Events

Recall of DYNASTY TRIAL SHELL

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY INC..

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
    21400
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2008-06-09
  • 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
    The dynasty trial shells size 62mm 64mm 66mm and 68mm were found to be 2.5 mm larger than marked on the trial. this issue was found during a surgery when a paient's acetabular was fractured after use.

Device

DYNASTY TRIAL SHELL
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 3300GH66 (Lot serial: 037386983); Model Catalog: 3300GH64 (Lot serial: 037386983); Model Catalog: 3300GG62 (Lot serial: 037386983); Model Catalog: 3300GH68 (Lot serial: 117459853); Model Catalog: 3300GH66 (Lot serial: 117459853); Model Catalog: 3300GH68 (Lot serial: 037386983); Model Catalog: 3300GG62 (Lot serial: 117459853); Model Catalog: 3300GH68 (Lot serial: 117456822); Model Catalog: 3300GH66 (Lot serial: 117456822); Model Catalog: 3300GH64 (Lot serial: 117456822); Model Catalog: 3300GG62 (Lot serial: 117456822); Model Catalog: 3300GH64 (Lot serial: 117459853)
  • Product Description
    DYNASTY TRIAL SHELL
  • Manufacturer
    WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY INC.

Manufacturer

WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY INC.