FDA Enforcement Class II Ongoing

Link OptiStem Rasp Handle-Used with the OptiStem Rasp to prepare the femoral medullary canal for a knee prosthesis implant during a total knee arthroplasty surgical procedure Item Number: 17-5220/01

Recall: Z-2481-2023 · Reported September 6, 2023

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-2481-2023
Event ID
92839
Classification
Class II
Status
Ongoing
Product Type
Devices
Firm
Waldemar Link GmbH & Co. KG (Mfg Site)
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
E-Mail
Report Date
September 6, 2023
Initiation Date
July 26, 2023
Classification Date
August 29, 2023
Address
Oststr. 4-10, N/A, Norderstedt, N/A, N/A, Germany

Description

Link OptiStem Rasp Handle-Used with the OptiStem Rasp to prepare the femoral medullary canal for a knee prosthesis implant during a total knee arthroplasty surgical procedure Item Number: 17-5220/01

Reason

A crack in the weld of the rasp handle may lead to a fracture of the frontal sleeve when the rasp is further impacted or extracted. The rasp remains intact. The rasp would need to be pulled out by a clamp leading to a prolongation of surgery or modified surgery

Code Info

UDI-DI: 04026575284658 Lot Codes: C010108, C151519

Distribution

IN,GA, TX

Quantity

6 units