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Class 2 Device Recall 6.5 mm Cancellous Screw

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  Class 2 Device Recall 6.5 mm Cancellous Screw see related information
Date Initiated by Firm February 16, 2016
Date Posted July 11, 2016
Recall Status1 Terminated 3 on June 01, 2017
Recall Number Z-2153-2016
Recall Event ID 74283
510(K)Number K021932  
Product Classification Screw, fixation, bone - Product Code HWC
Product 6.5 mm Cancellous Screw, Product code HWC, Device Listing Number D029043, Screw, Fixation Bone

Product Usage:
Intended for fracture fixation of large bones and large bone fragments, such as femoral neck fractures; slipped capital femoral epiphyses; an adjunct to DHS in basilar neck fractures; tibial plateau fractures; ankle arthrodesis pediatric femoral neck fractures; intercondylar femur fractures; SI joint disruptions; and subtalar arthrodesis.
Code Information Many affected part numbers
Recalling Firm/
Manufacturer		 Synthes (USA) Products LLC
1301 Goshen Pkwy
West Chester PA 19380-5986
For Additional Information Contact Anne Brisson
610-719-5443
Manufacturer Reason
for Recall		 Labeling does not match the cleared indications for use in the United States and Canada.
FDA Determined
Cause 2		 Labeling False and Misleading
Action DePuy Synthes initiated a Field Safety Notice to remove the affected Technique Guides and marketing literature from the field. Sales Consultants and Synthes Trauma Marketing will receive training on affected technique guides and marketing literature which promoted off label use. All technique guides and literature have been put on hold and removed from DePuy Synthes website. Effectiveness of this field action will be tracked using their training system. They will confirm training when completed as a means to measure effectiveness.
Quantity in Commerce 19,497,844 units in total
Distribution US Nationwide Distribution in the states of :AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, N/A, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, and WY.
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 = HWC and Original Applicant = SYNTHES (USA)
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