Reported Jun 12, 2013 · Terminated

Active Articulation E1. Intended for use with either primary or revision hip arthroplasty.

Biomet, 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: Biomet, Inc. · 56 E Bell Dr · Warsaw, IN · 46582-6989

Is this the product you have?

  • Active Articulation E1. Intended for use with either primary or revision hip arthroplasty.
Lot codes and dates
  • Part numbers
    • EP-200162
    • EP-200162
    • EP-200164
  • and EP-200166 with Lot numbers
    • 027050
    • 101470
    • 115950
    • 101480
    • 247990
    • 948810
    • 967270
    • 027070
    • 287820
    • 729870
    • and 860880
Amount recalled
8 units

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Biomet is recalling Active Articulation E1 Hip Bearing implants. Biomet has initiated this action following an investigation which identified that outer label indicates two conflicting O.D. sizes while the inner labels indicate an incorrect O.D. size. The implant itself is etched with the correct O.D. size.

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 29, 2013 · Data as of Sep 19, 4:53 PM UTC

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