The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-1408-2024·Announced 2024-04-10

Exactech Equinoxe shoulder arthroplasty glenoid components recalled for packaging defects

Exactech is recalling 35 units of Equinoxe shoulder arthroplasty glenoid components because packaging lacks required oxygen barrier protection. The components were packaged in vacuum bags without Ethylene Vinyl Alcohol (EVOH) layers.

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: This is an FDA Class II recall with no reported hospitalizations or injuries. The defect involves nonconforming packaging—missing oxygen barrier layer—which represents a risk-of-harm situation for an implanted medical device where injury has not yet been reported, meeting the rubric criteria for Score 3 (High).

Plain-English summary

Exactech, Inc. is recalling 35 units of Equinoxe glenoid components used in shoulder arthroplasty procedures. These posterior-augmented, pegged components are available in four sizes and are intended for cemented use only.

The recall was initiated because the components' packaging does not meet specifications. The vacuum bags used for packaging were missing a required additional oxygen barrier layer made of Ethylene Vinyl Alcohol (EVOH).

The affected units have been distributed nationwide across the United States and to numerous countries including Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Canada, China, Colombia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Guatemala, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and Thailand.

The recalled product

Product
Exactech Equinoxe GLENOID,POSTERIOR AUGMENT, PEGGED, 12o, LEFT, FOR CEMENTED USE ONLY, Mates with: a) 38, 41, 44, 47 head, Small, Item Number 314-04-22, b) 41, 44, 47, 50 head, Medium, Item Number 314-04-23, c) 44, 47, 50, 53 head, Large, Item Number 314-04-24, d) 44,
Manufacturer
Exactech, Inc.
Hazard
  • packaging-defect
  • material-degradation

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 (20)

  • a) Item Number 314-04-22
  • UDI/DI 10885862199553
  • Serial Numbers: 2111946
  • 2136867
  • 2136870
  • 2427405
  • b) Item Number 314-04-23
  • UDI/DI 10885862199560
  • Serial Numbers: 2111953
  • 2111954
  • 2139294
  • 2111955
  • 2139292
  • 2139291
  • 2139288
  • 2139290
  • 2424307
  • 2424304
  • 2111952
  • 2424306

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.