Reported Aug 24, 2016 · Terminated

TI Single Vector Distractor Body with Left Foot/20mm; Catalog ID 487.963 The Titanium Single Vector Distractor and…

Synthes (USA) Products LLC

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) Products LLC · 1301 Goshen Pkwy · West Chester, PA · 19380-5986

Is this the product you have?

  • TI Single Vector Distractor Body with Left Foot/20mm; Catalog ID 487.963 The Titanium Single Vector Distractor and Proximal Foot Plates are intended for mandibular bone lengthening where gradual bone distraction is required, including conditions such as congenital mandibular deficiencies or post-traumatic defects.
Lot codes and dates
    • Part #487.963
    • Lot # A4JX956
    • 4038561
    • 4091230
    • 4281408
    • 4294703
    • 4454536
    • 4475459
    • 5041111
    • 5041112
    • 5414450
    • 5414451
    • 5505099
    • 5505140
    • 5621104
    • 5621108
    • 5621109
    • 5621110
    • 6291848
    • 6879052
    • 7626782
    • 7865438
    • 9890200
    • mfg. 09JUN1999 -26APR2016
    • Exp. 22MAR2020-26APR2036
Amount recalled
182 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

Why it was recalled

DePuy Synthes is voluntarily initiating a recall due to a possibility the fastener on the Titanium Single Vector Distractor Body may become prematurely separated from the Proximal Foot Plate.

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 Dec 13, 2016 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:02 PM UTC

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