Enforcement Report - Week of October 10, 2012
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Event Detail
| Event ID | 63073 |
|---|---|
| Product Type | Devices |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Recalling Firm | Biomet, Inc. |
| City | Warsaw |
| State | IN |
| Country | US |
| Voluntary/Mandated | Voluntary: Firm Initiated |
| Recall Initiation Date | 2012-08-23 |
| Initial Firm Notification of Consignee or Public | Letter |
| Distribution Pattern | Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) including the states of AL, GA, MT, TA, AZ, WA, CA, TA, IN, NY, NJ, VA, MA, MI, MD, PA, KY, NC, UT, NH, FL, OK, CO, LA, OH, MO and SD, and the countries of Japan, Netherlands, Australia, and Costa Rica. |
Product Detail
| Product Description | Code Info | Classification | Reason for Recall | Product Quantity | Recall Number |
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| Optilock 2.7 mm Screw Inserter. Intended Use: The OptiLock Upper Extremity Plating System is intended for fixation of fractures and osteotomies. The System is intended for fractures and fracture dislocations, osteotomies and non-unions of the proximal humerus, particularly in osteopenic bone. The System is intended for fixation of fractures, osteotomies and non-unions of the olecranon, humerus, radius, ulna, particularly in osteopenic bone. The OptiLock VL Distal Radius Plating System is intended for use in distal radius and ulna (and other small bones), including use in osteopenic bone. | Catalog number: 14-400795; and lot numbers: 133420, 409460, 469960, 487650, 487660, 627940, 627950, 797190, and 797200. | Class II | Field complaints indicate that recent shipments of the 14-400795 and 36505 drivers do not properly mate ("lock") into some of the specified screw heads. Drivers near MMC (Maximum Material Condition) or that are misshapen may not properly mate with screws at MMC. Design dimensions and tolerances of the drivers are not properly specified to prevent an incorrect fit between the drivers and the screws in all material conditions. The supplier did not manufacture the instruments to the same degree of geometrical accuracy as prior supplier. It was found that both the supplier and Biomet were not correctly using the "No-Stick" gauge. | 268 units total | Z-2485-2012 |
| Optilock T15 AO Driver (3.5mm). Intended Use: The OptiLock Upper Extremity Plating System is intended for fixation of fractures and osteotomies. The System is intended for fractures and fracture dislocations, osteotomies and non-unions of the proximal humerus, particularly in osteopenic bone. The System is intended for fixation of fractures, osteotomies and non-unions of the olecranon, humerus, radius, ulna, particularly in osteopenic bone. The OptiLock VL Distal Radius Plating System is intended for use in distal radius and ulna (and other small bones), including use in osteopenic bone. | Catalog number: 36505; and lot numbers: 069540, 179190, 201610, 385380, 419940, 427530, 440360, 440370, 555370, 638560, 645820, and 956960. | Class II | Field complaints indicate that recent shipments of the 14-400795 and 36505 drivers do not properly mate ("lock") into some of the specified screw heads. Drivers near MMC (Maximum Material Condition) or that are misshapen may not properly mate with screws at MMC. Design dimensions and tolerances of the drivers are not properly specified to prevent an incorrect fit between the drivers and the screws in all material conditions. The supplier did not manufacture the instruments to the same degree of geometrical accuracy as prior supplier. It was found that both the supplier and Biomet were not correctly using the "No-Stick" gauge. | 363 units | Z-2486-2012 |
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