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Agency classClass IIOur severity:SevereFDA (Devices)·Z-0137-2018·Announced 2017-11-29

Exactech Recalls Optetrak Offset Tibial Tray Due to Design Incompatibility

Exactech is recalling 720 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 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly identifies this as a Class II recall. Per the rubric, FDA Class II recalls are classified as Severe (Score 4), particularly when involving structural or design defects in medical devices that could lead to adverse health consequences.

Plain-English summary

Exactech, Inc. is recalling 720 units of the Optetrak Offset Tibial Tray and Screws, Size 3F/3T, Beta, Ref 208-04-34, Sterile, RX. The recall is due to 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.

The affected devices were distributed to 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. The recall covers all lot numbers.

This is a Class II recall, indicating that use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences. Healthcare providers and patients should contact Exactech for further instructions regarding the return or replacement of these devices.

The recalled product

Product
Optetrak Offset Tibial Tray and Screws, Size 3F/3T, Beta, Ref 208-04-34, Sterile, RX.
Manufacturer
Exactech, Inc.
Affected units
720

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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.

See all 34 products in this recall →

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