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Recall of Device Recall REFLECTION Spherical Head Screw

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States 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
    74617
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-2297-2016
  • Event Initiated Date
    2016-07-06
  • Event Date Posted
    2016-07-28
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2017-07-01
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=148051
  • Notes / Alerts
    U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
    The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, uncemented, metal/polymer, non-porous, calicum-phosphate - Product Code MEH
  • Reason
    The labels correctly state that the product should be a 25mm screw, but the box contained a longer, 35mm screw.
  • Action
    Smith & Nephew sent an Urgent Product Recall Notification letter dated July 6, 2016, to all affected consignees via email and FedEx Overnight delivery on July 6, 2016. The letter identified the product, the problem, and the action to be taken by the consignee. Customers were asked to inspect their inventory and located any unused affected devices and quarantine them immediately, complete the Inventory Return Certification Form and fax to 1-901-566-7975 indicating the quantities that need to be returned. Consignees should contact Smith & Nephew's Field Actions Department via email at FieldActions@smith-nephew.com to obtain a return authorization (RA) number. For questions regarding this recall call 901-399-5520.

Device

Device Recall REFLECTION Spherical Head Screw
  • Model / Serial
    Lot Number 16AM14274
  • Product Classification
    Orthopedic Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    Yes
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution - US (nationwide) and Internationally to AU, CA, GB, IN, ZA, and TR
  • Product Description
    SPHERICAL HEAD REFLECTION(R) 6.5 MM CANCELLOUS SCREW, REF 71332525, QTY: (1), STERILE R, smith&nephew; || Total hip components are indicated for individuals undergoing primary or revision surgery where other treatments or devices have failed in rehabilitating hips damaged as a result of trauma or noninflammatory degenerative joint disease (NIDJD) or any of its composite diagnoses of osteoarthritis, avascular necrosis, traumatic arthritis, slipped capital epiphysis, fused hip, fracture of the pelvis, and diastrophic variant; congenital dysplasia; old, remote osteomyelitis with an extended drainage-free period, nonunion, femoral neck fracture and trochanteric fractures of the proximal femur with head involvement that are unmanageable using other techniques; femoral osteotomy, or Girdlestone resection; fracture-dislocation of the hip; and correction of deformity.
  • Manufacturer
    Smith & Nephew, Inc.

Manufacturer

Smith & Nephew, Inc.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Smith & Nephew, Inc., 1450 E Brooks Rd, Memphis TN 38116-1804
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Smith & Nephew plc
  • Source
    USFDA