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1.5 LACTOSORB SYSTEM 915-2427Recalls & reported problems

Biomet Microfixation, Inc · Class 2 · Implant

All models of 1.5 LACTOSORB SYSTEM (11)

Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
2
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
2
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00841036055677), received between May 16, 2019 and Nov 2, 2020 — classified as 2 injuries.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Expulsion” (1 report).

1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K955729, K971870); they may or may not involve this specific model.

Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 18, 2026.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
  • Expulsion1

Patient problems

  • Unspecified Infection2
  • Bacterial Infection1

Recent adverse event reports

The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryNov 2, 2020Expulsion; Expulsion

    NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.

    Patient problems: Bacterial Infection; Unspecified Infection

    MAUDE report 10771732 ↗
  • InjuryMay 16, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT A REVISION OCCURRED DUE TO THE PATIENT CONTRACTING AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE. APPROXIMATELY FOUR MONTHS AGO, THE SURGEON DETECTED THE PATIENT HAD (B)(6), STREPTOCOCCUS INTERMEDIUS AND PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS MICROS. THE PATIENT WAS TREATED WITH ANTIBIOTICS BUT WAS REVISED APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS AGO DUE TO INSUFFICIENT RECOVERY. CULTURES HAVE BEEN TAKEN BUT THE RESULTS HAVE NOT BEEN OBTAINED YET. NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT CONSEQUENCES WERE REPORTED.

    Patient problems: Unspecified Infection

    MAUDE report 8616820 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under K955729, K971870. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.

  • Z-1872-2008 · Mar 19, 2008 · Terminated
    Lactosorb Trauma Plating System, part numbers: 915-2100, 915-2423, 915-2113, 915-2810, 915-2418, 915-2105, 915-2832 and CP-1323. The system is used in trauma and reconstructive su

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