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Class 2 Device Recall AFFIXUS Lag Screw Drill

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 Class 2 Device Recall AFFIXUS Lag Screw Drillsee related information
Date Initiated by FirmJanuary 12, 2011
Date PostedMarch 22, 2011
Recall Status1 Terminated 3 on June 27, 2012
Recall NumberZ-1643-2011
Recall Event ID 57916
510(K)NumberK100238 
Product Classification Orthopedic Manual Surgical Instrument - Product Code LXH
ProductAFFIXUS Lag Screw Drill, REF 2112-01-303, Non-Sterile, DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., Warsaw, IN; DePuy International Leeds, England.
Code Information Lots: E2FGT4, E2FGS4, E28D64, E2FGR4, E2FGP4, and EL8EN4.
Recalling Firm/
Manufacturer		 Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc.
700 Orthopaedic Dr
Warsaw IN 46582-3994
For Additional Information Contact
574-267-8143
Manufacturer Reason
for Recall		The firm recieved a complaint that the cannula for the drill is not the same size at both ends. The drill is grabbing the guidewire and advancing and not allowing to finish reaming, resulting in the possibility of the guide wire progressing through and penetrating the acetabulum.
FDA Determined
Cause 2		Other
ActionOn 1/12/2011 DePuy contacted their distributors by telephone and directed the distributors to cancel all pending surgeries and discontinue use of the sets until the investigation is completed. On 1/14/2011 DePuy again contacted all distributors by telephone and directed all distributors to return the instruments to DePuy for inspection as part of the investigation.
Quantity in Commerce296 units
DistributionWorldwide Distribution -- US, including the states of AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MS, NC, NV, NY, OH, PA, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI; and country of Switzerland.
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.
510(K) Database510(K)s with Product Code = LXH
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