Z-0464-2007
Depuy Preservation Uni-Compartmental Knee Fixed Tibial Tray, cemented, Left Medial/Right Lateral, Size 5...
Depuy Orthopaedics Inc. / initiated 2006-11-15 / Terminated / root cause: packaging
Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. began a recall of Depuy Preservation Uni-Compartmental Knee Fixed Tibial Tray, cemented, Left Medial/Right Lateral, Size 5, sterile; Part number 1498-24-005 on . The reason FDA records is "Chamfer Step Defect-The surgeon may have difficulty in assembling /seating the polyethylene insert into the tray due to a Chamfer step defect". As of , the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as packaging.
Recall record
- Recall number
- Z-0464-2007
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- Posted
- Terminated
- Recalling firm
- Depuy Orthopaedics Inc.
- Product
- Depuy Preservation Uni-Compartmental Knee Fixed Tibial Tray, cemented, Left Medial/Right Lateral, Size 5, sterile; Part number 1498-24-005.
- Product code
- HRY Prosthesis, Knee, Femorotibial, Semi-Constrained, Cemented, Metal/Polymer
- Reason for recall
- Chamfer Step Defect-The surgeon may have difficulty in assembling /seating the polyethylene insert into the tray due to a Chamfer step defect.
- Root cause tag
- packaging
- FDA root cause
- Other
- Action
- The firm's sales force was notified of the recall via email sent 11/15/06. The sales force was instructed to deliver a recall letter to personnel in those facilities that had purchased the products, and the recall letters instruct the facilities to quarantine the product and respond to Depuy concerning product returns. The sales force was provided with a Dear Doctor letter for issuance to implanting surgeons at the sales forces' discretion. The recall was extended to Sizes 1-5 on Dec 5, 2006 with a second recall letter.
- Quantity in commerce
- 558 for Recalls Z-0456-0465-2007
- Distribution
- Class II Recall - Worldwide Distribution ---USA and countries of Argentina and Colombia.
- Product codes and lots
- All lots.
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