Reported Dec 23, 2020 · Terminated

Custom Cancellous Thread, Item numbers CP161941, CP161943 - Product Usage: 1. Noninflammatory degenerative joint…

Biomet, 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: Biomet, Inc. · 56 E Bell Dr · Warsaw, IN · 46582-6989

Is this the product you have?

5 of 5 products

Products covered by this recall
#Product as published
1Noninflammatory degenerative joint disease including osteoarthritis and avascular necrosis.
2Rheumatoid arthritis
3Correction of functional deformity
4Treatment of non-union, femoral neck fracture, and trochanteric fractures of the proximal femur with head involvement, unmanageable using other techniques.
5Revision of previously failed total hip arthroplasty.
Lot codes and dates
  • Lot numbers 534760 534800 427670
Amount recalled
7428

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

Specific lots of multiple sterile medical devices may have a breach in the sterile seal. A breach in the packaging seal could lead to loss of sterility of the device.

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 May 8, 2024 · Data as of Sep 19, 7:34 PM UTC

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