Reported Aug 31, 2016 · Terminated

Cobalt HV Bone Cement Product Usage: Cobalt HV Bone Cement provides two separate, pre-measured and sterilized…

Encore Medical, LP

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: Encore Medical, Lp · 9800 Metric Blvd · Austin, TX · 78758-5445

Is this the product you have?

  • Cobalt HV Bone Cement Product UsageCobalt HV Bone Cement provides two separate, pre-measured and sterilized components which when mixed form a radiopaque, rapidly setting bone cement
Lot codes and dates
  • Lot 507970
Amount recalled
866 units

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

The outer packaging was mislabeled on the box indicating "Cobalt HV with Gentamicin". The bone cement does not contain antibiotics.

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 Jan 13, 2017 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:21 PM UTC

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