Medical Device
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THE TRADE PAPER OF THE FACTORY FLOOR
Z-0385-04

Products are various dental surgical drills packed in a sealed tray and labeled as sterile. The tray is...

ZimVie US Corp LLC / initiated 2003-12-02 / Terminated / root cause: packaging

Implant Innovations, Inc. began a recall of Products are various dental surgical drills packed in a sealed tray and labeled as sterile. The tray is labled as follows: 3i Implant Innovations, Inc., 4555... on . The reason FDA records is "The tray lid seals may be open thereby compromising the sterility barriers for the recalled lots". As of , the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as packaging.

Recall record

Recall number
Z-0385-04
Status
Terminated
Initiated
Posted
Terminated
Recalling firm
ZimVie US Corp LLC
Product
Products are various dental surgical drills packed in a sealed tray and labeled as sterile. The tray is labled as follows: 3i Implant Innovations, Inc., 4555 Riverside Drive, Palm Beach 33410 USA 561-776-6700 DT220 2.3mm (D) x 20.0 mm (L) STERILE.
Product code
DZI Drill, Bone, Powered
Reason for recall
The tray lid seals may be open thereby compromising the sterility barriers for the recalled lots.
Root cause tag
packaging
FDA root cause
Other
Action
The firm notified international distributors on 12/2/2003 via e-mail and also a recall notification letter was faxed to them on 12/2/2003. They were instructed to subrecall to the health professional level. Also on 12/2/2003 all domestic accounts (health practioners) were telephoned and then faxed a recall notification letter. Each account was instructed to check their inventory, respond back by fax and to return recalled product to Implant Innovations Inc.
Quantity in commerce
16
Distribution
Product was distributed to 45 Dentist/Surgeons nationwide in the US and also to 13 international Distributors in Canada, Sweden, Germany, Colombia, Spain, Switzerland, Australia, Japan, Austria, France, Poland, England and Greece.
Product codes and lots
219636