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Class 2 Device Recall Synthes

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Date Initiated by Firm January 30, 2014
Date Posted April 14, 2014
Recall Status1 Terminated 3 on August 26, 2016
Recall Number Z-1456-2014
Recall Event ID 67499
Product Classification Screwdriver, skullplate - Product Code GXL
Product Synthes CMF Battery Powered Driver, Part no. 305.840. Used to place screws in the cranialfacial bones, and to drill and/or tap holes to prepare cranialfacial bones for screw insertion.
Code Information Part no. 305.840, with lot nos.: 5680577, 5701123, 5713215, 5763130, 5783316, 5787131, 5828296, 6124867, 6136125, 6150803, 6167974,  6167975, 6218358, 6222322, 6258395, 6365430, 6365431, 6390225,  6425013, 6456634, 6487035, 6556704, 6624880, 6650136, 6668870,  6743859, 6844968, 6926708, 6983799, 7008819, 7038706, 7221395,  7138319. 
Recalling Firm/
Manufacturer		 Synthes, Inc.
1302 Wrights Ln E
West Chester PA 19380-3417
For Additional Information Contact Customer Support
610-719-5000
Manufacturer Reason
for Recall		 The CMF Battery Powered Driver graphic case contains outlines of the Battery Powered Driver, taps, screwdriver blades, and a screw holding sleeve. However, the device is not intended to be used in conjunction with a tap for tapping holes in a patient's skull, upper and/or lower jaw. Therefore some outlines in the graphic case suggest a potential use of this device that is considered off-label.
FDA Determined
Cause 2		 Labeling design
Action Synthes sent an Urgent Notice: Field Safety Notification letter dated January 30, 2014, to all affected customers. The letter identified the product the problem and the action needed to be taken by the customer. Please take the following actions; Please see the Battery Powered Driver Users Manual for on-label procedures. You can access an electronic version of the Battery Powered Driver Users Manual by accessing the following : linlc http://www.synthes.com/pages/default.aspx. Click on North America Tab at the top of the screen, and then type Battery Powered Driver Users Manual in the search bar to download the Users Manual Forward this Field Safety Notification to anyone in your facility that needs to be informed. If the graphic case has been forwarded to another facility, contact that facility. " Maintain a copy of this notice. If you have any questions, please call 610-719-5450 or contact your Synthes Sales Consultant. Thank you for your attention to this issue.
Quantity in Commerce 20081
Distribution Nationwide Distribution
Total Product Life Cycle TPLC 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.
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