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Class 2 Device Recall Orthopedic Salvage System NonModular Tibial Base, Long |
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Date Initiated by Firm |
November 07, 2007 |
Date Posted |
September 17, 2008 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on March 13, 2009 |
Recall Number |
Z-2214-2008 |
Recall Event ID |
45806 |
510(K)Number |
K052685
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Product Classification |
Hip Prosthesis metal/polymer semi-constrained cemented - Product Code JDI
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Product |
Biomet OSS (Orthopedic Salvage System) RS Non-Modular Long Tibial Base, 75mm x 10 x 160mm, Co-CR-MO/Ti-6AL-4V alloy, sterile; Part 161044.
Implant is part of a system used to replace the tibial portion of the knee joint. |
Code Information |
Lots 173950, Exp 09/2016; 188380, Exp 09/2016; 459420, Exp 11/2016; 534920, Exp 04/2017 and 802650, Exp 12/2016. |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Biomet, Inc. 56 E Bell Dr Warsaw IN 46581-0587
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For Additional Information Contact |
800-348-9500 Ext. 1305
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Manufacturer Reason for Recall |
Mislabeled as to size: Product is labeled as reduced size, but is actually standard size.
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FDA Determined Cause 2 |
Labeling mix-ups |
Action |
Consignees were notified by an Urgent Medical Device Recall Notice letter dated 11/7/07. The letter required that use of the product be immediately discontinued and that components be returned to Biomet. Letters to hospital administrators and the five implanting surgeons were issued on/or about 5/6/08 advising them of the problem and to perform patient evaluations. |
Quantity in Commerce |
22 |
Distribution |
Nationwide Distribution --- including states of California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and Washington. |
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 and Original Applicant = BIOMET, INC.
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