Reported Jun 24, 2015 · Terminated

Pull Reduction Device For 4.3mm Percutaneous Drill Guide; The pull reduction device with quick coupling is placed…

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?

  • Pull Reduction Device For 4.3mm Percutaneous Drill Guide; The pull reduction device with quick coupling is placed through the guide sleeve and plate holes to pull or push bone fragments relative to the plate
  • This instrument can be used forMinor Varus-valgus adjustments (approximately 2¿ - 4¿), Translational adjustments, Stabilization of plate bone orientation during insertion of the first screws, alignment of segmental fragments and pre-drilling dense or thick cortical bone before placing a 5.0 mm locking screw
Lot codes and dates
  • Part Number03.120.023
  • with lot numbers

    71 of 71 codes

    • 1825699
    • 1825946
    • 1959344
    • 1959346
    • 3052800
    • 3066995
    • 3066996
    • 3066997
    • 3092693
    • 3092737
    • 3139434
    • 3139480
    • 3139483
    • 3139485
    • 3159152
    • 3167363
    • 3172147
    • 3207364
    • 3218030
    • 3218068
    • 3223545
    • 3224270
    • 3224271
    • 3224275
    • 3224581
    • 3224582
    • 3224583
    • 3233445
    • 3288206
    • 3422091
    • 3447606
    • 3469240
    • 3502469
    • 3535235
    • 3556421
    • 3556422
    • 3584316
    • 3642892
    • 3740917
    • 3740919
    • 3740920
    • 3740924
    • 3775480
    • 3775482
    • 3811200
    • 7510644
    • 7510645
    • 7510647
    • 7510648
    • 7542178
    • 7555756
    • 7629268
    • 7699116
    • 7699117
    • 7742370
    • 7742371
    • 7742372
    • 7778806
    • 7778807
    • 7821741
Amount recalled
3747 US, 19 Foreign

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

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Certain affected parts and lots of the Pull Reduction Devices may have been manufactured to an incorrect hardness specification which could result in intraoperative breakage.

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 22, 2016 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:25 PM UTC

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