Events

Recall of DePuy Synthes Attune Intuition Distal Femoral Jig

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
    17639
  • Event Initiated Date
    2014-11-14
  • 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
    This correction is being issued because if the metal pin bushing is overloaded, there is the potential for partial or full displacement of the metal pin bushing along with fracture of the plastic around the metal pin bushing. if the plastic around the metal pin bushing fractures, there is the potential for fragments of the fractured plastic to be left in the patient.
  • Action
    Product to be exchanged

Device

DePuy Synthes Attune Intuition Distal Femoral Jig
  • Model / Serial
    Model: Part numbers: 254400521 and 254400520, Affected: All lots
  • Manufacturer
    DePuy Ireland UC

Manufacturer

DePuy Ireland UC