Reported Aug 1, 2012 · Terminated

4.5mm TI Multiloc Screw Length 28MM-Sterile Expiration: 04/29/2012 REF 04.019.028S Manufactured or Distributed by…

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?

  • 4.5mm TI Multiloc
  • Screw Length 28MM-Sterile Expiration04/29/2012 REF 04.019.028S Manufactured or Distributed by Synthes (USA) 1101 Synthes Avenue, Monument CO 80132 4.5MM TI Multiloc Screw Length 28MM-Sterile Ref 04.019,038S. The Multiloc Screw 4.5 is used with a Multiloc PHN for treatment of proximal humerus fractures and is intended to be inserted through the Multiloc PHN until it engages the subchondral bone below the relative distal cortex (cortex closest to the humeral head, below the articular surface)
Lot codes and dates
  • Lot #2721745 Expiration 4/29/2012 REF 04.019.028S
Amount recalled
20

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

Two lots of 4.5mm multi-loc screws were recalled due to incorrect labeling of screw size.

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 10, 2015 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:26 PM UTC

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