FDA recall Z-1379-2021

Howmedica Osteonics Corp. · Class II · device

Product

Trial Cutting Guide for Triathlon Total Knee System, Triathlon PKR System, Restoris MCK Knee System, prosthesis, knee, patellofemorotibial, semi-constrained, cemented, polymer/metal/polymer. Catalog Number: I-K3834CG00 Specialty Triathlon TS Trial Cutting Guide Set I-K3834CG1L Specialty Triathlon TS Trial Cutting Guide Size 1 Left I-K3834CG1R Specialty Triathlon TS Trial Cutting Guide Size 1 Right I-K3834CG2L Specialty Triathlon TS Trial Cutting Guide Size 2 Left I-K3834CG2R Specialty Triathlon TS Trial Cutting Guide Size 2 Right I-K3834CG3L Specialty Triathlon TS Trial Cutting Guide Size 3 Left I-K3834CG3R Specialty Triathlon TS Trial Cutting Guide Size 3 Right I-K3834CG4L Specialty Triathlon TS Trial Cutting Guide Size 4 Left I-K3834CG4R Specialty Triathlon TS Trial Cutting Guide Size 4 Right I-K3834CG5L Specialty Triathlon TS Trial Cutting Guide Size 5 Left I-K3834CG5R Specialty Triathlon TS Trial Cutting Gu

Reason for recall

The posterior condyle of the Specialty Triathlon TS Trial Cutting Guide(s), sizes 1 through 8, (Left and Right) has the potential to fracture at the augment cut slot. This can occur in the Trial Cutting Guide packaging during transport or during impaction of the instrument in surgery.

Distribution

Distribution in US to: CA,, GA, NC, NJ, NV, OK, TX, and to Canada

Key facts

Status
Terminated
Initiation date
2021-03-05
Report date
2021-04-14
Termination date
2024-05-10
Voluntary/Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Location
Mahwah, NJ, United States

Primary source

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-1379-2021