FDA recall Z-2236-2024

Product

Acumatch L-Series BIPOLAR LINER, 22mm (BIPOLAR ENDOPROSTHESIS-Hip), Item Numbers: a) 100-22-19, SZ. L; b) 100-22-20, SZ. M; c) 100-22-21, SZ. N; d) 100-22-22, SZ. P; e) 100-22-23, SZ. R; f) 100-22-24, SZ. S; g) 100-22-25, SZ. T

Reason for recall

The AcuMatch L-Series 22mm Inner Diameter Bipolar Hip Liner lots were packaged without the specified ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH) layer. Between 2004 and August 2021, our packaging process utilized two different types of packaging materials: 1) Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE), Nylon, and EVOH, or 2) LDPE and Nylon without EVOH.

Distribution

Worldwide - US distribution in Puerto Rico and the countries of Great Britain, Japan.

Key facts

Status

Ongoing

Initiation date

2024-04-26

Report date

2024-07-10

Voluntary/Mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Location

Gainesville, FL, United States

Primary source

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-2236-2024