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Class 2 Device Recall Biomet Optigun

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 Class 2 Device Recall Biomet Optigunsee related information
Date Initiated by FirmSeptember 21, 2007
Date PostedDecember 22, 2007
Recall Status1 Terminated 3 on June 30, 2009
Recall NumberZ-0318-2008
Recall Event ID 44892
Product Classification Cement Gun - Product Code LXH
ProductBiomet Optigun Cement Gun, non-sterile; REF 419300 and REF 4193 (in Europe), Biomet, Inc., Warsaw, IN
Code Information All units.. including lots 105300, 007602, 011900, 014300, 014900, 103500, 209700, 219100, 232000, 306900, 331600, 520800, 526200, 610000, 619600, 644100, 007600, 007601, 007603, 007604, 011900, 014300, 014900, 014901, 020700, 024100, 103500, 105300, 109004, 123100, 206100, 209700, 219100, 228600, 229200, 232000, 306900, 307000, 317200, 322800, 331600, 403800, 406800, 411200, 411300, 413100, 415000, 418200, 421100, 423900, 429200, 432300, 437300, 443200, 503700, 506800, 511200, 520800, 526200, 545200, 552000, 555700, 555870, 600200, 606900, 610000, 610600, 624140, 626500, 630800, 644100, 645700, 645800, 708600, 708700 and 999999.
Recalling Firm/
Manufacturer		 Biomet, Inc.
56 E Bell Dr
Warsaw IN 46581-0587
For Additional Information Contact
800-348-9500 Ext. 3915
Manufacturer Reason
for Recall		Loose Screw Component: A screw may come loose and fall from the device during use, and result in implantation with the bone cement.
FDA Determined
Cause 2		Device Design
ActionConsignees were notified via Urgent Medical Device Correction letter dated 9/21/07 to assure the screw components are fully seated and secure, to not use any guns with loose or missing screws, and to contact Biomet for instructions to return all instruments for evaluation and refurbishment.
Quantity in Commerce6,590 worldwide (2,301 to U.S.) for both recalls Z-0318-0319-2008
DistributionWorldwide: USA, Canada and Japan.
Total Product Life CycleTPLC 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.
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