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Class 2 Device Recall Smith & Nephew

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 Class 2 Device Recall Smith & Nephewsee related information
Date Initiated by FirmJuly 03, 2012
Date PostedAugust 09, 2012
Recall Status1 Terminated 3 on April 18, 2016
Recall NumberZ-2166-2012
Recall Event ID 62525
510(K)NumberK100159 
Product Classification Fastener, fixation, nondegradable, soft tissue - Product Code MBI
ProductSmith & Nephew 5.5 mm TWINFIX Ultra Ti Anchor with two #2 sutures(white, COBRAID-blue), sterile Part Number: 72202895 Product Usage: intended for use for the reattachment of soft tissue to bone
Code Information Lot Numbers: 50388181, 50389102, 50392406, 50394176, 50395679, 50395801, 50399411, 50400927, 50402475, 50403491, 50407007, 50410403, 50412883, 50414234, 50415663, 50416800, 50418329, 50419173, 50421006, 50422555
Recalling Firm/
Manufacturer		 Smith & Nephew, Inc. Endoscopy Division
150 Minuteman Drive
Andover MA 01810-1031
For Additional Information ContactXianjun (Catherine) Chen, MS, RAC
978-749-1073
Manufacturer Reason
for Recall		Distal part of the anchor may break on insertion into bone during surgery
FDA Determined
Cause 2		Device Design
ActionSmith & Nephew sent an Urgent Product Recall 1st Notification letters dated June 2012 via Federal Express to all affected customers. The letter identified the affected product, potential risk and actions to be taken. Customers were instructed to inspect inventory and quarantine them immediately, complete and return the attached form indicating the Lot# and quantities that need to be returned and contact Smith & Nephew Returns Group at 800-343-5717 (option 3) or email to endo.andreturns@smith-nephew.com. for instructions for returning affected products and receiving a credit. For questions call 1-508-261-3731.
Quantity in Commerce4,661 units
DistributionWorldwide Distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of: Argentina, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, Belgium, CANADA,CHILE COLOMBIA, Denmark, DUBAI, FINLAND, FRANCE GDC BAAR Distribution,GERMANY, GREECE, INDIA ITALY, KOREA, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, NETHERLAND, NORWAY PORTUGAL, PUERTO RICO, SHANGHAI, SOUTH AFRICA SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, and UNITED KINGDOM.
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 = MBI
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