Reported Sep 6, 2017 · Terminated

smith&nephew POLARSTEM(TM) Femoral Stems with Ti/HA (Standard, Lateral, Valgus and Collar), REF 76102260, NON STERILE,…

Smith & Nephew, 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: Smith & Nephew, Inc. · 1450 E Brooks Rd · Memphis, TN · 38116-1804

Is this the product you have?

  • smith&nephew POLARSTEM(TM) Femoral Stems with Ti/HA (Standard, Lateral, Valgus and Collar), REF 76102260, NON STERILE
  • QTY(1), Rx only The subject cardan is used in conjunction with a curved stem impactor used to implant the POLARSTEM hip stem. The hip stem is mounted on the screw at the tip of the instrument, and the stem is then impacted into the femur. After impaction, the surgeon uses a knob at the end of the cardan to unscrew the implanted stem from the instrument
Lot codes and dates
  • Lot Numbers
    • A57835
    • A57837
    • A58509
    • A59084
    • A59446
    • A59547
    • A60948
Amount recalled
402 units

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

The Cardan joint of the Polarstem Cardan could potentially fracture or functionally fail after multiple procedures.

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 21, 2020 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:21 PM UTC

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