FDA Enforcement Class I Terminated

LPS Lower Extremity Dovetail Intercalary component. Intended for use in replacement of the mid-shaft portion of the femur.

Recall: Z-1820-2013 · Reported August 7, 2013

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-1820-2013
Event ID
65591
Classification
Class I
Status
Terminated
Product Type
Devices
Firm
DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
E-Mail
Report Date
August 7, 2013
Initiation Date
July 11, 2013
Classification Date
July 31, 2013
Termination Date
July 10, 2014
Address
700 Orthopaedic Dr, N/A, Warsaw, IN, 46582-3994, United States

Description

LPS Lower Extremity Dovetail Intercalary component. Intended for use in replacement of the mid-shaft portion of the femur.

Reason

The LPS Lower Extremity Dovetail Intercalary component has the potential for fracture of the female component when exposed to certain physiological loads.

Code Info

CATALOG NO. : Part Number: 1987-19-055 and lot numbers:130896, 132131, 132133, 209461, 209466, 219843, 232972, 295965, 310189, 336843, 349283, 352878, 374125, 379089, A1TAR1, A2AGN1, A2AGS1, A2AGT1, A2AGV1, B2VAL1, B43G11, B43G1A, B43G1B, B43G1C, B43G1D, B69HV1, B69HVA, BK1BB1, BW7DX1, BW7DX1A, E3SJD1, and EN4KJ1. In certain documentation, these alphanumeric lot numbers may appear with three zeros at the end (e.g. A1TAR1 may appear as A1TAR1000).

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution-USA including the states of FL, GA, ID, KS, KY, MI, MO, NC, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, TN, TX, VA, and WA and the countries of AUSTRALIA, CANADA, ENGLAND, GERMANY, INDIA, COUNTY CORK, IRELAND, and TURKEY.

Quantity

58 U.S. / 39 OUS