Date Initiated by Firm | September 27, 2007 |
Date Posted | December 06, 2007 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on April 30, 2008 |
Recall Number | Z-0417-2008 |
Recall Event ID |
44893 |
PMA Number | P830055S077 |
Product Classification |
Tibial Insert - Product Code NJL
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Product | Depuy P.F.C. E RP Knee System Rotating Platform Stabilized Tibial Insert (RP-STAB), 17.5 mm, Size 6, UHMWPE, sterile; Product Code/REF 96-2164. |
Code Information |
Lot 77465A. |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. 700 Orthopaedic Dr Warsaw IN 46582-3994
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For Additional Information Contact | 800-366-8143 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | An incomplete seal on the inner pouch allows exposure to oxygen, which may result in oxidation and would affect long-term performance of the implant. |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Packaging process control |
Action | Consignee hospitals and implanting physicians were notified of the recall via an Urgent Information-Recall Notice letter and Dear Doctor letters dated 9/27/07. The hospitals were instructed to determine whether they had any of the recalled products and to contact their sales representative to pick up the product. Depuy sales representatives were notified to collect the products from consignee hospitals via email on 10/1/07. The decision to discuss this product defect with patients who had already been implanted was left to the implanting physicians. |
Quantity in Commerce | 9 |
Distribution | Nationwide. |
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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PMA Database | PMAs with Product Code = NJL
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