Date Initiated by Firm | April 14, 2009 |
Date Posted | June 26, 2009 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on September 24, 2010 |
Recall Number | Z-1524-2009 |
Recall Event ID |
52031 |
510(K)Number | K022324 K022325 |
Product Classification |
Orthopedic Manual Surgical Instrument - Product Code HXX
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Product | Normed TX 8 Driver, Non-Cannulated (used with the Ascension Total Foot System); Catalog #503004268; distributed by Ascension Orthopedics, Inc., Austin, TX 78754.
Orthopedic manual surgical screwdriver. |
Code Information |
Lot #145B08 |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Ascension Orthopedics, Inc 8700 Cameron Rd Ste 100 Austin TX 78754
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For Additional Information Contact | 512-836-5001 Ext. 1513 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | Screwdriver used with the Ascension Total Foot System not manufactured to specification, resulting in the driver not properly engaging and/or stripping the screws making it difficult to properly seat the screws during surgery. |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Pending |
Action | Firm notified their distributors of recall via phone starting 04/14/09. Distributors replaced the recalled screwdrivers with ones that were manufactured to specification. |
Quantity in Commerce | 9 units. |
Distribution | Nationwide Distribution -- including states of CO, OR, and TX. |
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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510(K) Database | 510(K)s with Product Code = HXX
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