| Date Initiated by Firm | February 06, 2008 |
| Date Posted | March 28, 2008 |
| Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on July 07, 2008 |
| Recall Number | Z-1365-2008 |
| Recall Event ID |
47341 |
| 510(K)Number | K072642 |
| Product Classification |
Healing Abutment - Product Code NHA
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| Product | BIOMET 3i Certain MicroMiniplant Straight Healing Abutment, Model/Item Number: ISMHA32, 3.4mm(D) X 0mm(P) X 2mm(H), BioMet 3i, Palm Gardens, FL. |
| Code Information |
Lot Number: 593025-5 |
| FEI Number |
1038806
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Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Biomet 3i, Inc.
4555 Riverside Drive
Palm Beach Gardens
FL
33410
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| For Additional Information Contact | 561-776-6700 Ext. 6819 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | Seating Problems: The Micro-miniplant Straight Healing Abutments do not fully seat onto the restorative platform of the implant leaving a gap between the abutment and the implant. |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Device Design |
| Action | USA customers were contacted by telephone with a follow-up fax. International customers were first contacted by E-mail then by fax letter. Each customer was instructed to check their respective inventory for the affected part and corresponding lot number. They were then requested to fax back a response form to Biomet 3i Regulatory Services to provide feedback concerning their inventory. They were also instructed to return the affected product to Biomet 3i. |
| Quantity in Commerce | 270 |
| Distribution | Worldwide |
| Total Product Life Cycle | TPLC Device Report |
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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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| 510(K) Database | 510(K)s with Product Code = NHA
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