Class 2 Device Recall Osteoraptor Suture Anchor

• Date Initiated by Firm: August 06, 2013
• Date Posted: September 17, 2013
• Recall Status: Terminated on April 20, 2016
• Recall Number: Z-2220-2013
• Recall Event ID: 66037
• 510(K)Number: K082215
• Product Classification: Staple, fixation, bone - Product Code JDR
• Product: OSTEORAPTOR 2.3 mm Suture Anchor with ULTRABRAID COBRAID Suture, Blue; Part Number: 72201993; ; Biodegradable suture anchor
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• Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer: Smith & Nephew, Inc. Endoscopy Division; 150 Minuteman Drive; Andover MA 01810-1031
• For Additional Information Contact: Albert A. Pytka; 978-749-1073
• Manufacturer Reason for Recall: Pinholes detected in a small number of primary pouches that may constitute a breach of the sterile barrier.
• FDA Determined Cause: Packaging
• Action: Smith&Nephew sent an Urgent Product Recall Notification letter dated August 6, 2013, via Federal Express to all affected customers. Addendum customer letters for 4 additional part numbers were sent via Federal Express on August 19, 2013, The letters identified the product, the problem, and the action to be taken by the customer. Customers were asked to inspect their inventory, locate unused devices and quarantine them. Customers were also asked to complete the last three columns in the inventory Return Certification form indicating the quantities that need to be returned, and include their contact information in the spaces provided. Customers were instructed to contact Smith & Nephew's Demo Service Departmentat 800-343-5717 for a Return Authorization (RA#), and provide the information response form. Replacement product would be provided. For questions regarding this recall call 978-749-1073.
• Quantity in Commerce: 25733
• Distribution: Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) Canada, Europe: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Finland, France, Italy, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine and United Kingdom, Asia-pacific: Australia, China, Dubai, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Argentina, Bermuda, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Israel, Mexico, Puerto Rico, South Africa, and Venezuela.
• Total Product Life Cycle: TPLC Device Report

¹ A record in this database is created when a firm initiates a correction or removal action. The record is updated if the FDA identifies a violation and classifies the action as a recall, and it is updated for a final time when the recall is terminated. Learn more about medical device recalls.
² Per FDA policy, recall cause determinations are subject to modification up to the point of termination of the recall.
³ For details about termination of a recall see Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 21 §7.55.

• 510(K) Database: 510(K)s with Product Code = JDR and Original Applicant = SMITH & NEPHEW INC., ENDOSCOPY DIVISION