Reported Oct 15, 2014 · Terminated

Compress Face Reamer Product Usage: Correction of revision of unsuccessful osteotomy, arthrodesis, or previous joint…

Biomet, Inc.

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Biomet, Inc. · 56 E Bell Dr · Warsaw, IN · 46581

Is this the product you have?

  • Compress Face Reamer Product UsageCorrection of revision of unsuccessful osteotomy, arthrodesis, or previous joint replacement, tumor resections, revision of previously failed total joint arthroplasty, and trauma
Lot codes and dates
  • Catalog numbers32-481000
  • Lot Numbers
    • 615860
    • 765230
  • Catalog Number32-481001
  • Lot Number Identification
    • 121450
    • 392410
    • 765250
    • 974290
Amount recalled
4

This recall covers 4 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 3 are below.

Why it was recalled

Investigation determined that units supplied were missing the 4x21 degree helix angle.

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated Jul 14, 2015 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:17 PM UTC

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