FDA Enforcement Class II Terminated

G-PIN 2.8BL 3.2PL 98CM 2PK; 467260 Intended to be used as a guide pin for insertion of implants (cannulated screws and/or intramedullary nails). Bone nail guidewire. Intended for drilling bone.

Recall: Z-2237-2018 · Reported June 27, 2018

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-2237-2018
Event ID
80193
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Product Type
Devices
Firm
Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Report Date
June 27, 2018
Initiation Date
May 16, 2018
Classification Date
June 15, 2018
Termination Date
April 5, 2024
Address
56 E Bell Dr, N/A, Warsaw, IN, 46582-6989, United States

Description

G-PIN 2.8BL 3.2PL 98CM 2PK; 467260 Intended to be used as a guide pin for insertion of implants (cannulated screws and/or intramedullary nails). Bone nail guidewire. Intended for drilling bone.

Reason

The firm is recalling various trauma guide wires due to insufficient packaging design verification and exceeding the expected occurrence rate of complaints for sterile barrier failure. Guide wires packaged in the affected packaging configuration have the potential for sterile barrier breach, leading to possible risk for infection.

Code Info

286530 300210 413620 448170 548100 570250 626810 638980 700950 758900 828020 828040 932250 244880 244890 125970 150380 298880 754180 571170 198490 800020 399250

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution: US (Nationwide) and countries of: Argentina, South Korea, Chile, Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Canada, Australia, Japan, and Netherlands.

Quantity

832