FDA recall Z-1634-2020

Smith & Nephew, Inc. · Class II · device

Product

NAVIO Soft Tissue Protector, included in instrument kits. The NAVIO Tissue Protector is a reusable instrument designed to, when used as instructed, provide the required bone pin spacing for the Navio bone clamps and potentially reduce the amount of patient tissue affected when placing the bone pins.

Reason for recall

Potential for the NAVIO Soft Tissue Protector to become stuck or bound to the bone pin intraoperatively when inserting the NAVIO bone pins.

Distribution

Nationwide distribution to AL, AZ, CA, CT, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, KS, LA, MA, MI, MN, MS, MT, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI, WV. International distribution to Turkey, United Kingdom, Thailand, Switzerland, France, Australia.

Key facts

Status
Terminated
Initiation date
2020-02-27
Report date
2020-04-08
Termination date
2024-08-02
Voluntary/Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Location
Memphis, TN, United States

Primary source

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-1634-2020