FDA Recall Terminated

LOCATOR Restorative Abutment, ILOA002, LOT 877423, Certain LOCATOR ABUTMENT, 4.1 mm(D) X 2mm(H), STERILE Made in USA, Sterile. BIOMET 3i 4555 Riverside Drive, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 USA. For use on tissue supported removable over-dentures on 2 to 4 implants, partially edentulous overdentures with one or more implants, limited interarch distance, angle correction with up to 40 degrees between divergent implants.

Recall: Z-0810-2010 · Initiated November 23, 2009

Recall

Recall Number
Z-0810-2010
Event Number
54074
Firm
Biomet 3i, LLC
FEI Number
1038806
Product Code
DZE
Status
Terminated
Root Cause
Process control
Initiated
November 23, 2009
Posted
February 22, 2010
Terminated
December 15, 2010
Address
4555 Riverside Dr, Palm Beach Gardens, FL, 33410-4200

Description

LOCATOR Restorative Abutment, ILOA002, LOT 877423, Certain LOCATOR ABUTMENT, 4.1 mm(D) X 2mm(H), STERILE Made in USA, Sterile. BIOMET 3i 4555 Riverside Drive, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 USA. For use on tissue supported removable over-dentures on 2 to 4 implants, partially edentulous overdentures with one or more implants, limited interarch distance, angle correction with up to 40 degrees between divergent implants.

Reason

Package labeled as sterile may have an incomplete or partial seal thereby possibly compromising sterility.

Action

Each US customer will be contacted by telephone using a prepared phone script. Following telephone contact, Biomet 3i will perform a follow-up of each call with a faxed letter. The Urgent: Medical Device Recall letter, dated 11/23/2009, identified the affected product and asked customers to return unused product for replacement. The letter also explained the clinical implications and asked customers to respond with the attached response fax and then return the abutment(s) to BIOMET 3i. Questions or concerns can be directed to Kelly Taylor at 561-776-6906.

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution -- USA, Middle East, Italy, Europe, and Greece.

Quantity

97