Reported Jul 22, 2015 · Terminated

Reamer / Irrigator / Aspirator (RIA): RIA Drive Shafts, RIA Tube Assemblies, sterile, RIA Reamer Head, sterile…

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?

  • Reamer / Irrigator / Aspirator (RIA)RIA Drive Shafts, RIA Tube Assemblies, sterile, RIA Reamer Head, sterile (12.0mm-19.0mm); intended to clear the medullary canal of bone marrow and debris and to effectively size the medullary canal for the acceptance of an intramedullary implant or prosthesis
Lot codes and dates
  • Part numbers
    • 314.742 and 314.743
    • 314.745S and 314.746S
    • 352.250S-352.265S
  • all lot numbers

    3,006 of 3,006 codes

    • 4345760
    • 4521262
    • 4546058
    • 4685596
    • 4685599
    • 5017013
    • 5072316
    • 5081823
    • 5086873
    • 5094929
    • 5108268
    • 5134954
    • 5134970
    • 5134981
    • 5134985
    • 5140579
    • 5140580
    • 5229647
    • 5255450
    • 5309787
    • 5349578
    • 5350424
    • 5351419
    • 5373244
    • 5402084
    • 5423190
    • 5525258
    • 5527721
    • 5553375
    • 5585914
    • 5603891
    • 5661544
    • 5666966
    • 5706536
    • 6022147
    • 6027929
    • 6054082
    • 6073843
    • 6098786
    • 6201377
    • 6214406
    • 6290254
    • 6303124
    • 6305043
    • 6367680
    • 6420957
    • 6432477
    • 6648785
    • 7004945
    • 7033360
    • 7061003
    • 7081940
    • 7081941
    • 7353279
    • 7353280
    • 7404016
    • 7455951
    • 7484549
    • 15990-01
    • 16442-01
Amount recalled
132564

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

It was reported that the RIA Drive Shaft, Tube Assembly, and Reamer Head have the potential to break when incorrectly assembled or used improperly. Precautionary statements are being added to the Reamer / Irrigator / Aspirator (RIA) Surgical Technique Guide.

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 18, 2016 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:16 PM UTC

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