Biomet G7 Acetabular System Positioning Guide Post Recalled for Fracture Risk
Biomet is recalling G7 Acetabular System Positioning Guide Posts because the guide rod may fracture during surgery, potentially causing a delay in the procedure.
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 medical device with a risk of harm (fracture and retention in the patient) where no specific injuries or illnesses have been reported in the source text, fitting the High severity criteria.
Plain-English summary
Biomet, Inc. is recalling the G7 Acetabular System Positioning Guide Post, an orthopedic surgical instrument used for hip prostheses. The recall involves 1,047 units distributed nationwide in the United States, as well as in Canada, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and Japan.
The recall was initiated because the guide rod may fracture during the impaction of the acetabular shell. If this occurs, the fractured piece may be retained in the inserter or the patient, which could result in a delay in surgery.
Healthcare providers and patients should contact Biomet, Inc. for further information regarding this recall and the affected product lots.
The recalled product
- Product
- G7 Acetabular System Positioning Guide Post, orthopedic surgical instrument for hip prosthesis. PN:110003500.
- Manufacturer
- Biomet, Inc.
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 1,047
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 (11)
- PN: 110003500. Lots 469610
- ZB130701
- ZB130702
- ZB130703
- ZB130901
- ZB131001
- ZB131002
- 881430
- ZB131101
- ZB140101
- and 360877.
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 2 recalled by Biomet, 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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