FDA recall Z-1196-2018

Product

AIM Tibial Nails intramedullary fixation rod - STERILE; Item numbers: 800508255 NAIL TIB DYN 08X25.5 - STERILE 800508270 NAIL TIB DYN 08X27.0 - STERILE 800508285 NAIL TIB DYN 08X28.5 - STERILE 800508300 NAIL TIB DYN 08X30.0 - STERILE 800508315 NAIL TIB DYN 08X31.5 - STERILE 800508330 NAIL TIB DYN 08X33.0 - STERILE 800508345 NAIL TIB DYN 08X34.5 - STERILE 800508360 NAIL TIB DYN 08X36.0 - STERILE 800508375 NAIL TIB DYN 08X37.5 - STERILE 800508390 NAIL TIB DYN 08X39.0 - STERILE 800508405 NAIL TIB DYN 08X40.5 - STERILE 800508420 NAIL TIB DYN 08X42.0 - STERILE 800509255 NAIL TIB DYN 09X25.5 - STERILE 800509270 NAIL TIB DYN 09X27.0 - STERILE 800509285 NAIL TIB DYN 09X28.5 - STERILE 800509300 NAIL TIB DYN 09X30.0 - STERILE 800509315 NAIL TIB DYN 09X31.5 - STERILE 800509330 NAIL TIB DYN 09X33.0 - STERILE 800509345 NAIL TIB DYN 09X34.5 - STERILE 800509360 NAIL TIB DYN 09X36.0 - STERILE 800509375 NAIL TIB DYN 09X37.5 - STERILE 800509390 NAIL TIB DYN 09X39.0 - STERILE 800509

Reason for recall

The AIM Tibial Nails failed a clinical analysis where the surgical revision rate exceeded the acceptance criteria in the Device Performance Review protocol for the implant system.

Distribution

Worldwide and US of Indiana and country of the Republic of Korea.

Key facts

Status

Terminated

Initiation date

2018-02-06

Report date

2018-04-04

Termination date

2019-04-02

Voluntary/Mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Location

Warsaw, IN, United States

Primary source

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-1196-2018