Date Initiated by Firm |
August 12, 2013 |
Date Posted |
September 04, 2013 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on February 12, 2014 |
Recall Number |
Z-2158-2013 |
Recall Event ID |
66029 |
510(K)Number |
K863764
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Product Classification |
Pin, fixation, smooth - Product Code HTY
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Product |
Steinmann Pin, packed in a clear tube with end caps, tubes packed in a sterile barrier pouch, 6 pouches/sales unit. Pouches are labeled in part ***MicroAire Surgical Instruments 3590 Grand Forks Blvd Charlottesville, VA LLC 22911***
Models: 1620-109 1636-509 1620-509 1640-509 1620-609 1648-509 1620-709 1648-509T 1624-109 1648-609 1624-509 1648-609T 1624-509T 1628-509 1632-509 1632-609
A smooth or threaded wire / pin that may be used for fixation of bone fractures, for bone reconstructions, as a guide pin for insertion of other implants, or it may be implanted through the skin so that a pulling force (traction) may be applied to the skeletal system. |
Code Information |
Product # Lot Number 1620-109 0213216244 1620-109 0213216804 1620-109 0313217447 1620-109 0413219296 1620-109 0413219479 1620-109 0613222208 1620-509 0213216077 1620-509 0213216598 1620-509 0213216740 1620-509 0313217912 1620-509 0313217980 1620-509 0413219446 1620-509 0413219514 1620-509 0513220340 1620-509 0613222209 1620-509 0613222677 1620-509 0613222950 1620-609 0213216021 1620-609 0213216987 1620-609 0313218036 1620-609 0413218860 1620-709 0313217801 1620-709 0413218861 1620-709 0513220659 1620-709 0613222204 1620-709 0613222465 1620-709 0613223531 1620-709 0713224375 1624-109 0213216721 1624-109 0313218583 1624-109 0413219836 1624-109 0413219934 1624-109 0613222761 1624-109 0713223840 1624-509 0213216018 1624-509 0213217203 1624-509 0313217576 1624-509 0313218461 1624-509 0413219480 1624-509T 0213215841 1628-509 0213217207 1628-509 0413219845 1628-509 0513220335 1628-509 0513220422 1628-509 0613222210 1632-509 0213216079 1632-509 0213216820 1632-509 0313218668 1632-509 0313218715 1632-509 0513220951 1632-509 0613222467 1632-509 0613223364 1632-609 0413219600 1636-509 0313218458 1636-509 0413218937 1640-509 0213216975 1640-509 0213216985 1640-509 0313217640 1640-509 0313217911 1640-509 0413219741 1640-509 0413219936 1640-509 0513220770 1648-509 0213216078 1648-509T 0213216803 1648-609 0213216295 1648-609 0513221947 1648-609T 0413220144 |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
MicroAire Surgical Instruments, LLC 3590 Grand Forks Blvd Charlottesville VA 22911-9001
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For Additional Information Contact |
Donna Elliott 434-975-8370
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Manufacturer Reason for Recall |
A medical device used in surgical procedures was packaged in a pouch in which a defective seal may compromise sterility
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FDA Determined Cause 2 |
Packaging process control |
Action |
MicroAire Surgical LLC sent an Urgent Medical Device Recall letter dated August 12, 2013, to all affected customers. The letter advised consignees recover and quarantine the affected product so that it does not make it into the surgical process. Customers were instructed to either return affected product to MicroAire for inspection or they could inspect the product for the defect by looking at the seal area on the inside sterile package (short non-chevron side). The recalling firm further advised distributors to contact all of their customers to recover and quarantine the product so that it does not make it into the surgical process. Customers with questions were instructed to call 434-975-8370.
For questions regarding this recall call 434-975-8370. |
Quantity in Commerce |
15786 total units |
Distribution |
Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) and internationally to Australia, Ireland, Canada, Netherlands, Sweden, Japan, and United Kingdom. |
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 = HTY and Original Applicant = THE MEDICAL GROUP, INC.
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