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Class 2 Device Recall PROMOS Inclination set |
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Date Initiated by Firm |
January 14, 2010 |
Date Posted |
April 07, 2010 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on April 10, 2012 |
Recall Number |
Z-1239-2010 |
Recall Event ID |
54891 |
510(K)Number |
K063578
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Product Classification |
Inclination set - Product Code KWS
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Product |
PROMOS Inclination set, SIZE 20mm, REF 42 180, S&N 75006722, QTY: (1), STERILE R, Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG, CH-Rotkreuz-Switzerland.
The device is used as a semi-constrained, metal/polymer cemented shoulder prosthesis. |
Code Information |
All lots. |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Smith & Nephew Inc 1450 E. Brooks Rd Memphis TN 38116
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For Additional Information Contact |
Victor Rocha 901-399-6771
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Manufacturer Reason for Recall |
Firm received complaints of Inclination Set Screws fracturing.
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FDA Determined Cause 2 |
Device Design |
Action |
All affected Smith & Nephew Sales Representatives were notified of problem and the recall overnight mail on January 23, 2009. All affected Smith & Nephew International Distributors were notified via email and telephone on January 23, 2009. They were instructed to immediately quarantine the product for return to Stericycle, Inc., 2670 Executive Dr. Suite A
Indianapolis, IN 46241. Direct questions to Smith & Nephew, Inc. by calling 1-901-399-6153. |
Quantity in Commerce |
1,597 units |
Distribution |
Worldwide Distribution: United States, Australia, Austria, Belgium, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Great Britain, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. |
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 = KWS and Original Applicant = PLUS ORTHOPEDICS AG
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