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GXL acetabular liners, orthopedic hip implant component.… recallZ-1725-2022 · Exactech, Inc. · initiated Aug 11, 2022

Class II Open, Classified

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  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 Exactech, Inc. 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

Specific GXL acetabular polyethylene liners, packaged in non-conforming bags, may adversely impact the device and contribute to accelerated wear.

FDA root cause category: Process control

What the company is doing

The firm sent an "URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL" DEAR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION on 08/11/2022 by email. The purpose of the current letter is to update surgeons regarding the implications of the packaging non-conformity on performance of the Connexion GXL and other conventional UHMWPE acetabular liners. In addition, this letter provides updates to patient management and follow-up recommendations since issuance of the July 2021 DHCP letter. In addition to providing surgeons with lists of all their affected GXL and/or conventional polyethylene patients since 2004, Exactech is providing surgeons with two draft letters directed at patients who have been implanted with Exactech GXL hip devices. The Customers were instructed to take the following actions: CAREFULLY REVIEW THIS RECALL NOTIFICATION to ensure that you fully understand the issue identified, the recall strategy, and all actions required. IMMEDIATELY IDENTIFY AND QUARANTINE any of the subject devices in your inventory and/or customers inventory. EXTEND THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ISSUE AND CLINICAL IMPACT as described in the recall notification to your accounts that may have this product in their possession. COMPLETE AND RETURN the attached Recall Inventory Response Form to Exactech via email at [email protected]. Reach out to Customer Service at [email protected] to request a Returned Goods (RG) Number for ALL affected product requested to be returned. WE ARE REQUIRING 100% EFFECTIVENESS FOR THIS RECALL. If you have any questions, call (888) 912-0403.

Recall details

Recall number
Z-1725-2022
Recall class
Class II
Status
Open, Classified
Initiated by the company
Aug 11, 2022
Recalling firm
Exactech, Inc.
Quantity
1017 devices
Product code
KWZ
FDA submissions
K040601
Distribution
Worldwide distribution: US (nationwide) and OUS (foreign) countries of: ARGENTINA, BRAZIL, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, ECUADOR, GREECE, GUATEMALA, INDIA, LEBANON PORTUGAL,PUERTO RICO,SPAIN

Product description

GXL acetabular liners, orthopedic hip implant component. Product Line Numbers: a. 0 DEG ACUMATCH CONSTRAINED LINER SZ E 28MM ID, REF 144-28-05; b. 0 DEG ACUMATCH CONSTRAINED LINER SZ F 28MM ID, REF 144-28-06; c. 0 DEG ACUMATCH CONSTRAINED LINER SZ G 28MM ID, REF 144-28-07; d. 0 DEG ACUMATCH CONSTRAINED LINER SZ H 28MM ID, REF 144-28-08; e. 0 DEG ACUMATCH CONSTRAINED LINER SZ J 28MM ID, REF 144-28-09; f. 0 DEG ACUMATCH CONSTRAINED LINER SZ K 28MM ID, REF 144-28-10; g. 0 DEG MCS CONSTRAINED LINER 50-52 MM, 28 MM ID, REF 146-28-04; h. 0 DEG MCS CONSTRAINED LINER 54-58 MM, 28 MM ID, REF 146-28-05; i. 0 DEG MCS CONSTRAINED LINER 60-64 MM, 32MM ID, REF 146-32-06; j. O DEG ACUMATCH CONSTRAINED LINER SZ E 32MM ID, REF 144-32-05; k. O DEG ACUMATCH CONSTRAINED LINER SZ F 32MM ID, REF 144-32-06; l. O DEG ACUMATCH CONSTRAINED LINER SZ G 32MM ID, REF 144-32-07; m. O DEG ACUMATCH CONSTRAINED LINER SZ H 32MM ID, REF 144-32-08; n. O DEG ACUMATCH CONSTRAINED LINER SZ J 32MM ID, REF 144-32-09; o. O DEG ACUMATCH CONSTRAINED LINER SZ K 32MM ID, REF 144-32-10;

Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)

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a. REF 144-28-05, GUIDID 10885862027405, Serial Numbers: 646995, 646996, 646997, 646998, 667989, 667990, 667992, 667995, 667996, 668002, 668003, 668004, 770434, 770436, 770440, 770442, 770443, 770444, 863939, 863940, 863943, 863944, 863946, 863948, 1242282, 1242283, 1242284, 1242286, 1242287, 1242288, 1242290, 1242291, 1242292, 1617713, 1617715, 1617717, 1617718, 1617719, 1617720, 1617721, 1869774, 1869775, 1869776, 1869777, 1907611, 1907612, 1907613, 1907614, 1961038, 1961039, 1961040, 1961041, 1961042, 2019292, 2019293, 2019294, 2019295, 2174511, 2174512, 2175232, 2314993, 2314995, 2681417, 2681418, 2681428,; b. REF 144-28-06, GUIDID 10885862027412, Serial Numbers: 647081, 647082, 647083, 647084, 647085, 656277, 656278, 656279, 656281, 667456, 667459, 667466, 667467, 667468, 667470, 667471, 667472, 667474, 667475, 667476, 667477, 736674, 736675, 736677, 736678, 736684, 736685, 736687, 736688, 736689, 736691, 736692, 736695, 736697, 736698, 736704, 736705, 736706, 736707, 736710, 736711, 736712, 736716, 736720, 736722, 1088581, 1088582, 1088583, 1088585, 1088586, 1088587, 1088588, 1088589, 1088590, 1088592, 1088593, 1088594, 1088595, 1088596, 1088597, 1088598, 1088599, 1088601, 1088602, 1088604, 1088605, 1088606, 1088607, 1088608, 1088609, 1088611, 1088612, 1088614, 1088615, 1088616, 1088618, 1088619, 1503039, 1503040, 1503041, 1503043, 1613417, 1613418, 1613419, 1613420, 1613421, 1613422, 1613424, 1613425, 1613426, 1613427, 1748075, 1748076, 1748078, 1748082, 1779388, 1779389, 1779390, 1779391, 1779392, 1779393, 1779394, 1779395, 1779396, 1779397, 1869559, 1869560, 1869561, 1869562, 1869563, 1869564, 1869565, 1869566, 1869567, 1869568, 1869569, 1919876, 1919877, 1919878, 1919879, 1919880, 1958258, 1958259, 1958260, 1958261, 1958262, 1961605, 1961606, 1961607, 1961608, 1961609, 1961610, 1961611, 1961612, 1961613, 1961614, 1961615, 2057734, 2057735, 2057736, 2057737, 2057738, 2057739, 2071335, 2076278, 2102297, 2102298, 2127781, 2127782, 2154421, 2154422, 2154423, 2242513, 2242514, 2242516, 2332952, 2418182, 2418183, 2418185, 2418186, 2418187, 2418189, 2418190, 2681365, 2681366, 2681367, 2681370, 2681371, 2681374, 2681375, 2681378, 2681379, 2681381, 2681384, 2681386, 2681389, 2681391, 5434157, 5448537, 5479670,; c. REF 144-28-07, GUIDID 10885862027429, Serial Numbers: 656453, 656454, 656455, 656456, 667163, 667167, 667173, 667177, 667178, 667179, 667181, 667182, 667184, 667186, 667187, 735322, 735323, 735325, 735326, 735327, 735329, 735330, 735331, 735332, 735334, 735335, 735337, 735339, 735340, 735341, 735342, 735344, 735345, 735346, 735347, 1255739, 1255740, 1255741, 1255742, 1255743, 1255744, 1255745, 1255746, 1255747, 1255748, 1255749, 1255750, 1255751, 1255752, 1255753, 1255754, 1539344, 1539346, 1539347, 1539348, 1552589, 1552590, 1631561, 1631562, 1631563, 1631564, 1631565, 1631566, 1631567, 1631568, 1631570, 1631571, 1631573, 1631574, 1631575, 1631576, 1631578, 1631579, 1631580, 1848625, 1848627, 1848628, 1848629, 1848630, 1848631, 1848632, 1848633, 1848634, 1848635, 1848636, 1848637, 1848638, 1848639, 1848640, 1848641, 1848642, 1848643, 1848644, 1848645, 1995515, 1995516, 1995517, 1995518, 1999705, 2008666, 2020951, 2020952, 2076037, 2116750, 2154208, 2180270, 2180272, 2180273, 2180274, 2180275, 2314476, 2314478, 2314481, 2314482, 2314483, 2681343, 2681346, 2681362, 2681363, 2681364, 5620814; d. REF 144-28-08, GUIDID 10885862027436, Serial Numbers: 646958, 656496, 667567, 667571, 667575, 667578, 667581, 735816, 735818, 735819, 735821, 735822, 735824, 735825, 735826, 735829, 735831, 735832, 735833, 735835, 735836, 735838, 735839, 735841, 735842, 1496501, 1496502, 1496503, 1496504, 1496505, 1497983, 1497985, 1497986, 1628671, 1628672, 1628673, 1628676, 1628680, 1628681, 1780295, 1780296, 1780297, 1780298, 1780299, 1780300, 1780301, 1780302, 1780303, 1780304, 1886863, 1886865, 1886866, 1886867, 1886869, 1886870, 1886871, 1886872, 1886873, 1978121, 1978122, 1978123, 1978124, 1978125, 1978126, 1978127, 1978128, 1978129, 1978130, 1978131, 2154167, 2154169, 2155086, 2155088, 2173630, 2173632, 2173636, 2173637, 2203733, 2203735, 2203736, 2203737, 2675713, 2741976, 2741978, 2741979, 2741980, 3877265, 3877269,; e. REF 144-28-09, GUIDID 10885862027443, Serial Numbers: 646927, 646928, 656808, 667271, 667274, 667278, 667280, 667286, 735649, 735650, 735652, 735657, 735658, 735659, 735660, 735661, 735663, 735665, 735667, 1501517, 1501518, 1501519, 1619068, 1619071, 1758479, 1758480, 1758482, 1758483, 1758484, 1758485, 1758487, 1758488, 1907668, 1907669, 1907670, 1907671, 1907673, 1907674, 1907675, 1907676, 2015630, 2015631, 2015632, 2015633, 2173625, 2173626, 2173627, 2173628, 2173629, 2315681, 2315686, 2315688, 2681432, 2681433, 2681435, 2681436, 2681438, 2681444, 2681449, 5448848; f. REF 144-28-10, GUIDID 10885862027450, Serial Numbers: 732949, 732957, 732958, 1501571, 1626559, 1626560, 1626564, 1766032, 1766033, 1766034, 1766036, 1766037, 1766038, 1766039, 1813495, 2314200, 2314201, 2522283, 2522284, 2675864, 2675866, 2675867, 2741969, 2741971, 2741972, 2741973; g. REF 146-28-04, GUIDID 10885862027719, Serial Numbers: 673521, 673522, 673523, 673524, 673526, 673527, 673528, 673529, 1071025, 1071031, 1071036, 1071037, 1071040, 2430266, 5092898, 5092901, 5987556; h. REF 146-28-05, GUIDID 10885862027726, Serial Numbers: 672814, 672817, 672821, 672822, 672823, 672824, 672825, 672828, 672831, 672832, 1440928, 1440929, 1440930, 1440932, 1597246, 3645387, 3731190; i. REF 146-32-06, GUIDID 10885862027771, Serial Numbers: 652352, 652353, 652355, 652359, 652364, 786425, 786432, 786438, 786447, 786456, 1501636, 1501638, 1501639, 1501640, 1788763, 1902369, 1902370, 1902371, 1902372, 1902373, 1939712, 1939713, 1939714, 1939715, 1939716, 2155789, 2205295, 2205296, 2205297, 2205298, 2205299, 2205300, 2205301, 2205302, 2205303, 2591479, 2591480, 2744018, 2744019, 2744020, 2744021, 2744022, 2744023, 2833717, 2833718, 2833719, 2833720, 2833721, 2853034, 2853035, 2853036, 2853037, 2853038, 2853039, 2853040, 2853041, 2853042, 2853043, 2853044, 2853045, 2960474, 2960476, 2960477, 2998200, 2998201, 2998202, 4116872, 4125594, 4125599, 4125600, 5983742, 6616862; j. REF 144-32-05, GUIDID 10885862027467, Serial Numbers: 667367, 750499, 750500, 750510, 750511, 1466301, 1468509, 1468510, 1760868, 1760869, 1760870, 1760871, 1760872, 1761157, 2014622, 2116742, 2178819, 2178820, 2178821, 2178822, 2408155, 2408156, 2408157, 2408158, 2408159, 2408160, 2408161, 3877259, 3952744, 4040044, 4040046; k. REF 144-32-06, GUIDID 10885862027474, Serial Numbers: 652352, 652353, 652355, 652359, 652364, 786425, 786432, 786438, 786447, 786456, 1501636, 1501638, 1501639, 1501640, 1788763, 1902369, 1902370, 1902371, 1902372, 1902373, 1939712, 1939713, 1939714, 1939715, 1939716, 2155789, 2205295, 2205296, 2205297, 2205298, 2205299, 2205300, 2205301, 2205302, 2205303, 2591479, 2591480, 2744018, 2744019, 2744020, 2744021, 2744022, 2744023, 2833717, 2833718, 2833719, 2833720, 2833721, 2853034, 2853035, 2853036, 2853037, 2853038, 2853039, 2853040, 2853041, 2853042, 2853043, 2853044, 2853045, 2960474, 2960476, 2960477, 2998200, 2998201, 2998202, 4116872, 4125594, 4125599, 4125600, 5983742, 6616862; l. REF 144-32-07, GUIDID 10885862027481, Serial Numbers: 646979, 646980, 646981, 646982, 656282, 656283, 656285, 667544, 667545, 667547, 667548, 667549, 667550, 667551, 667552, 667553, 667555, 667557, 667558, 667559, 667560, 667561, 667562, 667563, 733057, 733058, 733059, 733060, 733061, 733062, 733063, 733065, 733067, 733068, 733069, 733070, 733071, 733072, 733073, 733074, 733075, 733076, 733077, 733079, 733080, 733081, 733082, 733083, 733084, 733085, 733086, 733087, 1083038, 1083039, 1083041, 1083043, 1083044, 1083045, 1083046, 1083047, 1083048, 1083049, 1083050, 1083051, 1083052, 1083053, 1240363, 1240364, 1240365, 1240366, 1240367, 1240368, 1240369, 1240370, 1240371, 1240372, 1240373, 1637247, 1637248, 1637249, 1637250, 1637251, 1637252, 1637253, 1637255, 1637256, 1960914, 1960915, 1960916, 1960917, 1960918, 1978108, 1978109, 1978110, 1978111, 1978112, 2199477, 2199478, 2199479, 2199480, 2199481, 2209286, 2209287, 2209288, 2209289, 2209290, 2316057, 2316058, 2316060, 2316061, 2316062, 2316063, 2316065, 2316066, 2534039, 2534040, 2534042, 2534043, 2534044, 2534045, 2534046, 2534047, 2709177, 2741974, 2741975, 2760031, 2825163, 2998199, 3695205, 4033071, 4057982, 4057983, 4057984, 4057985, 4057986, 4269948, 4269949, 4269950, 4269953, 4269954, 4269955, 4269959, 4269960, 4269961, 4269963, 4269964, 4269965, 4269966, 6035701, 6035704; m. REF 144-32-08, GUIDID 10885862027498, Serial Numbers: 646984, 646985, 646987, 646988, 656490, 656491, 656492, 656493, 656494, 667530, 667531, 667533, 667534, 667535, 667536, 667537, 667538, 667539, 667542, 667543, 733870, 733872, 733873, 733874, 733875, 733877, 733879, 733881, 733882, 733883, 733884, 733887, 733888, 733889, 733891, 733892, 733893, 733894, 733895, 1099238, 1099239, 1099241, 1099242, 1099243, 1099246, 1099247, 1099248, 1597853, 1597854, 1597855, 1613660, 1613662, 1613663, 1821432, 1821433, 1821434, 1821435, 1821436, 1821437, 1821438, 2315089, 2315090, 2400213, 2400214, 2400215, 2400216, 2400217, 2400218, 2400219, 2795185, 2795186, 2795188, 2795192, 2795193, 2795194, 2795197, 2795198, 2795199, 2795200, 2795201, 2795202, 2795204, 2795209, 5448809, 5448810, 5448811, 5501762; m. REF 144-32-09, GUIDID 10885862027504, Serial Numbers: 646970, 646971, 646972, 656764, 656765, 656767, 656768, 667686, 667687, 667689, 667690, 667691, 667695, 732988, 732989, 732991, 732992, 732993, 732995, 732997, 732998, 732999, 733000, 733002, 733004, 733006, 733009, 733010, 733011, 1098128, 1098130, 1098131, 1098132, 1098133, 1098135, 1098137, 1758159, 1758161, 1758163, 1758164, 1758165, 1758166, 1995520, 1995522, 1995523, 1995524, 2205545, 2205546, 2205547, 2316311, 2400723, 2408785, 2484275, 2505368, 2505369, 2505370, 2505371, 2533442, 2675868, 2675869, 2675870, 2675871, 2675872, 2675873, 4061421, 4061422, 4249796, 4249803, 5577615; o. REF 144-32-10, GUIDID 10885862027511, Serial Numbers: 646959, 667640, 733100, 733108, 1501641, 1700462, 1758490, 1836563, 1836564, 1836565, 1836567, 1836568, 1836569, 1836570, 1836571, 1836572, 2199475, 2199476, 2314645, 2314646, 2400076, 2400077, 2400078, 4040047.

Devices named in this recall

15 devices in the FDA device registry whose identifier appears in the recall's code information.

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Other products in the same recall event

The FDA groups related products into one recall event (event 90279).

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