Reported Jun 8, 2016 · Terminated

Hip Preservation System Signature Series PreBent Burs under the following labels

ConMed Corporation

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: ConMed Corporation · 525 French Rd · Utica, NY · 13502-5945

Is this the product you have?

Hip Preservation System Signature Series PreBent Burs under the following labels

3 of 3 products

Products covered by this recall
Model / numberProduct as published
HPS-HB11PreBent Spherical Bur, 5.5mm x 19cm
HPS-HB12PreBent Polishing Bur, 5.5mm x 19cm and
HPS-HB13PreBent Oval Bur, 6.0mm x 19cm The ConMed Hip Preservation System Signature Series is intended to be used for resection of osseous tissue (bone) in arthroscopic and endoscopic surgical procedures
Lot codes and dates

3 of 3 products

Products covered by this recall
#Product as published
1569449, 577583, 577969, 579655, 580365, 581176, 581198, 582216, 587320, 594569, 658219, 669615, 673913 & 688136
2569462, 577800, 577971 & 579652
3569468, 577835, 577974, 579650, 583736, 583742, 587514, 627923, 659317 & 664751.
Amount recalled
991 pieces

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Metal shavings released from burs during use are due to contact between the bur and the hood of the PreBent Bur assembly. During the manufacturing process an assembly error occurred which caused inadvertent mixing of two sizes of bearings.

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 May 24, 2018 · Data as of Sep 19, 4:48 PM UTC

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