Class 2 Device Recall Ossur Total Knee

• Date Initiated by Firm: March 29, 2006
• Date Posted: July 04, 2006
• Recall Status: Terminated on August 08, 2008
• Recall Number: Z-1198-06
• Recall Event ID: 35132
• Product Classification: Joint, Knee, External Limb Component - Product Code ISY
• Product: Ossur Total Knee 1900, Model Number TK 1900, external prosthetic knee.
• Code Information: Serial numbers: 14466 ¿ 16053 including the following repaired units outside the stated range. 12588, 13131, 13216, 13236, 13265, 13363, 13487, 13573, 13598, 13799, 13967, 14028, 14032, 14127, 14143, 14158, 14159, 14370.
• Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer: Ossur North America Inc; 27412 Aliso Viejo Pkwy; Aliso Viejo CA 92656-3371
• For Additional Information Contact: Dick Smith; 517-629-8890 Ext. 104
• Manufacturer Reason for Recall: The company's initiation of the recall is based on a finding that some units of the Total Knee device may contain faulty pins based in the axis of the knee. Small cracks propagate through the pin cross section until the pin breaks, severely compromising the knee function.
• FDA Determined Cause: Other
• Action: On 3/29/06 a press release was posted on OandP.com, an industry specific web site. An announcement listing involved serial numbers and contact phone numbers was also posted on the company''s web site, ossur.com. A two stage mailing has been constructed. The first letter sent to all customers March 30, 2006, describes the problem and models affected. The second letter, March 31, 2006, is customer specific and lists all of the involved serial numbers by model which were purchased by that customer. Telephone calls will be placed to customers who do not respond to the mailings.
• Quantity in Commerce: 778
• Distribution: Distribution worldwide in Austria, Canada, Columbia, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mexico, Taiwan, & New Zealand. Involved states are: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, AND WY.
• 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.