FDA Enforcement Class II Terminated

Synthes 2.4mm Titanium Locking Screws Self-Tapping with Stardrive Recess 12mm, Synthes 2.4mm Titanium Locking Screws Self-Tapping with Stardrive Recess 12mm, Plate, Fixation, Bone, Orthopedic Devices The 2.4mm Titanium Locking Screw Self-Tapping with Stardrive Recess 12mm is a part of the following systems: - 2.4. mm Titanium LCP Distal Radius Plate System - Titanium LCP Compact Distal Radius System - 2.4 mm Titanium LCP Radial Head Plate Set - Titanium Modular Mini Fragment LCP System - 2.4 mm Titanium Variable Angle LCP Distal Radius System - 2.7 mm/3.5 mm Titanium Distal Fibula Plate System

Recall: Z-2389-2016 · Reported August 17, 2016

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-2389-2016
Event ID
74719
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Product Type
Devices
Firm
Synthes (USA) Products LLC
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
Letter
Report Date
August 17, 2016
Initiation Date
June 28, 2016
Classification Date
August 11, 2016
Termination Date
February 2, 2017
Address
1301 Goshen Pkwy, West Chester, PA, 19380-5986, United States

Description

Synthes 2.4mm Titanium Locking Screws Self-Tapping with Stardrive Recess 12mm, Synthes 2.4mm Titanium Locking Screws Self-Tapping with Stardrive Recess 12mm, Plate, Fixation, Bone, Orthopedic Devices The 2.4mm Titanium Locking Screw Self-Tapping with Stardrive Recess 12mm is a part of the following systems: - 2.4. mm Titanium LCP Distal Radius Plate System - Titanium LCP Compact Distal Radius System - 2.4 mm Titanium LCP Radial Head Plate Set - Titanium Modular Mini Fragment LCP System - 2.4 mm Titanium Variable Angle LCP Distal Radius System - 2.7 mm/3.5 mm Titanium Distal Fibula Plate System

Reason

It was reported that the specified lots of the 2.4mm Titanium Locking Screw Self-Tapping with Stardrive Recess 12mm can break between the head and the shaft. This resulted from the neck feature being too close to the StarDrive feature leaving a thin wall between neck and drive.

Code Info

Lot Number: 9942217 Part Number: 412.812

Distribution

US Distribution to states of: AR, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, KY, LA, MN, NJ, OK, PA, SD, TN, and WA.

Quantity

41 units