Events

Recall of CERAMIC FEMORAL HEAD: 400-01-290

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by ENCORE MEDICAL L.P. ALSO TRADING AS DJO SURGICAL.

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
    121470
  • Event Risk Class
    III
  • Event Initiated Date
    2008-01-22
  • Event Country
    Canada
  • Event Source
    HC
  • Notes / Alerts
    Canadian data is current through March 2018. All of the data comes from Health Canada, 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 Canada.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    Encore became aware that 2 unlicensed units of cat. number 400-01-290 were implanted. other unlicensed units imported but not distributed were 400-01-291 400-01-292 400-01-295 400-01-296.

Device

CERAMIC FEMORAL HEAD: 400-01-290

Manufacturer

ENCORE MEDICAL L.P. ALSO TRADING AS DJO SURGICAL