The Recall Desk
LowFDA (Devices)·Z-2523-2016·Announced 2016-08-24

Biomet 3i Recalls Certain Gingihue Post Dental Implants

Biomet 3i is recalling certain Gingihue Post Dental implants because pouches may not have been sealed during packing.

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 for a packaging-only problem (unsealed pouches) with no reported illnesses or injuries, fitting the 'Low' severity criteria for cosmetic or packaging issues.

Plain-English summary

Biomet 3i, LLC is recalling certain Gingihue Post Dental implants. The recall involves 1,648,273 devices distributed worldwide, including in the United States, Hawaii, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, as well as numerous foreign countries.

The reason for the recall is that pouches containing the implants may not have been sealed during packing. This packaging defect could potentially compromise the sterility or integrity of the devices.

Healthcare providers and patients should contact Biomet 3i for further instructions regarding the return or replacement of these specific dental implants.

The recalled product

Product
Certain Gingihue Post Dental implants
Manufacturer
Biomet 3i, LLC
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 (12)

  • Items: IMAP352G
  • IMAP354G
  • IAPP462G
  • IAPP464G
  • IAPP472G
  • IAPP474G
  • IWPP564G
  • IWPP572G
  • IWPP574G
  • IWPP662G
  • IWPP664G
  • IWPP672G AND IWPP674G.

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 →