Events

Recall of DePuy Reclaim Taper Sleeve Protector

According to New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, this recall involved a device in New Zealand that was produced by DePuy Ireland UC.

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
    16934
  • Event Initiated Date
    2014-07-04
  • Event Country
    New Zealand
  • Event Source
    NZMMDSA
  • Event Source URL
    https://medsafe.govt.nz/hot/Recalls/RecallSearch.asp
  • Notes / Alerts
    Data from New Zealand is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, 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 New Zealand.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Recalling Organisation: Johnson & Johnson (NZ) Limited, 13a Gabador Place, Mt Wellington, AUCKLAND
  • Reason
    The reclaim® taper sleeve protector can be difficult to remove from the distal stem both before surgery and after proximal reaming. the immediate remedy is for all users to discard the affected taper sleeve protector prior to stem implantation.
  • Action
    Instructions for use to be updated

Device

DePuy Reclaim Taper Sleeve Protector
  • Model / Serial
    Model: Specific part numbers, Affected: All lots
  • Manufacturer
    DePuy Ireland UC

Manufacturer

DePuy Ireland UC