Reported Dec 4, 2013 · Terminated

Synthes Spiked Washers 13.5/6.5 Spiked Washers 13.5/6.5 are intended to be used in ligament reattachment or fixation,…

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 Spiked Washers 13.5/6.5 Spiked Washers 13.5/6.5 are intended to be used in ligament reattachment or fixation, specifically readaptation of torn or avulsed ligaments.
Lot codes and dates
  • part 219.951 with multiple lot#:
    • 2335941
    • 2339634
    • 2397429
    • 2405812
    • 2440475
    • 2442736
    • 2496414
    • 5661855
    • 5663841
Amount recalled
3087

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

During a retrospective assessment, Spiked Washers 13.5/6.5 were discovered to be mislabeled as Spiked Washers 13.5/5.5.

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 Dec 18, 2015 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:25 PM UTC

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