FDA Enforcement Class II Terminated

EZPass Passer, Sterile single use arthroscopic instrument utilized in conjunction with a nitinol wire to aid in passing suture through soft tissue. Part numbers 904050, 904051, 904052, 904053, 904054, 904055, and 904056.

Recall: Z-1803-2014 · Reported June 25, 2014

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-1803-2014
Event ID
68216
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Product Type
Devices
Firm
Biomet, Inc.
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
Letter
Report Date
June 25, 2014
Initiation Date
April 15, 2014
Classification Date
June 16, 2014
Termination Date
July 7, 2015
Address
56 E Bell Dr, N/A, Warsaw, IN, 46582-6989, United States

Description

EZPass Passer, Sterile single use arthroscopic instrument utilized in conjunction with a nitinol wire to aid in passing suture through soft tissue. Part numbers 904050, 904051, 904052, 904053, 904054, 904055, and 904056.

Reason

The nitinol wire or monofilament may buckle within the EZPass Suture Passer and become kinked making the wire/monofilament difficult to use.

Code Info

Part # 904050 Lots M224900, M175380, M060840,Part ##904051 Lots M224930, M224970, M175390 and M060850,Part # 904052 Lots M298610, M225000, M225010, and M060860; Part #904053 Lots M225030, M225020 and M048380; Part # 904054 Lots M225040, M225050, M175420, M060870; Part # 904055 Lot M060880; and Part # 904056 Lots M225100, M175440, and M060890.

Distribution

Nationwide Distribution.

Quantity

102