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Class 2 Device Recall Specialist 2 Intermedullary (SP2 IM) Rod

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  Class 2 Device Recall Specialist 2 Intermedullary (SP2 IM) Rod see related information
Date Initiated by Firm September 08, 2015
Date Posted October 07, 2015
Recall Status1 Terminated 3 on July 03, 2018
Recall Number Z-0111-2016
Recall Event ID 72113
Product Classification Orthopedic manual surgical instrument - Product Code LXH
Product Specialist 2 Intramedullary (SP2 IM) Rod 400mm Instrument (PN 96-6120)
The SP2 IM Rod 400mm Instrument (PN 96-6120) is used in both primary and revision P.F.C.¿ SIGMA¿ knee procedures to align the femoral locating device and distal femoral cutting block. It is also used with the IM tibial resection. This rod is included with the P.F.C.¿ SIGMA¿ Specialist¿ 2 (SP2 / SPII) Primary Knee Instruments, the P.F.C.¿ SIGMA¿ Specialist ¿ 2 (SP2 / SPII) Revision Knee Instruments, and P.F.C. ¿ SIGMA¿ High Performance (HP) Primary Knee Instruments
Code Information SP2 IM Rod 400mm Instruments (96-6120) manufactured with 455 stainless steel (SS) or 17-4 SS; CATALOG NO. : 96-6120; GTIN NO.: 10603295246893; Lots: Manufactured with 455 Stainless Steel, Labeled Lot #s-C98CS4; DE5P34; DE5RP4; D95AN4; EB5FV4; FA4G94; DE1FA4; DF4H44; DG9LK4; EB5GH4; EC9JY4; EF4DJ4; FD8MP4; FH8JA4; DG9L64; DJ5E34; DK3E34; EJ7AP4; DK3FE4; EJ7A34; ES2G64; ES2HA4; FH8JX4; ES2HY4; EX5L44; C3JHN4; EX5MS4; C3JHS4; E2SD44; C3JHF4; C4GA54; C4GBT4; C4GCC4; C52F14; C52F74; C52GL4; C52GV4; C67N14; C98BF4; TBACC; TBACZ; FJ4E74; TBCOJ; & Manufactured with 17-4 Stainless Steel- Etched Lot #s- H0797; H0100; H0199; H0200; H0298; H0301; H0396; H0399; H0401; H0495; H0499; H0530; H0596; H0598; H0600; H0601; H0696; H0699; H0796; H0797; H0800; H0899; H0900; H0997; H0998; H1095; H1097; H1195; H1198; H1297; H1298; H1299 
Recalling Firm/
Manufacturer		 DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.
700 Orthopaedic Dr
Warsaw IN 46582-3994
For Additional Information Contact Tia L. Holmes-Johnson
574-267-8143
Manufacturer Reason
for Recall		 DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. is initiating a voluntary recall of select lots of the Specialist 2 Intramedullary Rod 400mm Instrument (PN 96-6120) due to complaints of the rod fracturing and leaving a portion of the rod in patients.
FDA Determined
Cause 2		 Device Design
Action DePuy Synthes sent an Urgent Information Recall Notice to all affected customers. Instruments are not lot traceable in the system, so the company sent notices by e-mail on September 8, 2015, and US Distributors will hand deliver notices to all Medical Facilities that may have purchased the affected instrument. The US Distributor or US Sales Consultant will deliver the Medical Professional Notice and Reconciliation Form to the affected Medical Facilities. If assistance is needed, Sales Consultants will assist customers with inspection of all instruments, return of affected lots, receiving credit and returning the completed Medical Facility Reconciliation Forms to DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. The affected instruments will be returned to the quarantine warehouse located at 700 Orthopaedic Drive, Warsaw, IN 46582. For questions regarding this recall call 574-371-4917. For questions regarding this recall call 574-267-8143.
Quantity in Commerce 7488
Distribution Worldwide Distribution - US including AL; AZ; CA; CO; CT; DC; FL; GA; HI; IA; IL; IN; KY; LA; MA; MD; ME; MI; MN; MO; MS; MT; NC; NE; NH; NJ; NV; NY; OH; OR; PA; RI; SC; TN; TX; UT; VA; VT; WA; WI; and WV and Internationally to ARGENTINA; AUSTRALIA; AUSTRIA; BELGIUM; BRAZIL; CANADA; CHILE; COLOMBIA; CZECH REPUBLIC; EGYPT; FRANCE; GERMANY; GREECE; INDIA; ISRAEL; ITALY; KOREA; Mexico; NEW ZEALAND; NORWAY; P R CHINA; PANAMA; PERU; POLAND; RUSSIA; SINGAPORE; SLOVENIA; SOUTH AFRICA; SWITZERLAND; UAE; UK; URUGUAY; VENEZUELA; and VIETNAM.
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.
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