Reported Jul 22, 2015 · Terminated

A.L.P.S. - Medium Bone Plate Forceps. Orthopedic manual surgical instrument.

Biomet, 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: Biomet, Inc. · 56 E Bell Dr · Warsaw, IN · 46582-6989

Is this the product you have?

  • A.L.P.S. - Medium Bone Plate Forceps. Orthopedic manual surgical instrument.
Lot codes and dates
  • Part Number816301006
  • Lot Numbers
    • 099216
    • 093776
    • 093717
    • 093716
    • 088526
    • 081179
    • 072525
    • 072524
Amount recalled
223

This recall covers 3 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 2 are below.

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Medium Bone Plate Forceps was assembled with the incorrect grip arm tip. Potential that the surgeon will be unable to provisionally clamp the plate to the patient's bone.

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 Mar 22, 2016 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:06 PM UTC

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