Reported Oct 24, 2012 · Terminated

Grafton DBM Putty Multiple Sizes Grafton is a human bone allograft product containing demineralized human bone tissue…

Osteotech 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: Osteotech Inc · 51 James Way · Eatontown, NJ · 07724-2272

Is this the product you have?

  • Grafton DBM Putty Multiple Sizes Grafton is a human bone allograft product containing demineralized human bone tissue combined with inert additive to yield a demineralized bone matrix (DBM) allograft. It is intended for use as a bone graft extender, bone graft substitute and bone void filler in bony voids or gaps of the skeletal system (ie spine, pelvis and extremeties) not intrinsic to the stability of the bony structure. The voids or gaps may be surgically created defects or effects created by traumatic injury to the bone.
Lot codes and dates
  • Multiple Lots - please see attachment
Amount recalled
37, 970 units

This recall covers 12 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 11 are below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Multiple lots of GRAFTON ¿ and XPANSE ¿, which are used for bone grafting procedures are being recalled because there is a possibility that sterility of the outer surface of the inner pouch may become compromised.

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 Jan 17, 2014 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:28 PM UTC

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