Events

Recall of ENDO FEMORAL AIMERS

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by SMITH & NEPHEW 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
    22966
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2009-09-22
  • 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
    Specific product codes and lot numbers of the endo femoral aimers may have been improperly marked indicating the wrong size and part number. the actual 4mm aimer is marked as 6mm and the actual 6mm aimer is marked as 4mm.

Device

ENDO FEMORAL AIMERS
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 72201716 (Lot serial: For product code 72201714:); Model Catalog: 72201714 (Lot serial: For product code 72201714:); Model Catalog: 72201716 (Lot serial: (L)502780141 and (L)50278014); Model Catalog: 72201714 (Lot serial: (L)502780141 and (L)50278014); Model Catalog: 72201716 (Lot serial: For product code 72201716:); Model Catalog: 72201714 (Lot serial: For product code 72201716:); Model Catalog: 72201716 (Lot serial: (L) 50278012); Model Catalog: 72201714 (Lot serial: (L) 50278012)
  • Product Description
    Endo Femoral Aimers
  • Manufacturer
    SMITH & NEPHEW INC.

Manufacturer

SMITH & NEPHEW INC.