Reported Jul 10, 2013 · Terminated

Bigliani/Flatow¿ The Complete Solution Fukuda Retractors Small Nonsterile 00-4305-019-30. Used in retracting the…

Zimmer, 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: Zimmer, Inc. · 345 E Main St · Warsaw, IN · 46580-2746

Is this the product you have?

  • Bigliani/Flatow¿ The Complete Solution Fukuda Retractors Small Nonsterile 00-4305-019-30. Used in retracting the humeral shaft posteriorly and exposing the entire glenoid surface.
Lot codes and dates

3 of 3 products

Products covered by this recall
Model / numberProduct as published
00-4305-019-30with
Lot Numbers 61557761, 61591732, 61612275, 61614764, and 77000186. 2010 Market Withdrawal part numbers
430501930Lot#s: 60795817, 60834923, 60916795, 60997103, 61017041, 61038697, 61075510, 61128521, 61186400, 61199809, 61253702, 61392455, 61430126
Amount recalled
722 units (includes 2010 market withdrawal)

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

This is a recall expansion from the 2010 recall which now includes seven additional lots that were not previously included. Zimmer, Inc. is initiating a recall of small and large Fukuda-type retractors due to fractures occurring at the grooves around the perimeter of the blades while being used during surgery.

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 Dec 18, 2014 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:55 PM UTC

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