Reported Feb 7, 2024 · Ongoing

PRIMARY REV.TIB.INSERT-DURACON Intended for knee replacement. Product Number: 6637-4-031

Howmedica Osteonics Corp.

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: Howmedica Osteonics Corp. · 325 Corporate Dr · Mahwah, NJ · 07430-2006

Is this the product you have?

  • PRIMARY REV.TIB.INSERT-DURACON Intended for knee replacement
  • Product Number6637-4-031
Lot codes and dates
  • GTIN04546540306920
  • Lot Numbers
    • 36273601
    • 36609701

This recall covers 58 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 57 are below.

45 more are in the archive.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Product manufactured using UHMWPE raw material over 5 years of age has the potential for elevated levels of oxidation. Oxidation within UHMWPE can have an impact on its material properties.

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

Data as of Sep 19, 5:45 PM UTC

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