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Class 2 Device Recall Biomet Oxford Unicompartmental Knee

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  Class 2 Device Recall Biomet Oxford Unicompartmental Knee see related information
Date Initiated by Firm December 19, 2008
Date Posted February 03, 2009
Recall Status1 Terminated 3 on July 07, 2009
Recall Number Z-0962-2009
Recall Event ID 50699
PMA Number P010014 
Product Classification prosthesis, knee - Product Code NRA
Product Biomet Oxford Unicompartmental Knee, Phase 3, Right Medical Tibial Tray, Standard Size B, CoCr, sterile, Biomet UK Ltd, Bridgend, UK; .
Unicompartmental knee joint replacement system. Designed to allow for motion between the plastic tibial bearing and metal tibial baseplate components of a unicompartmental knee prosthesis.
Code Information Lot 1563796.
Recalling Firm/
Manufacturer		 Biomet, Inc.
56 E Bell Dr
Warsaw IN 46582
For Additional Information Contact
574-372-3983
Manufacturer Reason
for Recall		 Packages labeled as "right" actually contain a "left" component.
FDA Determined
Cause 2		 Packaging process control
Action Biomet salesmen were notified by phone and instructed to retrieve the products. One customer was notified by letter dated 12/19/08 that use of the product should cease and that a salesman would pick up the product. A second customer had implanted the product and was hand delivered a letter dated 12/19/08 instructing that the patient should be monitored and symptoms treated as necessary. Contact Biomet at 574-362-3983 for assistance.
Quantity in Commerce 2
Distribution Massachusetts and West Virginia.
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.
PMA Database PMAs with Product Code = NRA and Original Applicant = BIOMET MANUFACTURING CORP.
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