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ACL Sleeve Installation Tool Sizes: 6mm, 6.5mm, 7.0mm… recallZ-2560-2014 · OrthoPediatrics Corp · initiated Jul 25, 2014

Class II Terminated All recalls posted in August 2014

Is my device affected?

  1. Compare the model, catalog and lot or serial numbers on your device or its packaging with the code information below. A recall usually covers only specific models or lots.
  2. If yours is listed, follow the instructions from OrthoPediatrics Corp or your healthcare provider. The company's action is summarized under what the company is doing.
  3. Do not stop using a prescribed or implanted device on your own — talk to your healthcare provider first.

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Why it was recalled

Weld fractures on the Sleeve Installation Tool for ACL reconstruction system.

FDA root cause category: Nonconforming Material/Component

What the company is doing

OrthoPediatrics sent a Notification letter dated July 25, 2014 to all affected customers. The letter Identified the affected product, problem and actions to be taken. The letter informed customers to take immediate possession of all affected product within their control and at any of their health care facilities and immediately return the recalled device(s) to OrthoPediatrics Corp. This notice and the attached Reply Form should be forwarded if the affected product was further distributed. .

Recall details

Recall number
Z-2560-2014
Recall class
Class II
Status
Terminated
Initiated by the company
Jul 25, 2014
Posted by the FDA
Aug 29, 2014
Recalling firm
OrthoPediatrics Corp
Quantity
56 units
Product code
MBI
FDA submissions
K130217
Distribution
US Nationwide Distribution.

Product description

ACL Sleeve Installation Tool Sizes: 6mm, 6.5mm, 7.0mm, 7.5mm, 8.0mm, 8.5mm, 9.0mm, 10.0mm Product Usage: The OrthoPediatrics ACL Reconstruction System is a pediatric and small stature adult ACL reconstruction system that offers both the fixation devices and instrument in one system. The insertion tool is used with a mallet to tap the tunnel sleeve implant into a counter-bored hole in the bone.

Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)

Part #: Lot Code: 01-1008-0040 132762 01-1008-0041 F132764, F132763 01-1008-0042 F132763, F132764 01-1008-0043 F132765, F132766 01-1008-0044 F132766, F132765 01-1008-0045 F132768 01-1008-0046 F132769 01-1008-0047 F132770

Other devices under the same FDA submission

2 devices cleared under K130217 — the recall does not name any of them by identifier. One submission often covers many models, so they may or may not be affected.

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