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Class 2 Device Recall Tibial Insert

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 Class 2 Device Recall Tibial Insertsee related information
Date Initiated by FirmApril 01, 2013
Date PostedMay 02, 2013
Recall Status1 Terminated 3 on July 01, 2013
Recall NumberZ-1213-2013
Recall Event ID 64859
510(K)NumberK091956 
Product Classification prosthesis, knee, patellofemorotibial, semi-constrained, cemented, polymer + additive/metal/polymer - Product Code OIY
Product3DKnee e+ Tibial Insert. The insert is used along with the other components that comprise the 3DKnee System.
Code Information Model/Catalog Number 391-15-708. Lot/Serial Number 59602230.
FEI Number 1000116912
Recalling Firm/
Manufacturer		 Encore Medical, Lp
9800 Metric Blvd
Austin TX 78758
For Additional Information ContactTeffany Hutto
512-832-9500
Manufacturer Reason
for Recall		U.S. Agent contacted Director Commercial Logistics, notifying him of incorrect color coded labels on two packages of e+tibial inserts. There were 8 e+ tibial inserts of the same lot number in Finished Goods as the two from the agency. These devices were inspected and all were incorrectly labeled.
FDA Determined
Cause 2		Labeling mix-ups
ActionThe firm sent their US customer a "Urgent Field Safety Notice" letter on April 1, 2013. The letter explained the product problem and provided recommended actions as well as customer contact numbers.
Quantity in Commerce5
DistributionUS Distribution to the state of California and International Distribution to the country of Venezuela.
Total Product Life CycleTPLC 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) Database510(K)s with Product Code = OIY
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