Reported Jan 13, 2016 · Terminated

BIRMINGHAM HIP RESURFACING MODULAR HEAD, REF numbers: 74121238, MODULAR HEAD 38 MM -8MM 74121242, MODULAR HEAD 42 MM…

Smith & Nephew, 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: Smith & Nephew, Inc. · 1450 E Brooks Rd · Memphis, TN · 38116-1804

Is this the product you have?

  • BIRMINGHAM HIP RESURFACING MODULAR HEAD
  • REF numbers
    • 74121238
    • MODULAR HEAD 38 MM -8MM 74121242
    • MODULAR HEAD 42 MM -8MM 74121246
    • MODULAR HEAD 46 MM -8MM 74121250
    • MODULAR HEAD 50 MM -8MM 74121254
    • MODULAR HEAD 54 MM -8MM 74121258
    • MODULAR HEAD 58 MM -8MM 74121338
    • MODULAR HEAD 3 8MM -4 (SHORT) 74121342
    • MODULAR HEAD 42 MM -4 (SHORT) 74121346
    • MODULAR HEAD 46 MM -4 (SHORT) 74121350
    • MODULAR HEAD 50 MM -4 (SHORT) 74121354
    • MODULAR HEAD 54 MM -4 (SHORT) 74121358
    • MODULAR HEAD 58 MM -4 (SHORT) 74121438
    • MODULAR HEAD 38 MM +0 (MED) 74121442
    • MODULAR HEAD 42 MM +0 (MED) 74121446
    • MODULAR HEAD 46 MM +0 (MED) 74121450
    • MODULAR HEAD 50 MM +0 (MED) 74121454
    • MODULAR HEAD 54 MM +0 (MED) 74121458
    • MODULAR HEAD 58 MM +0 (MED) 74121538
    • MODULAR HEAD 38 MM +4 (LONG) 74121542
    • MODULAR HEAD 42 MM +4 (LONG) 74121546
    • MODULAR HEAD 46 MM +4 (LONG) 74121550
    • MODULAR HEAD 50 MM +4 (LONG) 74121554
    • MODULAR HEAD 54 MM +4 (LONG) 74121558
    • MODULAR HEAD 58 MM +4 (LONG)
Lot codes and dates
  • All codes
Amount recalled
16 units in US

This recall covers 2 products

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

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

The 16 devices distributed in the United States were incorrectly labeled as the monoblock Birmingham Hip Modular Head, with labeling not cleared for marketing in the US. The actual devices were monoblock Modular Femoral Head for hemiarthroplasty use.

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 25, 2016 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:46 PM UTC

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