Reported Dec 4, 2013 · Terminated
3.7mm and 5.0mm Dynamic Locking Screw (DLS) Product Usage: 3.7mm and 5.0mm Dynamic Locking Screw (DLS) in combination…
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?
- 3.7mm and 5.0mm Dynamic
- Locking Screw (DLS) Product Usage3.7mm and 5.0mm Dynamic Locking Screw (DLS) in combination with Synthes Locking Compression Plates (LCP) are intended for use in long bone fractures, the fixation of osteopenic bone, the fixation of osteotomies, and for the fixation of non-unions and malunions
- Lot codes and dates
All lots of parts 09.213.022S - 09.213.070Sand 09.223.032S- 09.223.090S
- Amount recalled
- 40248
This recall covers 16 products
The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 15 are below.
3 more are in the archive.
Where it was sold
- Nationwide
Why it was recalled
All lots of 3.7mm and 5.0mm Dynamic Locking Screw (DLS) were recalled due to complaints of breakages at the distal tip of the pin identified after successful healing and during planned removal of the device.
This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.
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