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3.5mm LCP Periarticular Proximal Humerus Plates recallZ-0309-2011 · Synthes USA (HQ), Inc. · initiated Sep 16, 2010

Terminated All recalls posted in November 2010

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 Synthes USA (HQ), 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.

Where to find your model and lot numbers · What recall classes and statuses mean

Why it was recalled

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FDA root cause category: Nonconforming Material/Component

What the company is doing

Synthes (USA) notified all Synthes Trauma Hospital accounts of record of this recall via an Urgent Medical Device Recall letter dated September 27, 2010. The notification included instructions for hospital accounts to immediately cease use of the product, examine inventory, remove the 3.5 mm LCP Periarticular Proximal Humerus Plates from their shelves and complete and return the attached Verification Section form via mail: Credit/Returns, Synthes, 1101 Synthes Avenue, Monument, CO 80132; fax: 610-215-9005 or Scan/email: [email protected]. If they have any of the identified devices, they were to call Synthes at 1-800-479-6329 to obtain Authorization number prior to completing Verification form. If you have any questions, please call 1-800-620-7025 x5403 or contact your Synthes Trauma Sales Consultant.

Recall details

Recall number
Z-0309-2011
Recall class
Not yet classified by the FDA
Status
Terminated
Initiated by the company
Sep 16, 2010
Posted by the FDA
Nov 2, 2010
Recalling firm
Synthes USA (HQ), Inc.
Quantity
2849 units
Product code
HRS
FDA submissions
K082625
Distribution
Worldwide distribution: USA and countries including: Bermuda, Korea, Italy, Japan, Georgia, Qatar and Turkey

Product description

3.5mm LCP Periarticular Proximal Humerus Plates Indicated for fractures and fracture dislocations, osteotomies, and nonunions of the proximal humerus, particularly for patients with osteopenic bone

Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)

Catalog/model numbers: 02.123.020, 02.123.020S, 02.123..021, 02.123.021S, 02.123.022, 02.123.022S, 02.123.023, 02.123.023S, 02.123.024, 02.123.024S, 02.123.025, 02.123.025S, 02.123.026, 02.123.026S, 02.123.027, 02.123.027S, 02.123.028, 02.123.028S, 02.123.029, 02.123.029S, 02.123.030, 02.123.030S, 02.123.031, 02.123.031S, 02.123.032, 02.123.032S, 02.123.033, 02.123.033S, 02.123.040, 02.123.040S, 02.123.041, 02.123.041S, 02.123.042, 02.123.042S, 02.123.043, and 02.123.043S. Lot numbers range form 6371761 through 6443098.

Other devices under the same FDA submission

11 devices cleared under K082625 — 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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