FDA recall Z-3190-2017

Product

Drill Bit Jacobs Chuck 2.0 mm Diameter 85 mm Length, Item Number/EDI 00480508520, Nonsterile. orthopedic surgical instrument.

Reason for recall

Various trauma and extremity instruments (drill bits and screw taps) were manufactured from raw material with an anomaly. The anomaly may be on or below the surface and can increase the risk of instrument fracture.

Distribution

Nationwide in USA; Internationally to: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, El Salvador, Germany, Guatemala, India, Japan, Panama, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan & Trinidad.

Key facts

Status

Terminated

Initiation date

2017-05-22

Report date

2017-10-04

Termination date

2019-03-29

Voluntary/Mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Location

Warsaw, IN, United States

Primary source

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-3190-2017