Reported Jan 13, 2016 · Terminated

BIOMET 3i, PROVIDE PROTECTION CAP KITS, Catalog # PAK4140, PAK4155, PAK4240, PAK4255, PAK4340, PAK4355, PAK4440,…

Biomet 3i, LLC

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: Biomet 3i, LLC · 4555 Riverside Dr · Palm Beach Gardens, FL · 33410-4200

Is this the product you have?

  • BIOMET 3i, PROVIDE PROTECTION CAP KITS, Catalog # PAK4140, PAK4155, PAK4240, PAK4255, PAK4340, PAK4355, PAK4440, PAK4455, PAK5140, PAK5155, PAK5240, PAK5255, PAK5340, PAK5355, PAK5440, PAK5455, PAK6140, PAK6155, PAK6240, PAK6255, PAK6340, PAK6355, PAK6440, and PAK6455 BIOMET 3i Restorative Products are intended for use as an accessory to endosseous dental implants for placement in the maxilla and mandible. Provisional Abutments are intended for use as an accessory to endosseous dental implants to support a prosthetic device in a partially or fully edentulous patient. They are intended for use to support a prosthesis in the mandible or maxilla for up to 180 days during endosseous and gingival healing, and are for non-occlusal loading of provisional restorations.
Lot codes and dates

24 of 24 products

Products covered by this recall
Model / numberProduct as published
PAK4140Lot Numbers: 977597, 981669, 984020, 987879, 989549, 995908, 1001595, 1004140, 1008710, 1010960, 1014334, 1015290, 1040122, 1040123, 1041414, 1045559, 1051854, 1052717, 1057786, 1062286, 1062287, 1062316, 1062317, 1065506, 1069146, 1069147, 1069996, 1075432, 1077541, 1077695, 1079484, 1087552, 1092512, 1095127, 1101673, 1108857, 1116020, 1124781, 1126602, 1133466, 1138040, 1142164, 1142165, 1142166,1142167, 1146388, 1146389, 1146390, 1154210, 1155762, 1161343, 1165414, 1166599, 1169299, 1170515, 1171394,1172306,1172307,1173594,1177247, 1177864, 1180531, 1180696, 1182190, 1182794, 1184132, 1184574, 1184575
PAK4155Lot Numbers: 1093011, 1109345, 1124776, 1130228, 1147152, 1165412, 1173301, 1179689, 1179946, 1181748, 1182412, 1183051, 1183632
PAK4240Lot Numbers: 976863, 984016, 989553, 1002872, 1008694, 1014133, 1040125, 1040126, 1053095, 1053272, 1054998, 1057787, 1059216, 1062288, 1062289, 1062315, 1063247, 1065954, 1069997, 1075433, 1077542, 1078854, 1100721, 108854, 1115057, 1118381, 1130245, 1133478,1142170, 1142171, 1145306, 1145307, 147153, 1154213, 1161339, 1165350, 1166597, 1166982, 171069, 1171551, 1172742, 1173592, 1174352, 1175517, 1177865, 1179604, 1183052, 1184133, 1184577, 1184578
PAK4255Lot Numbers: 1101674, 1101932, 1145936, 1165798, 1172302, 1182694
PAK4340Lot Numbers: 984895, 996687, 1040764, 1054537, 1062290, 1063244, 1063585, 1071105, 1076277, 1139560, 145302,1150519, 1166596,1174356, 1184854
PAK4355Lot Numbers: 1076102, 1095125, 1124758, 1178454
PAK4440Lot Numbers: 990071, 1040763, 1062307, 1062314, 1165408, 1173300, 1175589
PAK4455Lot Numbers: 1143174, 1166992
PAK5140Lot Numbers: 987881, 992597, 993051, 1008713, 1016816, 1027348, 1030633, 1040152, 1053291, 1053292, 1055001, 1057776, 1059419, 1060681, 1060683, 1064187, 1068777, 1074334, 1075711, 1077697, 1090897, 1095824, 1109271, 1111471, 1119708, 1130992, 1133468, 1137566, 1147648, 1161335, 1165351, 1166598, 1170516, 1173302, 1175590, 1177233, 1178497, 1180268, 1182894, 1184581, 1186589
PAK5155Lot Numbers: 1041413, 1057788, 1063243, 1070055, 1071759, 1104117, 1148540, 1173305, 1185657
PAK5240Lot Numbers: 980399, 985506, 996408, 1007895, 1014099, 1016185, 1028721, 1040149, 1041536, 1059511, 1060043, 1060680, 1062313, 1064628, 1069149, 1074333, 1075709, 1077543, 1088474, 1088476, 1109337, 1113209, 1134520, 1148634, 1161340, 1166594, 1170178, 1172113, 1173461, 1174931, 1180198, 1180199, 1182651, 1183054, 1184580
PAK5255Lot Numbers: 1042331, 1057791, 1063087, 1071336, 1090926, 1099823, 1131855, 1170697, 1185655
PAK5340Lot Numbers: 989548, 1007893, 1030631, 1048667, 1054937, 1063528, 1068338, 1075434, 1116022, 1166993
PAK5355Lot Numbers: 1100717, 1170177, 1176295, 1184856
PAK5440Lot Numbers: 1007892, 1062309, 1069150, 1115058,1165410, 1177485
PAK5455Lot Numbers: 1090053, 1174219
PAK6140Lot Numbers: 984892, 1007891, 1040155, 1057789, 1063085, 1090930, 1109781, 1154439, 1174355
PAK6155Lot Numbers: 1060679, 1096852, 1148501, 1165347
PAK6240Lot Numbers: 996407, 1040156, 1051074, 1057792, 1070221, 1076288, 1138038, 1176971
PAK6255Lot Numbers: 1063084, 1178839
Amount recalled
30,111 devices.

This recall covers 4 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 3 are below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Inadequate biocompatibility testing.

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 Oct 12, 2016 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:02 PM UTC

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