FDA Enforcement Class II Terminated

outer box: Ref 906768, CurvTek Eye Needle 22 MM X-large Stainless Steel, Single Use Gamma Sterilized, Rx inner incorrect label: CurvTek 7 MM Medium, Single Pack Quantity -3, REF 906760 To pass the CurvTek needle, place the jaws of the instrument utilized to grasp the needle on the sides of the needle and orient and needle parallel to the long axis of the instrument. Position the needle to follow the path of the tunnel created by the cartridges. This aligns the needle with the radius of the transosseous tunnel. Advance the needle while rotating the instrument away from the entry point. Gently feed the needle through the length of the tunnel.

Recall: Z-0523-2014 · Reported December 25, 2013

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-0523-2014
Event ID
66964
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Product Type
Devices
Firm
Biomet, Inc.
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
Letter
Report Date
December 25, 2013
Initiation Date
November 26, 2013
Classification Date
December 17, 2013
Termination Date
July 7, 2015
Address
56 E Bell Dr, N/A, Warsaw, IN, 46582-6989, United States

Description

outer box: Ref 906768, CurvTek Eye Needle 22 MM X-large Stainless Steel, Single Use Gamma Sterilized, Rx inner incorrect label: CurvTek 7 MM Medium, Single Pack Quantity -3, REF 906760 To pass the CurvTek needle, place the jaws of the instrument utilized to grasp the needle on the sides of the needle and orient and needle parallel to the long axis of the instrument. Position the needle to follow the path of the tunnel created by the cartridges. This aligns the needle with the radius of the transosseous tunnel. Advance the needle while rotating the instrument away from the entry point. Gently feed the needle through the length of the tunnel.

Reason

Inner label of PN: 906768 Lot: 055450 CurvTek Eye Needle 22mm X-Large states incorrectly PN: 906760 7mm Medium.

Code Info

Lot 055450

Distribution

Nationwide Distribution including MI, IA, IL, IN, and TN.

Quantity

21