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Class 2 Device Recall Synthes Cranial Flap Tube Clamp and Crimping Device for Cranial Tube Clamp

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  Class 2 Device Recall Synthes Cranial Flap Tube Clamp and Crimping Device for Cranial Tube Clamp see related information
Date Initiated by Firm August 31, 2015
Date Posted September 23, 2015
Recall Status1 Terminated 3 on August 18, 2016
Recall Number Z-2811-2015
Recall Event ID 72139
510(K)Number K992000  
Product Classification Plate, cranioplasty, preformed, non-alterable - Product Code GXN
Product Synthes Cranial Flap Tube Clamp and Crimping Device

Product Usage:
The Synthes Cranial Flap Tube Clamp System is intended to reattach a cranial bone flap to the surrounding cranium after a craniotomy procedure.
Code Information Part Number 329.315 460.001 460.001.01S 460.002 460.002.01S 460.003 460.003.01S 460.008 460.008.01S 460.009 460.009.01S 460.010 460.010.01S 460.100 460.100.01S 460.107 460.107.01S with Lot Numbers 4146716, 4154144, 4206682, 4206683, 4213557, 4214824, 4216603, 4216604, 4240689, 4240690, 4241741, 4248462, 4249395, 4249396, 4264386, 4278302, 4278304, 4283035, 4283036, 4283037, 4283038, 4283039, 4283040, 4283041, 4285956, 4289103, 4295084, 4295085, 4298044, 4303093, 4326975, 4326979, 4326981, 4329355, 4331263, 4331265, 4331266, 4344659, 4344678, 4378973, 4482201, 4485317, 4488093, 4488094, 4490608, 4490609, 4496716, 4496915, 4496916, 4501971, 4504043, 4508068, 4513458, 4513459, 4513460, 4513461, 4516371, 4519406, 4519407, 4521408, 4525905, 4550062, 4550063, 4550064, 4550065, 4551164, 4551165, 4551166, 4561400, 4561401, 4572176, 4574481, 4580884, 4586704, 4605094, 4661414, 4669482, 4669483, 4675725, 4695343, 4705970, 4723148, 4753792, 4753794, 4777999, 4778000, 4906228, 4906229, 4914498, 4917681, 4934562, 4944809, 4956361, 4956363, 4983255, 4983256, 4983257, 5007806, 5041856, 5041857, 5041858, 5046857, 5046859, 5098159, 5113496, 5113497, 5134868, 5134869, 5143883, 5204105, 5230669, 5234395, 5234396, 5245233, 5245237, 5251710, 5292433, 5308690, 5308733, 5341509, 5370371, 5370375, 5438364, 5452452, 5465222, 5655435, 5667092, 5697537, 5726966, 5726967, 5726968, 5726969, 5726970, 5726971, 5801281, 5801284, 5801285, 5801287, 6036379, 6036381, 6168066, 6188888, 6188890, 6268389, 6268390, 6272370, 6322541, 6364587, 6553805, 6861415, 6983782, 7032568, 7505227, 7640627 
Recalling Firm/
Manufacturer		 Synthes (USA) Products LLC
1301 Goshen Pkwy
West Chester PA 19380-5986
For Additional Information Contact Customer Support
610-719-6500
Manufacturer Reason
for Recall		 The Synthes Cranial Flap Tube Clamp and Crimping Device for Cranial Tube Clamp had been labeled MR Safe although they do not have the testing protocols currently required to designate them as MR Safe.
FDA Determined
Cause 2		 Labeling False and Misleading
Action DePuy Synthes sent an URGENT:FIELD SAFETY NOTIFICATION / MEDICAL DEVICE LABELING CORRECTION letter, dated August 31, 2015 to affected customers. The letter identified affected product, problem and actions to be taken. Customers were instructed to: "Update and review the package insert (GP1345-D). " Discard outdated package insert noted in the table above. " Forward this Field Safety Notification to anyone in your facility that needs to be informed, especially personnel that conduct MR testing. " If the package insert has been forwarded to another facility, contact that facility. " Complete the attached Verification Section (page 3 of this notification). Please include your name, title, address, telephone number and signature in the spaces provided. Send a copy of the completed Verification Section by, Fax: 877-884-7821 or Scan/email: Synthes3911@stericycle.com " If the Verification Form is answered on behalf of more than one facility and/or individual, please clearly indicate the name and address of the facility and/or individual in page three (3) of this notification. " Maintain a copy of this notice. For questions call 610-719-5450.
Quantity in Commerce 105882
Distribution US Nationwide and internationally, including Canada.
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 = GXN and Original Applicant = SYNTHES (USA)
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