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FDA (Devices) recall action 73945

Synthes (USA) Products LLC recalled 2 products on 2016-06-01

The FDA (Devices) publishes a recall like this one as 2 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 2 pages.

Products
2
Announced
2016-06-01
Critical
0
Units
8,637

Why these products were recalled

The sterile packaging may be compromised. A protective cap is to be secured on the tip of the drill bit. If the protective cap is not secured, the drill bit may puncture the sterile barrier.

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

1–2 of 2

  • ModerateFDA (Devices)··2016-06-01

    Synthes 3.2 mm Radiolucent Drill Bits Recalled for Sterile Packaging Compromise

    Synthes (USA) Products LLC is recalling 1,274 sterile 3.2 mm radiolucent drill bits because the protective cap may not be secured, risking puncture of the sterile barrier.

    Product
    3.2 mm three-fluted Radiolucent Drill Bit/Needle Point/145 mm Sterile Product Usage: The 3.2 mm Three-fluted Drill Bits are instruments that can be used with the following systems: Expert Lateral Femoral Nail (part number 03.010.060S only), Expert Tibial Nail, Expert Humeral…
    Category
    Distribution
    46 states
  • ModerateFDA (Devices)··2016-06-01

    Synthes 3.2 mm Drill Bits Recalled for Sterile Packaging Compromise

    Synthes (USA) Products LLC is recalling 7,363 sterile 3.2 mm three-fluted drill bits because the protective cap may not be secured, allowing the tip to puncture the sterile barrier.

    Product
    3.2 mm Three-fluted drill bit, sterile, Catalog ID # 03.010.060S Product Usage: Usage: The 3.2 mm Three-fluted Drill Bits are instruments that can be used with the following systems: Expert Lateral Femoral Nail (part number 03.010.060S only), Expert Tibial Nail, Expert…
    Category
    Distribution
    46 states