The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:ModerateFDA (Devices)·Z-2494-2016·Announced 2016-08-24

Biomet 3i Recalls Provide Abutment Dental Implants Due to Sealing Defects

Biomet 3i, LLC is recalling 1,648,273 Provide Abutment Dental implants because pouches may not have been sealed during packing.

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 2/5 (Moderate).

Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II, and the hazard involves a packaging defect (unsealed pouches) without reported injuries or illnesses, fitting the criteria for a moderate severity voluntary precautionary recall.

Plain-English summary

Biomet 3i, LLC is recalling 1,648,273 units of Provide Abutment Dental implants. The recall is due to a manufacturing defect where the product pouches may not have been sealed during the packing process. The affected items include specific model codes ranging from IPA4140 to IPA6455.

The recall covers devices distributed worldwide, including nationwide distribution in the United States, Hawaii, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, as well as numerous foreign countries. The source text does not specify the exact dates of distribution or the specific clinical consequences of the unsealed pouches.

Consumers and healthcare providers should stop using the affected devices and contact Biomet 3i, LLC for further instructions on how to return or replace the products.

The recalled product

Product
Certain Provide Abutment Dental implants
Manufacturer
Biomet 3i, LLC
Category
Medical Device — Dental Implants
Hazard
Affected units
1,648,273

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)

  • Items: IPA4140
  • IPA4155
  • IPA4240
  • IPA4255
  • IPA4340
  • IPA4355
  • IPA4440
  • IPA4455
  • IPA5140
  • IPA5155
  • IPA5240
  • IPA5255
  • IPA5340
  • IPA5355
  • IPA5440
  • IPA5455
  • IPA6140
  • IPA6155
  • IPA6240
  • IPA6255

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

The notice also names 3 states specifically:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 119 recalled by Biomet 3i, LLC 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 119 products in this recall →

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