SPECIALIST recallZ-0111-2016 · DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · initiated Sep 8, 2015
Terminated
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Why it was recalled
DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. is initiating a voluntary recall of select lots of the Specialist 2 Intramedullary Rod 400mm Instrument (PN 96-6120) due to complaints of the rod fracturing and leaving a portion of the rod in patients.
FDA root cause category: Device Design
What the company is doing
DePuy Synthes sent an Urgent Information Recall Notice to all affected customers. Instruments are not lot traceable in the system, so the company sent notices by e-mail on September 8, 2015, and US Distributors will hand deliver notices to all Medical Facilities that may have purchased the affected instrument. The US Distributor or US Sales Consultant will deliver the Medical Professional Notice and Reconciliation Form to the affected Medical Facilities. If assistance is needed, Sales Consultants will assist customers with inspection of all instruments, return of affected lots, receiving credit and returning the completed Medical Facility Reconciliation Forms to DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. The affected instruments will be returned to the quarantine warehouse located at 700 Orthopaedic Drive, Warsaw, IN 46582. For questions regarding this recall call 574-371-4917. For questions regarding this recall call 574-267-8143.
Recall details
- Recall number
- Z-0111-2016
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated by the company
- Sep 8, 2015
- Posted by the FDA
- Oct 7, 2015
- Recalling firm
- DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.
- Quantity
- 7488
- Product code
- LXH
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution - US including AL; AZ; CA; CO; CT; DC; FL; GA; HI; IA; IL; IN; KY; LA; MA; MD; ME; MI; MN; MO; MS; MT; NC; NE; NH; NJ; NV; NY; OH; OR; PA; RI; SC; TN; TX; UT; VA; VT; WA; WI; and WV and Internationally to ARGENTINA; AUSTRALIA; AUSTRIA; BELGIUM; BRAZIL; CANADA; CHILE; COLOMBIA; CZECH REPUBLIC; EGYPT; FRANCE; GERMANY; GREECE; INDIA; ISRAEL; ITALY; KOREA; Mexico; NEW ZEALAND; NORWAY; P R CHINA; PANAMA; PERU; POLAND; RUSSIA; SINGAPORE; SLOVENIA; SOUTH AFRICA; SWITZERLAND; UAE; UK; URUGUAY; VENEZUELA; and VIETNAM.
Product description
Specialist 2 Intramedullary (SP2 IM) Rod 400mm Instrument (PN 96-6120) The SP2 IM Rod 400mm Instrument (PN 96-6120) is used in both primary and revision P.F.C. SIGMA knee procedures to align the femoral locating device and distal femoral cutting block. It is also used with the IM tibial resection. This rod is included with the P.F.C. SIGMA Specialist 2 (SP2 / SPII) Primary Knee Instruments, the P.F.C. SIGMA Specialist 2 (SP2 / SPII) Revision Knee Instruments, and P.F.C. SIGMA High Performance (HP) Primary Knee Instruments
Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)
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SP2 IM Rod 400mm Instruments (96-6120) manufactured with 455 stainless steel (SS) or 17-4 SS; CATALOG NO. : 96-6120; GTIN NO.: 10603295246893; Lots: Manufactured with 455 Stainless Steel, Labeled Lot #s-C98CS4; DE5P34; DE5RP4; D95AN4; EB5FV4; FA4G94; DE1FA4; DF4H44; DG9LK4; EB5GH4; EC9JY4; EF4DJ4; FD8MP4; FH8JA4; DG9L64; DJ5E34; DK3E34; EJ7AP4; DK3FE4; EJ7A34; ES2G64; ES2HA4; FH8JX4; ES2HY4; EX5L44; C3JHN4; EX5MS4; C3JHS4; E2SD44; C3JHF4; C4GA54; C4GBT4; C4GCC4; C52F14; C52F74; C52GL4; C52GV4; C67N14; C98BF4; TBACC; TBACZ; FJ4E74; TBCOJ; & Manufactured with 17-4 Stainless Steel- Etched Lot #s- H0797; H0100; H0199; H0200; H0298; H0301; H0396; H0399; H0401; H0495; H0499; H0530; H0596; H0598; H0600; H0601; H0696; H0699; H0796; H0797; H0800; H0899; H0900; H0997; H0998; H1095; H1097; H1195; H1198; H1297; H1298; H1299
Devices named in this recall
1 device in the FDA device registry whose identifier appears in the recall's code information.
- SPECIALIST 96-6120Depuy (Ireland) · TEMPLATE1 recall32 reports
Product lines
Sources and updates
- Recall record: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026 · View the FDA recall notice ↗
- Devices: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026. Devices are linked when their identifier (with a valid check digit) appears in the recall's code information.
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 16, 2026. Text above is shown as published by the FDA.
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