The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0133-2018·Announced 2017-11-29

Exactech Recalls Optetrak Offset Tibial Trays Due to Design Incompatibility

Exactech is recalling 801 Optetrak Offset Tibial Trays and Screws due to a design incompatibility with certain offset spine stiffener screws and constrained condylar tibial inserts.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Devices): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a structural design incompatibility in a medical device, which poses a risk of harm to patients, but the source text does not report any specific injuries or illnesses, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

Exactech, Inc. is recalling 801 units of Optetrak Offset Tibial Tray and Screws, Size 1F/2T & 2F/2T, Alpha, Ref 208-04-23, Sterile, RX. The recall involves all lot numbers of this specific sterile, prescription medical device.

The recall was initiated because of a design incompatibility between certain sizes of the offset spine stiffener screw and the constrained condylar tibial insert when used in conjunction with the offset tibial tray. This design issue affects the structural integrity or fit of the components when assembled as described.

The devices were distributed to hospitals and medical facilities in Alabama, Florida, Indiana, Maine, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Virginia, and Puerto Rico. Foreign distribution included Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China, Colombia, France, India, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, and the United Kingdom. Healthcare providers should contact Exactech for further instructions on how to handle the recalled devices.

The recalled product

Product
Optetrak Offset Tibial Tray and Screws, Size 1F/2T & 2F/2T, Alpha, Ref 208-04-23, Sterile, RX.
Manufacturer
Exactech, Inc.
Affected units
801

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Lot numbers (1)

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Distribution

Distributed in 11 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 34 recalled by Exactech, Inc. under a single FDA (Devices) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

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