| Title: | Managing Director |

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| **PIPER SANDLER & CO.** | **PIPER SANDLER & CO.** |
| By: | /s/ Neil Riley |
| Name: | Neil Riley |
| Title: | Managing Director |

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*[Signature Page to Acceleration Request Letter]*