Reported Jun 1, 2016 · Terminated

3.2 mm Three-fluted drill bit, sterile, Catalog ID # 03.010.060S Product Usage: Usage: The 3.2 mm Three-fluted Drill…

Synthes (USA) Products LLC

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 (USA) Products LLC · 1301 Goshen Pkwy · West Chester, PA · 19380-5986

Is this the product you have?

    • 3.2 mm Three-fluted drill bit
    • sterile
    • Catalog ID # 03.010.060S
  • Product UsageUsage: The 3.2 mm Three-fluted Drill Bits are instruments that
  • can be used with the following systemsExpert Lateral Femoral Nail (part number 03.010.060S only), Expert Tibial Nail, Expert Humeral Nailing, Multiloc Humeral Nailing System, Suprapatellar Instrumentation for Expert Tibial Nail, and Adolescent Lateral Femoral Nails (ALFN)
Lot codes and dates
  • 244 of 244 codes

    • Catalog ID 03.010.060S Lot # 5558809
    • 6204324
    • 6813586
    • 7648837
    • 5559839
    • 6214366
    • 6818438
    • 7648838
    • 5575915
    • 6235676
    • 6827807
    • 7657752
    • 5579717
    • 6240287
    • 6830470
    • 7657753
    • 5582298
    • 6247514
    • 6835634
    • 7660380
    • 5585788
    • 6249834
    • 6841962
    • 7661528 5594237
    • 6269336
    • 6851101
    • 7661529
    • 5594238
    • 6276953
    • 6857546
    • 7674414
    • 5616439
    • 6279756
    • 6860704
    • 7687319
    • 5633067
    • 6279757
    • 6870563
    • 7693164
    • 5656914
    • 6302746
    • 6873394
    • 7716604
    • 5672506
    • 6313568
    • 6873396
    • 7731690 5682043
    • 6313569
    • 6898040
    • 7739027
    • 5692087
    • 6325420
    • 6904377
    • 7753584
    • 5702206
    • 6331923
    • 6908328
    • 7766654
    • 5711966
    • 6334954
Amount recalled
7363 units

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 sterile packaging may be compromised. A protective cap is to be secured on the tip of the drill bit. If the protective cap is not secured, the drill bit may puncture the sterile barrier.

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 Feb 2, 2017 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:01 PM UTC

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