FDA Enforcement Class II Terminated

TUNNELOC ROUND HEAD INTERFERENCE SCREW 8MMX25MM Biomet Sports Medicine manufactures a variety of internal fixation devices intended to aid in arthroscopic and orthopedic reconstructive procedures requiring soft tissue fixation, due to injury or degenerative disease. Implants used for this application include: screws, washers, anchors, pins, and suture. Interference Screws and Set Screws are intended for use in fixation of patellar bone-tendon-bone grafts in ACL reconstruction.

Recall: Z-0753-2013 · Reported February 6, 2013

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-0753-2013
Event ID
64004
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Product Type
Devices
Firm
Biomet, Inc.
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
Letter
Report Date
February 6, 2013
Initiation Date
January 3, 2013
Classification Date
January 30, 2013
Termination Date
August 2, 2013
Address
56 E Bell Dr, Warsaw, IN, 46582-6989, United States

Description

TUNNELOC ROUND HEAD INTERFERENCE SCREW 8MMX25MM Biomet Sports Medicine manufactures a variety of internal fixation devices intended to aid in arthroscopic and orthopedic reconstructive procedures requiring soft tissue fixation, due to injury or degenerative disease. Implants used for this application include: screws, washers, anchors, pins, and suture. Interference Screws and Set Screws are intended for use in fixation of patellar bone-tendon-bone grafts in ACL reconstruction.

Reason

Thru hole at the tip of the screw is undersized.

Code Info

Catalog Number: 909668 Lot Number Identification: 716710

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution - USA including CA, FL, IL, AL, OH, KY, TX , and Internationally to Australia, Columbia, Mexico, Netherlands, and Chile.

Quantity

44 units distributed