Reported Jun 1, 2016 · Terminated

3.2 mm three-fluted Radiolucent Drill Bit/Needle Point/145 mm Sterile Product Usage: The 3.2 mm Three-fluted Drill Bits…

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 Radiolucent Drill Bit/Needle
  • Point/145 mm Sterile Product UsageThe 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
    • Catalog ID 03.010.100S Lot # 5525872
    • 6153368
    • 6530901
    • 5548707
    • 6197315
    • 6581051 5575918
    • 6199232
    • 6676406
    • 5603463
    • 6231850
    • 6721724 5649117
    • 6256560
    • 6734876
    • 5668880
    • 6305842
    • 6808463 5724639
    • 6319050
    • 6831468
    • 5742276
    • 6320150
    • 6997294 5807341
    • 6343980
    • 7039877
    • 6012770
    • 6401819
    • 7052565 6045597
    • 6448707
    • 7081479
    • 6057914
    • 6472100
    • 7378832 6108342
    • 6501856
    • 7410311
    • 6142443
    • 6503351
    • 7466207 7554670
    • 7620971
    • 7675571
    • 7711694
    • 7801251
    • 7918026 9815103
    • 9828932
    • 9905850
    • 9939769
    • H033348
Amount recalled
1274 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, 5:21 PM UTC

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