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
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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
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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 |
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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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PMA Database | PMAs with Product Code = NRA
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