Reported Feb 4, 2015 · Terminated

The Synthes Mandible External Fixator; all lots of part nos.: 04.305.003 04.305.004 04.305.005 04.305.010 04.305.011…

Synthes, 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: Synthes, Inc. · 1302 Wrights Ln E · West Chester, PA · 19380-3417

Is this the product you have?

  • The Synthes Mandible External Fixator; all lots of part nos.:
    • 04.305.003
    • 04.305.004
    • 04.305.005
    • 04.305.010
    • 04.305.011
    • 04.305.012
    • 03.305.006
    • 04.305.100
    • 04.305.101
    • 04.305.102
    • 04.305.103
    • 04.305.128
    • 04.305.130
    • 04.305.134
    • 04.305.138
    • 04.305.140
    • 04.305.142
    • 03.305.105
    • 03.305.500
    • 03.305.500S
    Intended to stabilize and provide treatment for fractures of the maxillofacial area, including severe open mandibular fractures, highly comminuted closed fractures, nonunions and delayed unions (especially associated with infection), fractures associated with infections, tumor resections, facial deformity corrections, gunshot wounds, pan facial fractures, burn maintenance, and bone grafting defects.
Lot codes and dates
  • All lots of part nos.:
    • 04.305.003
    • 04.305.004
    • 04.305.005
    • 04.305.010
    • 04.305.011
    • 04.305.012
    • 03.305.006
    • 04.305.100
    • 04.305.101
    • 04.305.102
    • 04.305.103
    • 04.305.128
    • 04.305.130
    • 04.305.134
    • 04.305.138
    • 04.305.140
    • 04.305.142
    • 03.305.105
Amount recalled
43159

This recall covers 2 products

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

Why it was recalled

Under new testing protocols for MR Environment safety and compatibility, metal devices are no longer designated MR Safe. Some components in the CMF Mandible External Fixator Systems were labeled and/or etched with information indicating they are MR Safe. They can no longer be labeled MR Safe.

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 18, 2016 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:28 PM UTC

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