FDA Enforcement Class II Terminated

TriMed Hex Cortical Screw 4.0, 40 mm, REF HEX4.0-40, non-Sterile, RX, a component of the TriMed Ankle Fixation System. The HEX4.0 40 bone screw is a component of the TriMed Ankle Fixation System. The HEX4.0-40 Screw is a single piece machined cortical bone screw. The HEX4.0-40 screw is employed in combination with a TriMed Ankle Bone Plate such as a Sidewinder Plate, Ankle Hook Plate, Cluster, Semi-Tubular Plate, or the Locking Plate. Use of these implants is not a substitute for normal tissue healing. The TriMed Ankle Bone Plates and Screws are designed to provide additional constraint of movement of a fractured bone and are intended only as an aid to fix the fracture in place during the healing process.

Recall: Z-1214-2019 · Reported May 1, 2019

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-1214-2019
Event ID
82209
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Product Type
Devices
Firm
TriMed Inc.
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Report Date
May 1, 2019
Initiation Date
August 24, 2018
Classification Date
April 23, 2019
Termination Date
December 28, 2020
Address
27533 Avenue Hopkins, N/A, Santa Clarita, CA, 91355-3910, United States

Description

TriMed Hex Cortical Screw 4.0, 40 mm, REF HEX4.0-40, non-Sterile, RX, a component of the TriMed Ankle Fixation System. The HEX4.0 40 bone screw is a component of the TriMed Ankle Fixation System. The HEX4.0-40 Screw is a single piece machined cortical bone screw. The HEX4.0-40 screw is employed in combination with a TriMed Ankle Bone Plate such as a Sidewinder Plate, Ankle Hook Plate, Cluster, Semi-Tubular Plate, or the Locking Plate. Use of these implants is not a substitute for normal tissue healing. The TriMed Ankle Bone Plates and Screws are designed to provide additional constraint of movement of a fractured bone and are intended only as an aid to fix the fracture in place during the healing process.

Reason

The bone screw is shorter than the intended design specification.

Code Info

Lot #170281, UDI (01)00842188107108(11)170406(10)170281

Distribution

US Distribution to states of FL and MO.

Quantity

13 screws