BIOMET Trauma DVR CROSSLOCK implants recalled for packaging integrity
BIOMET Trauma DVR CROSSLOCK surgical implant plates may have packaging that does not maintain sterile barrier integrity, posing a risk of infection.
What this means for you
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: FDA Class II device with potential for serious infection risk due to compromised sterile barrier integrity. No illnesses or injuries have been reported; this is a precautionary recall for a risk-of-harm product.
Plain-English summary
BIOMET, Inc. is recalling specific lots of BIOMET Trauma DVR CROSSLOCK surgical implant plates due to packaging defects. The packaging on these devices may not have sufficient adhesion on all sides, which compromises the sterile barrier integrity required for safe use.
The recalled devices include Item #13182-22-26 (DVR CROSSLOCK EXTRA LONG PLATE LEFT), Item #1318-12-126 (DVR CROSSLOCK EXTRA LONG PLATE RIGHT), and Item #1318-12-176 (DVR CROSSLOCK EXTRA EXTRA LONG PLATE RIGHT). A total of 38 units have been distributed worldwide across 28 U.S. states, Australia, Japan, and the Netherlands.
Use of these devices with compromised packaging poses a risk of infection, which may require surgical intervention or extension of surgery.
The recalled product
- Product
- BIOMET Trauma, [Item # 13182-22-26, DVR CROSSLOCK EXTRA LONG PLATE LEFT], [Item # 1318-12-126, DVR CROSSLOCK EXTRA LONG PLATE RIGHT], [Item # 1318-12-176, DVR CROSSLOCK EXTRA EXTRA LONG PLATE RIGHT]. Devices are packaged in a vacuum sealed nylon pouch, which is placed in a carton
- Manufacturer
- Biomet, Inc.
- Hazard
- sterile-barrier-compromise
- infection-risk
- packaging-defect
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (13)
- 6 lots: Lot #
- UDI - [101220
- (01)00887868446191(17)310623(10)101220]
- [101340
- (01)00887868446207(17)310625(10)101340]
- [101450
- (01)00887868446313(17)310630(10)101450]
- [101560
- (01)00887868446191(17)310624(10)101560]
- [119180
- (01)00887868446313(17)310630(10)119180]
- [154060
- (01)00887868446313(17)310630(10)154060]
Distribution
Distributed in 28 states:
- AL
- AZ
- CA
- CO
- CT
- FL
- GA
- ID
- IL
- IN
- KS
- KY
- LA
- MD
- MI
- MS
- NC
- NE
- NM
- NY
- OH
- OK
- OR
- SC
- TX
- UT
- WA
- WY
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