FDA (Devices) recall action 71421

DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. recalled 10 products on 2015-07-29

The FDA (Devices) publishes a recall like this one as 10 separate product records. They share a firm, a date and a cause; this page is all of them in one place, so the scale of the action is visible rather than spread across 10 pages.

Products: 10
Announced: 2015-07-29
Critical: 0
Units: 280,591

Why these products were recalled

Potential for the Balseal, a small wire spring coil located on the post feature of the ATTUNE Knee Tibial Articulation Surface Instruments used in trialing to become damaged and disassociate (come off). If the Balseal is separated from the post, it has the potential to enter the surgical site and be left in the patient if the surgeon is unaware of the disassociation.

The agency’s own wording, quoted from the enforcement report.

The unit total adds up the quantities the agency stated for each product. Where a product record gave no figure, or gave a weight rather than a count, it contributes nothing — so the real total is at least this, never less.

States named across these recalls

1–10 of 10

HighFDA (Devices)··2015-07-29
DePuy ATTUNE Knee Trial Instruments Recalled for Balseal Detachment Risk
DePuy Orthopaedics is recalling ATTUNE Knee Tibial Articulation Surface Instruments because a small wire spring coil (Balseal) may detach and be left in the patient.
Product
ATTUNE CONV RP CR ARTICULATION SURFACE SZ1, 2, 9, and 10 INTENDED USE: The Tibial Articulation Surface Trial snaps together with the Shim component to function as the Insert Trial during a total knee replacement. A Balseal is attached to each of the two post features on the
Category
Distribution
51 states
HighFDA (Devices)··2015-07-29
DePuy ATTUNE Knee Trial Instrument Recall Due to Balseal Detachment Risk
DePuy Orthopaedics is recalling ATTUNE Knee Tibial Articulation Surface Instruments because a small wire spring coil (Balseal) may detach and be left in the patient during surgery.
Product
ATTUNE CONV FB PS ARTICULATION SURFACE SZ1-10 INTENDED USE: The Tibial Articulation Surface Trial snaps together with the Shim component to function as the Insert Trial during a total knee replacement. A Balseal is attached to each of the two post features on the Articulation
Category
Distribution
51 states
HighFDA (Devices)··2015-07-29
DePuy ATTUNE Knee Trial Instrument Recall Due to Balseal Disassociation Risk
DePuy Orthopaedics is recalling ATTUNE RP CR Articulation Surface trial instruments because a small wire spring coil (Balseal) may detach and be left in the patient during surgery.
Product
ATTUNE RP CR ARTICULATION SURFACE SIZE 3-8 INTENDED USE: The Tibial Articulation Surface Trial snaps together with the Shim component to function as the Insert Trial during a total knee replacement. A Balseal is attached to each of the two post features on the Articulation Surf
Category
Distribution
51 states
HighFDA (Devices)··2015-07-29
DePuy ATTUNE Knee Trial Instruments Recalled for Balseal Separation Risk
DePuy Orthopaedics is recalling ATTUNE Knee Tibial Articulation Surface Instruments because a small wire spring coil (Balseal) may detach and be left in the patient during surgery.
Product
ATTUNE CONV RP PS ARTICULATION SURFACE SZ1-9 INTENDED USE: The Tibial Articulation Surface Trial snaps together with the Shim component to function as the Insert Trial during a total knee replacement. A Balseal is attached to each of the two post features on the Articulation S
Category
Distribution
51 states
SevereFDA (Devices)··2015-07-29
DePuy ATTUNE Knee Trial Instrument Recall for Balseal Disassociation Risk
DePuy Orthopaedics is recalling ATTUNE Knee Tibial Articulation Surface Instruments because a small wire spring coil may detach and be left in patients during surgery.
Product
ATTUNE FB CR ARTICULATION SURFACE SIZE 3-8 INTENDED USE: The Tibial Articulation Surface Trial snaps together with the Shim component to function as the Insert Trial during a total knee replacement. A Balseal is attached to each of the two post features on the Articulation Su
Category
Distribution
51 states
HighFDA (Devices)··2015-07-29
DePuy ATTUNE Knee Trial Instruments Recalled for Balseal Separation Risk
DePuy Orthopaedics is recalling ATTUNE Knee Tibial Articulation Surface Instruments because a small wire spring coil (Balseal) may detach and be left in the patient during surgery.
Product
ATTUNE CONV FB CR TB TRL SZ3 - 10 INTENDED USE: The Tibial Articulation Surface Trial snaps together with the Shim component to function as the Insert Trial during a total knee replacement. A Balseal is attached to each of the two post features on the Articulation Surface to
Category
Distribution
51 states
HighFDA (Devices)··2015-07-29
DePuy ATTUNE Knee Trial Instrument Recall Due to Balseal Detachment Risk
DePuy Orthopaedics is recalling ATTUNE Knee Tibial Articulation Surface Instruments because a small wire spring coil (Balseal) may detach and be left in the patient during surgery.
Product
ATTUNE CONV FB CR ARTICULATION SURFACE SZ1 INTENDED USE: The Tibial Articulation Surface Trial snaps together with the Shim component to function as the Insert Trial during a total knee replacement. A Balseal is attached to each of the two post features on the Articulation S
Category
Distribution
51 states
SevereFDA (Devices)··2015-07-29
DePuy ATTUNE Knee Trial Instruments Recalled for Balseal Detachment Risk
DePuy Orthopaedics is recalling ATTUNE FB PS Articulation Surface instruments because a small wire spring coil (Balseal) may detach and be left in the patient during surgery.
Product
ATTUNE FB PS ARTICULATION SURFACE SIZES 3-8 INTENDED USE: The Tibial Articulation Surface Trial snaps together with the Shim component to function as the Insert Trial during a total knee replacement. A Balseal is attached to each of the two post features on the Articulation S
Category
Distribution
51 states
HighFDA (Devices)··2015-07-29
DePuy ATTUNE Knee Trial Instruments Recalled for Balseal Detachment Risk
DePuy Orthopaedics is recalling ATTUNE Knee Tibial Articulation Surface Instruments because a small wire spring coil (Balseal) may detach and be left in the patient during surgery.
Product
ATTUNE RP PS ARTICULATION SURFACE SIZE 3-8 INTENDED USE: The Tibial Articulation Surface Trial snaps together with the Shim component to function as the Insert Trial during a total knee replacement. A Balseal is attached to each of the two post features on the Articulation Su
Category
Distribution
51 states
HighFDA (Devices)··2015-07-29
DePuy ATTUNE Knee Trial Instrument Recall for Balseal Detachment Risk
DePuy Orthopaedics is recalling ATTUNE Knee Tibial Articulation Surface Instruments because a small wire spring coil (Balseal) may detach and be left in the patient during surgery.
Product
ATTUNE CONV RP PS TB TRL SZ10 INTENDED USE: The Tibial Articulation Surface Trial snaps together with the Shim component to function as the Insert Trial during a total knee replacement. A Balseal is attached to each of the two post features on the Articulation Surface to pro
Category
Distribution
51 states