Reported Dec 11, 2013 · Terminated

Titanium Trochanteric Fixation Nail (TFN)System Intended to treat stable and unstable fractures of the proximal femur.

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?

  • Titanium Trochanteric Fixation Nail (TFN)System Intended to treat stable and unstable fractures of the proximal femur.
Lot codes and dates
    • Part # 456.391S with lot numbers 5536930
    • exp. 5/20/2016
    • and 7161401
    • exp. 12/31/2021
Amount recalled
17

This recall covers 3 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 2 are below.

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Two lots of Titanium Trochanteric Fixation Nail (TFN) System are missing the second bend in the nail.

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 Sep 10, 2015 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:47 PM UTC

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