FDA recall Z-1402-2024

Exactech, Inc. · Class II · device

Product

Exactech Equinoxe GLENOID,KEELED, CEMENTED, Mates with 38, 41, 44 head, alpha curvature, Sizes: a), Small, Item Number 314-01-02; b) Medium, Item number 314-01-03; c) Large, Item Number 314-01-04, Shoulder Arthroplasty

Reason for recall

The packaging of these affected UHMWPE humeral liners and glenoids are nonconforming as they do not meet the established packaging specification. They were packaged in vacuum bags that did not contain an additional oxygen barrier layer consisting of Ethylene Vinyl Alcohol (EVOH).

Distribution

Nationwide and Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Canada , China, Colombia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Guatemala, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand

Key facts

Status
Ongoing
Initiation date
2024-03-06
Report date
2024-04-10
Voluntary/Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Location
Gainesville, FL, United States

Primary source

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-1402-2024