Reported Dec 4, 2013 · Terminated

Synthes Implant Holder for Synfix (TM)-LR the Synthes Implant Holder for Synfix (TM)-LR is a non-powered hand-held…

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 Implant Holder for Synfix (TM)-LR the Synthes Implant Holder for Synfix (TM)-LR is a non-powered hand-held device intended for medical purposes to manipulate tissue, or for use with other devices in orthopedic surgery
Lot codes and dates
  • all lots of part no. 03.802.039
Amount recalled
548

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

Complaints were received which described the SynFix LR implant holder breaking at the interface between the implant and the holder.

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 Aug 26, 2016 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:07 PM UTC

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