FDA recall Z-0621-2021

Biomet, Inc. · Class II · device

Product

Custom Cancellous Thread, Item numbers CP161941, CP161943 - Product Usage: 1. Noninflammatory degenerative joint disease including osteoarthritis and avascular necrosis. 2. Rheumatoid arthritis 3. Correction of functional deformity 4. Treatment of non-union, femoral neck fracture, and trochanteric fractures of the proximal femur with head involvement, unmanageable using other techniques. 5. Revision of previously failed total hip arthroplasty.

Reason for recall

Specific lots of multiple sterile medical devices may have a breach in the sterile seal. A breach in the packaging seal could lead to loss of sterility of the device.

Distribution

Worldwide distribution. US nationwide, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, Brazil, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COSTA RICA, EMEA, HONG KONG, INDIA, JAPAN, KOREA, MALAYSIA, NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, and TAIWAN

Key facts

Status
Terminated
Initiation date
2020-11-25
Report date
2020-12-23
Termination date
2024-05-08
Voluntary/Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Location
Warsaw, IN, United States

Primary source

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-0621-2021