Date Initiated by Firm | May 08, 2008 |
Date Posted | August 26, 2008 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on September 08, 2009 |
Recall Number | Z-1868-2008 |
Recall Event ID |
48427 |
510(K)Number | K000817 |
Product Classification |
Prosthesis - Product Code JDI
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Product | Encore Modular Femoral Neck, 12 degree/35 mm; Ref #410-35-112; distributed by Encore Medical, Austin, TX 78758.
Designed to ensure the proper anteversion and femoral head orientation in the acetabulum. |
Code Information |
Lots #53876569, Exp 7/23/2013; 53869022, and lot 53873037 |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Encore Medical, Lp 9800 Metric Blvd Austin TX 78758
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For Additional Information Contact | 512-832-9500 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | Product not manufactured to specifications; modular femoral necks found to contain 24 scallops, instead of the standard 12. |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Nonconforming Material/Component |
Action | Firm notified sales agents of recall on 05/08/08 via an Urgent: Medical Device Recall letter. Sales agents asked to immediately examine their inventory and quarantine product subject to recall. Agents are asked to notify their customers if they had further distributed the product. All product must be returned to Encore along with the response form. |
Quantity in Commerce | 20 units |
Distribution | Worldwide Distribution --- USA including states of IN, KS, GA, WA, SD, and countries of Greece and Australia. |
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 = JDI
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