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Class 2 Device Recall TCPLUS(TM), Primary Fixed Tibial Component VKS

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  Class 2 Device Recall TCPLUS(TM), Primary Fixed Tibial Component VKS see related information
Date Initiated by Firm March 11, 2016
Date Posted April 21, 2016
Recall Status1 Terminated 3 on April 10, 2017
Recall Number Z-1547-2016
Recall Event ID 73609
510(K)Number K072858  
Product Classification Prosthesis, knee, patellofemorotibial, semi-constrained, cemented, polymer/metal/polymer - Product Code JWH
Product TC-PLUS(TM), Primary Fixed Tibial Component VKS Right, SIZE 4 RIGHT, STERILE R, REF 12 000 024, S&N 7500279, Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG

Product Usage: Tibial knee prosthesis
Code Information Batch numbers: B1512224, B1509601, B1506853, B1501435, B1500308
Recalling Firm/
Manufacturer		 Smith & Nephew, Inc.
1450 E Brooks Rd
Memphis TN 38116-1804
For Additional Information Contact Joe Metzger
978-749-1330
Manufacturer Reason
for Recall		 The Affected Devices may contain a dimensional deviation that could potentially result in the surgeon being unable to seat the polyethylene (PE) Insert on the affected VKS tibial base plate during surgery.
FDA Determined
Cause 2		 Process control
Action The firm, Smith & Nephew, issued an "URGENT FIELD SAFETY NOTICE: Medical Device Field Safety Corrective Action/Recall" letter dated 3/10/2016 to its local QA/RA personnel/customers in the affected countries by email on 03/11/2016. The letter described the product, problem and actions to be taken. The customers were instructed to locate and quarantine affected unused devices immediately; return quarantined product to your national Smith & Nephew agency/distributor; complete and return the Return Slip via fax to your national Smith & Nephew agency/distributor; and pass on this safety information to all those who need to be aware in your organization. The local QA/RA staff will then notify end customers according to local procedures. In Germany as well as in Switzerland, sales representatives will inform the affected customers in-person and retrieve affected devices from their stock. If you have any questions, call 978-749-1330 or email: joe.metzger@smith-nephew.com
Quantity in Commerce 33 units
Distribution International Distribution only in countries of: Germany and Switzerland.
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.
510(K) Database 510(K)s with Product Code = JWH and Original Applicant = SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
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