Reported Dec 4, 2013 · Terminated

SIGMA¿ LCS¿ HIGH PERFORMANCE" MBT PUNCH CEMENTED Size 1-1.5 HP M.B.T. Keel Punch Knee Instrument is used to prepare the…

DePuy Orthopaedics, 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: DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · 700 Orthopaedic Dr · Warsaw, IN · 46582-3994

Is this the product you have?

  • SIGMA¿ LCS¿ HIGH PERFORMANCE" MBT PUNCH CEMENTED Size 1-1.5 HP M.B.T. Keel Punch Knee Instrument is used to prepare the proximal tibial canal geometry to accept the final or definitive tibial tray used during total knee arthroplasty.
Lot codes and dates
  • Item #950502016
Amount recalled
29,235 units in total / 2008 through November 2013

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

Why it was recalled

DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. is issuing a voluntary device correction of the HP M.B.T. Keel Punch Knee Instrument because of the potential for tabs on the connection end to fracture and be left in the patient.

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 Feb 24, 2015 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:26 PM UTC

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