Reported Feb 6, 2013 · Terminated

TUNNELOC ROUND HEAD INTERFERENCE SCREW 8MMX25MM Biomet Sports Medicine manufactures a variety of internal fixation…

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?

  • TUNNELOC ROUND HEAD INTERFERENCE SCREW 8MMX25MM Biomet Sports Medicine manufactures a variety of internal fixation devices intended to aid in arthroscopic and orthopedic reconstructive procedures requiring soft tissue fixation, due to injury or degenerative disease. Implants
  • used for this application includescrews, washers, anchors, pins, and suture. Interference Screws and Set Screws are intended for use in fixation of patellar bone-tendon-bone grafts in ACL reconstruction
Lot codes and dates
  • Catalog Number909668
  • Lot Number Identification716710
Amount recalled
44 units distributed

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Thru hole at the tip of the screw is undersized.

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 2, 2013 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:31 PM UTC

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