FDA Enforcement Class II Terminated

Smith & Nephew 5.5 mm TWINFIX Ultra Ti Anchor with two #2 sutures(white, COBRAID-blue), sterile Part Number: 72202895 Product Usage: intended for use for the reattachment of soft tissue to bone

Recall: Z-2166-2012 · Reported August 15, 2012

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-2166-2012
Event ID
62525
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Product Type
Devices
Firm
Smith & Nephew, Inc. Endoscopy Division
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
Letter
Report Date
August 15, 2012
Initiation Date
July 3, 2012
Classification Date
August 9, 2012
Termination Date
April 18, 2016
Address
150 Minuteman Drive, Andover, MA, 01810-1031, United States

Description

Smith & Nephew 5.5 mm TWINFIX Ultra Ti Anchor with two #2 sutures(white, COBRAID-blue), sterile Part Number: 72202895 Product Usage: intended for use for the reattachment of soft tissue to bone

Reason

Distal part of the anchor may break on insertion into bone during surgery

Code Info

Lot Numbers: 50388181, 50389102, 50392406, 50394176, 50395679, 50395801, 50399411, 50400927, 50402475, 50403491, 50407007, 50410403, 50412883, 50414234, 50415663, 50416800, 50418329, 50419173, 50421006, 50422555

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of: Argentina, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, Belgium, CANADA,CHILE COLOMBIA, Denmark, DUBAI, FINLAND, FRANCE GDC BAAR Distribution,GERMANY, GREECE, INDIA ITALY, KOREA, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, NETHERLAND, NORWAY PORTUGAL, PUERTO RICO, SHANGHAI, SOUTH AFRICA SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, and UNITED KINGDOM.

Quantity

4,661 units