Reported Aug 21, 2013 · Terminated

5.0mm Unit Rod 270mm 5.0mm Unit Rod 290mm 5.0mm Unit Rod 310mm 5.0mm Unit Rod 330mm 5.0mm Unit Rod 350mm 5.0mm Unit Rod…

Synthes USA HQ, 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 USA HQ, Inc. · 1302 Wrights Ln E · West Chester, PA · 19380-3417

Is this the product you have?

  • 5.0mm Unit Rod 270mm 5.0mm Unit Rod 290mm 5.0mm Unit Rod 310mm 5.0mm Unit Rod 330mm 5.0mm Unit Rod 350mm 5.0mm Unit Rod 370mm 5.0mm Unit Rod 390mm 5.0mm Unit Rod 410mm 5.0mm Unit Rod 430mm 5.0mm Unit Rod 450mm pedicle screw spinal system; Intended to provide immobilization and stabilization of spinal segments in skeletally mature patients.
Lot codes and dates
  • Part Numbers
    • 298.269
    • 298.270
    • 298.271
    • 298.272
    • 298.273
    • 298.274
    • 298.275
    • 298.276
    • 298.277
    • 298.278
  • with lot numbers

    74 of 74 codes

    • 4729951
    • 4841209
    • 4923651
    • 4923652
    • 4987688
    • 4987750
    • 5350635
    • 2002330
    • 3000595 4729952
    • 4841210
    • 4923653
    • 4923654
    • 4987683
    • 4856248
    • 4987755
    • 5153848
    • 5153853
    • 1602596
    • 1880489 4729953
    • 4841211
    • 4923666
    • 4923667
    • 4987778
    • 4856275
    • 4987761
    • 5159826
    • 5157329
    • 3016224 4729954
    • 4841212
    • 4919162
    • 4923669
    • 4987779
    • 4856250
    • 4987766
    • 5153796
    • 3093619 4729956
    • 4923674
    • 4987825
    • 4987780
    • 5066363 4729958
    • 4923615
    • 4987826
    • 4987781
    • 5066364 4729959
    • 4841213
    • 4923655
    • 4936270
    • 4987684
    • 4987771
    • 5153849
    • 5153854 4729960
    • 4835367
    • 4923656
    • 4923657
    • 4984982
    • 4856246
    • 4987772
    • 5159827
    • 5157330 4729961
    • 4835368
Amount recalled
492

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

DePuy Synthes has issued a Medical Device Correction notice for the 5.0mm Stainless Steel rods. This product was produced using a finishing process not identified as part of the manufacturing specification. No adverse event reports associated with the use of this product were received, and an extensive engineering and medical safety review concluded that the product poses no incremental risk to t

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 Sep 21, 2015 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:30 PM UTC

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