Reported Nov 27, 2013 · Terminated

Synthes Soft Tissue Retractor Small Extendible Offset blade facilitates easy preparation of the epipereosteal cavity…

Synthes USA HQ, 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: Synthes USA HQ, Inc. · 1302 Wrights Ln E · West Chester, PA · 19380-3417

Is this the product you have?

  • Synthes Soft Tissue Retractor Small Extendible Offset blade facilitates easy preparation of the epipereosteal cavity for percutaneous plate insertion.
Lot codes and dates
  • Part # Lot #

    80 of 80 codes

    • 325.01
    • 1776332
    • 325.01
    • 1834589
    • 325.01
    • 1855361
    • 325.01
    • 1893067
    • 325.01
    • 1903596
    • 325.01
    • 1952258
    • 325.01
    • 1986932
    • 325.01
    • 3067805
    • 325.01
    • 3150691
    • 325.01
    • 3179456
    • 325.01
    • 3186865
    • 325.01
    • 3220973
    • 325.01
    • 3241083
    • 325.01
    • 3268079
    • 325.01
    • 3360992
    • 325.01
    • 3719234
    • 325.01
    • 3818913
    • 325.01
    • 4948929
    • 325.01
    • 4994679
    • 325.01
    • 4994680
    • 325.01
    • 5031083
    • 325.01
    • 5031085
    • 325.01
    • 5391773
    • 325.01
    • 5420979
    • 325.01
    • 5420980
    • 325.01
    • 5476369
    • 325.01
    • 5476370
    • 325.01
    • 5510070
    • 325.01
    • 5544585
    • 325.01
    • 5546329
Amount recalled
374

This recall covers 2 products

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

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

The potential exists for the locking screw nut to break on the Soft Tissue Retractor if it is overt-tightened.

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 Jun 1, 2015 · Data as of Sep 19, 4:46 PM UTC

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