Reported Apr 23, 2014 · Terminated

The Synthes Hohmann Retractor, 43 mm Long Shank, Angled 235 mm Product Usage: Used to expose bone for procedures.

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 Hohmann Retractor, 43 mm Long Shank
  • Angled 235 mm Product UsageUsed to expose bone for procedures
Lot codes and dates
    • part no. 399.24
    • lot number T974302
Amount recalled
20

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

Why it was recalled

The Synthes Hohmann Retractor was mis-etched on the product and package as part number 399.24 instead of part number 399.22.

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 Sep 10, 2015 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:32 PM UTC

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