Austin-Moore, F.R. Thompson and Thompson Modular endoprostheses
Model / Serial
Product Description
Hip implants for hemiarthroplasty – Austin-Moore, F.R. Thompson and Thompson Modular endoprostheses manufactured by Biomet UK Ltd.
Austin-Moore Endoprostheses (catalogue numbers ST609-38 to ST609-55, ST610-38 to ST610-55, ST612-38 to ST612-55, ST613-5 to ST613-95).
F.R. Thompson Endoprostheses (catalogue numbers ST611-38 to ST611-55).
Thompson Modular Endoprostheses modular stems (catalogue numbers 164556 to 164558).
For all the above, affected lot numbers are within the range 388000 to 443000 and expiry dates are between September 2010 (2010-09) and April 2011 (2011-04).
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