| Class 2 Device Recall EZPass Passer | |
Date Initiated by Firm | April 15, 2014 |
Date Posted | June 16, 2014 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on July 07, 2015 |
Recall Number | Z-1803-2014 |
Recall Event ID |
68216 |
Product Classification |
Passer - Product Code HWQ
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Product | EZPass Passer, Sterile single use arthroscopic instrument utilized in conjunction with a nitinol wire to aid in passing suture through soft tissue. Part numbers 904050, 904051, 904052, 904053, 904054, 904055, and 904056. |
Code Information |
Part # 904050 Lots M224900, M175380, M060840,Part ##904051 Lots M224930, M224970, M175390 and M060850,Part # 904052 Lots M298610, M225000, M225010, and M060860; Part #904053 Lots M225030, M225020 and M048380; Part # 904054 Lots M225040, M225050, M175420, M060870; Part # 904055 Lot M060880; and Part # 904056 Lots M225100, M175440, and M060890. |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Biomet, Inc. 56 E Bell Dr Warsaw IN 46582-6989
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For Additional Information Contact | 574-267-6639 Ext. 1676 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | The nitinol wire or monofilament may buckle within the EZPass Suture Passer and become kinked making the wire/monofilament difficult to use. |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Device Design |
Action | On 2/28/14, customers received a letter stating these devices have been recalled following an investigation which identified that the nitinol wire or monofilament may buckle within the EzPass Suture Passer and become kinked making the wire/monofilament difficult to use. The letter also stated, there is no adverse health outcome expected for the patient and this action requires the immediate location and discontinued use of the product and its return to Biomet. |
Quantity in Commerce | 102 |
Distribution | Nationwide Distribution. |
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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