Reported Jan 21, 2015 · Terminated

Timberline Anchored Lateral Variable Retractable Sleeve LITPCR8600-2101-07, Model No. 86300204 Timberline Anchored…

Biomet Spine, 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 Spine, LLC · 310 Interlocken Pkwy Ste 120 · Broomfield, CO · 80021-3464

Is this the product you have?

  • Timberline Anchored Lateral Variable Retractable Sleeve LITPCR8600-2101-07, Model No. 86300204 Timberline Anchored Lateral Variable Retractable Sleeves (the Sleeves) are used with the Timberline MPF System to help establish access into the vertebrae for the screws utilized to anchor the plate to the vertebrae.
Lot codes and dates
    • Model 8630-0204 Lots TU00052
    • TU00052A
    • and TU00117
Amount recalled
12 units

This recall covers 3 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 2 are below.

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

The inner diameter of the Sleeve shaft is undersized, resulting in interference fit when inserting the Anchored Lateral Straight Retractable Awl or the Anchored Lateral Straight Retractable Drill into the Sleeve shaft.

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 Mar 13, 2015 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:19 PM UTC

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