The Recall Desk
LowFDA (Devices)·Z-1568-2013·Announced 2013-07-03

Integra LifeSciences Recalls Ascension CMC Saddle Due to Labeling Discrepancies

Integra LifeSciences is recalling 467 Ascension CMC Saddle implants because the US Instruction for Use contains content discrepancies compared to the FDA-cleared version.

What this means for you

Cosmetic or documentation issue. No expected health impact, but the manufacturer is correcting the affected products.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class III and involves labeling content discrepancies, which the rubric defines as typically low severity and unlikely to cause adverse health consequences.

Plain-English summary

Integra LifeSciences Corp. is recalling 467 units of the Ascension CMC Saddle, a medical device intended to resurface the proximal end of the first metacarpal in patients with various forms of arthritis or bone loss. The recall was initiated following a quality review that identified labeling content discrepancies between the Instruction for Use (IFU) distributed in the United States and the content cleared by the FDA.

The affected devices are distributed nationwide in the USA. The specific lot and serial numbers involved are 111602, 110864, 102815, 091515, 092563, and 110863, with product catalogue numbers CMC-410-10, CMC-410-20, CMC-410-30, and CMC-410-40.

Healthcare providers and patients should contact Integra LifeSciences Corp. for further information regarding the recall and appropriate next steps.

The recalled product

Product
CMC Saddle Product Usage: The Ascension CMC is intended to resurface the proximal end of the first metacarpal in cases of rheumatoid arthritis, traumatic arthritis, osteo-arthritis, or post-fracture deformation or bone loss which present as either a painful, unstable thumb, o
Affected units
467

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 (9)

  • Lot/Serial Number: 111602
  • 110864
  • 102815
  • 091515
  • 092563
  • 110863. Product/Catalogue No: CMC-410-10
  • CMC-410-20
  • CMC-410-30
  • CMC-410-40.

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.