Compress® Device 178570Recalls & reported problems

Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · Class 2 · Implant

Data updated Oct 13, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

1 open recall names this device. See the recall details and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider.

Adverse event reports: 0
Deaths reported: 0
Injuries reported: 0
Recalls naming it: 1

Summary

No MAUDE adverse event reports in our data reference this device identifier directly.

1 FDA recall record name this device's identifier, 1 still open.

20 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K062998); 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. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.

Recalls naming this device

Oct 9, 2023Open, Classified
Anchor plugs potentially have metal burrs in the transverse holes of the device, preventing the drill or pins from passing through, may result in extension of surgery
Z-0388-2024 · Root cause: Device Design · FDA record ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under K062998. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.

Z-0371-2024 · Oct 9, 2023 · Open, Classified
Compress Device Segmental Anchor Plug, 12 MM -For Correction of revision of unsuccessful osteotomy, arthrodesis, or previous joint replacement. Item Number: 178402
Z-0387-2024 · Oct 9, 2023 · Open, Classified
Compress Device Short Anchor Plug, 26 MM-For Correction of revision of unsuccessful osteotomy, arthrodesis, or previous joint replacement. Item Number: 178568
Z-0382-2024 · Oct 9, 2023 · Open, Classified
Compress Device Short Anchor Plug, 18 MM-For Correction of revision of unsuccessful osteotomy, arthrodesis, or previous joint replacement. Item Number: 178560
Z-0384-2024 · Oct 9, 2023 · Open, Classified
Compress Device Short Anchor Plug, 22 MM-For Correction of revision of unsuccessful osteotomy, arthrodesis, or previous joint replacement. Item Number: 178564
Z-0370-2024 · Oct 9, 2023 · Open, Classified
Compress Device Segmental Anchor Plug, 10 MM-For Correction of revision of unsuccessful osteotomy, arthrodesis, or previous joint replacement. Item Number: 178400
Z-0377-2024 · Oct 9, 2023 · Open, Classified
Compress Device Segmental Anchor Plug, 24 MM-For Correction of revision of unsuccessful osteotomy, arthrodesis, or previous joint replacement. Item Number: 178414
Z-0378-2024 · Oct 9, 2023 · Open, Classified
Compress Device Short Anchor Plug, 10 MM-Correction of revision of unsuccessful osteotomy, arthrodesis, or previous joint replacement Item Number: 178552
Z-0383-2024 · Oct 9, 2023 · Open, Classified
Compress Device Short Anchor Plug, 20 MM-For Correction of revision of unsuccessful osteotomy, arthrodesis, or previous joint replacement. Item Number: 178562
Z-0380-2024 · Oct 9, 2023 · Open, Classified
Compress Device Short Anchor Plug, 14 MM-For Correction of revision of unsuccessful osteotomy, arthrodesis, or previous joint replacement. Item Number: 178556
Z-0376-2024 · Oct 9, 2023 · Open, Classified
Compress Device Segmental Anchor Plug, 22 MM-For Correction of revision of unsuccessful osteotomy, arthrodesis, or previous joint replacement. Item Number: 178412
Z-0375-2024 · Oct 9, 2023 · Open, Classified
Compress Device Segmental Anchor Plug, 20 MM-For Correction of revision of unsuccessful osteotomy, arthrodesis, or previous joint replacement. Item Number: 178410
Z-0374-2024 · Oct 9, 2023 · Open, Classified
Compress Device Segmental Anchor Plug, 18 MM-For Correction of revision of unsuccessful osteotomy, arthrodesis, or previous joint replacement. Item Number: 178408
Z-0372-2024 · Oct 9, 2023 · Open, Classified
Compress Device Segmental Anchor Plug, 14 MM-For Correction of revision of unsuccessful osteotomy, arthrodesis, or previous joint replacement. Item Number: 178404
Z-0386-2024 · Oct 9, 2023 · Open, Classified
Compress Device Short Anchor Plug, 24 MM-For Correction of revision of unsuccessful osteotomy, arthrodesis, or previous joint replacement. Item Number: 178566
Z-0379-2024 · Oct 9, 2023 · Open, Classified
Compress Device Short Anchor Plug, 12 MM-For Correction of revision of unsuccessful osteotomy, arthrodesis, or previous joint replacement. Item Number: 178554

…and 5 more.

Device details

UDI-DI	`00880304461697`
Brand	Compress® Device
Model	178570
Company	Biomet Orthopedics, LLC
Product code	MEH · Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, uncemented, metal/polymer, non-porous, calicum-phosphate
Class	Class 2
FDA submission	K062998
Implant	Yes
Rx / OTC	Prescription
Single use	Yes
Sterile	Yes
MRI safety	MR Unsafe
Status	In Commercial Distribution
Record updated	Mar 25, 2026

Device type (GMDN): Knee femur stem prosthesis

A sterile device designed to provide additional stability for an implanted knee femur prosthesis by extending the attachment of the prosthesis from the distal femur into the midshaft of the bone. It is typically a shaft-like device made of metal [e.g., cobalt-chrome (Co-Cr)] and is often used in prosthesis revision to compensate for bone loss.

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Sources and updates

Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 13, 2026
Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · each recall links to the FDA recall notice
Page last rebuilt: Oct 13, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.

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