Reported Aug 15, 2012 · Terminated

Smith & Nephew 5.5 mm TWINFIX Ultra Ti Anchor with three #2 sutures (white, COBRAID- blue), sterile Part Number:…

Smith & Nephew, Inc. Endoscopy Division

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: Smith & Nephew, Inc. Endoscopy Division · 150 Minuteman Drive · Andover, MA · 01810-1031

Is this the product you have?

  • Smith & Nephew 5.5 mm TWINFIX Ultra Ti Anchor with three #2 sutures (white, COBRAID- blue)
  • sterile Part Number72202897
  • Product Usageintended for use for the reattachment of soft tissue to bone
Lot codes and dates
  • Lot Numbers
    • 50388188
    • 50389268
    • 50392431
    • 50393764
    • 50394899
    • 50395675
    • 50396849
    • 50397464
    • 50398727
    • 50399817
    • 50400184
    • 50402082
    • 50403278
    • 50405085
    • 50406197
    • 50406805
    • 50408994
    • 50410001
    • 50412043
    • 50412967
    • 50414260
    • 50415224
    • 50416542
    • 50415681
    • 50417216
    • 50418491
    • 50420660
    • 50421624
Amount recalled
4,411 units

This recall covers 6 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 5 are below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide
  • PR

Why it was recalled

Distal part of the anchor may break on insertion into bone during surgery

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 Apr 18, 2016 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:24 PM UTC

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