Date Initiated by Firm | November 10, 2009 |
Date Posted | December 22, 2009 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on November 03, 2010 |
Recall Number | Z-0559-2010 |
Recall Event ID |
53878 |
510(K)Number | K083070 |
Product Classification |
Soft Tissue Nondegradable Fixation Fastener - Product Code MBI
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Product | Toggleloc System, Biomet Ziptight Ankle Syndesmosis Fixation System - Titanium with Ziploop Technology, polyethylene/polypropylene/ polyester/TI-6AL-4V alloy/S.S., sterile Biomet Sports Medicine, Warsaw, IN.; REF 909853.
A smooth or threaded metallic bone fixation fastener intended to be implanted for fixation of bone fractures. |
Code Information |
Lot 101780. |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Biomet, Inc. 56 E Bell Dr Warsaw IN 46582
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For Additional Information Contact | 800-348-9500 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | Packages labeled as containing a stainless steel device actually contain a titanium device, and vice versa. |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Labeling mix-ups |
Action | Distributors, hospital consignees and an implanting surgeon were notified of the recall by an Urgent Medical Device Recall Notice, dated 11/10/09. Distributors were instructed to locate and remove the identified products from circulation. The instructions on the enclosed "FAX Back Response Form" should be followed and product from their accounts should be returned. Hospital consignees and the implanting surgeon were informed of the recall and advised of the potential health hazards presented by the mix-up. |
Quantity in Commerce | 24 of both products. |
Distribution | Nationwide Distribution -- Including states of California, Florida, South Carolina, and Virginia. |
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 = MBI
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