Reported Apr 24, 2013 · Terminated

Product is distributed by Zimmer (Warsaw, Indiana)/Synvasive Technology, Inc. (El Dorado Hills, CA) & manufactured…

Synvasive Technology 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: Synvasive Technology Inc · 4925 Robert J Mathews Pkwy · El Dorado Hills, CA · 95762-5701

Is this the product you have?

  • Product is distributed by Zimmer (Warsaw, Indiana)/Synvasive Technology, Inc. (El Dorado Hills, CA) & manufactured under Synvasive Technology, Inc. El Dorado Hills
  • CA Reciprocating saw bladeA sterile surgical saw blade used to resect damaged cartilage and/or bond in an orthopaedic reconstructive procedure such as a total knee replacement
Lot codes and dates
  • Lots Numbers included in Recall
    • 1X311
    • 01251
    • 16325
    • 15023
    • 15024
    • 1Y224
    • 23326
    • 0X401
    • 26385
    • 1Y174
    • 17151
    • 0Y280
    • 17150
    • 22028
    • 28114
    • 19071
    • 23372
    • 23346
    • 23504
    • 23505
    • 25134
    • 25341
    • 2W223
    • 2X105
    • 26001
    • 2W573
    • 2W574
    • 24348
    • 25304
    • 25333
    • 26068
    • 26165
    • 27015
    • 27016
    • 29392
    • PD4647
Amount recalled
3442 units per the part numbers listed

This recall covers 2 products

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

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Various reciprocating and oscillating saw blades were incorrectly labeled. The labeling errors include: (1) The pouch says oscillating saw blade when it actually contains a reciprocating saw blade; (2) The box bar code date does not match the human readable expiration date; and (3) The label incorrectly states use with Zimmer/Synthes handset and not the Zimmer Universal Power System.

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 Jul 15, 2014 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:37 PM UTC

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