Events

Recall of SMR L2 Metal Back Glenoid Component (part of the total shoulder glenoid replacement)

According to Department of Health, Therapeutic Goods Administration, this recall involved a device in Australia that was produced by Lima Orthopaedics Australia Pty Ltd.

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    RC-2012-RN-00804-3
  • Event Risk Class
    Class II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2012-08-06
  • Event Country
    Australia
  • Event Source
    DHTGA
  • Event Source URL
    https://apps.tga.gov.au/Prod/sara/arn-detail.aspx?k=RC-2012-RN-00804-3
  • Notes / Alerts
    Australian data is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Australia.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    Monitoring and analysis of the clinical results of the smr l2 metal back glenoid component indicate that under certain conditions, for example rotator cuff failure or patient trauma, the polyethylene insert can disassociate. the total revision rate of the l2 version of the smr metal back glenoid component in australia is 6.78% at three years.
  • Action
    Lima is contacting all implanting/treating surgeons and advising them on how to manage patients implanted with the L2 component. For more details, please see http://www.tga.gov.au/safety/alerts-device-shoulder-smr-121030.htm .

Device

SMR L2 Metal Back Glenoid Component (part of the total shoulder glenoid replacement)

Manufacturer

Lima Orthopaedics Australia Pty Ltd