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Recall of Device Recall WHIPKNOT Soft Tissue Cinch

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
    74771
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-2745-2016
  • Event Initiated Date
    2016-07-19
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2018-07-10
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=148409
  • 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
    Fastener, fixation, biodegradable, soft tissue - Product Code MAI
  • Reason
    Sterility compromised due to breach in sterile packaging.
  • Action
    Smith & Nephew issued recall letters via Federal Express on July 19, 2016 to the customers. Customers asked to inspect inventory and locate any unused devices, and quarantine immediately. Contact Smith & Nephews Field Actions Department via email at FieldActions@smith-nephew.com or fax +1-901-566-7975 to return the completed Inventory Return Certification Form and obtain a return authorization (RA) number if you have product to return.

Device

Device Recall WHIPKNOT Soft Tissue Cinch
  • Model / Serial
    Lot codes: 50387867 50388745 50389780 50390947 50392219 50392401 50393765 50394079 50395093 50396528 50396841 50397925 50399974 50400293 50401451 50402461 50402959 50403376 50403941 50405570 50406358 50407001 50407434 50407950 50407951 50408878 50409545 50410397 50411389 50412044 50413155 50414113 50415145 50415520 50415873 50416326 50416832 50417399 50417668 50418103 50418994 50420164 50421033 50421623 50422190 50422891 50422892 50423320 50424442 50424933 50426325 50427350 50428379 50429275 50429625 50433984 50434656 50436573 50437136 50437526 50437759 50438338 50439087 50439765 50439766 50440062 50440837 50441687 50442651 50442880 50444065 50446669 50446768 50446770 50448070 50448602 50449028 50450098 50450473 50451227 50452947 50453834 50454699 50456357 50457059 50457933 50458614 50460363 50461194 50462494 50463802 50464798 50466235 50466505 50467033 50467808 50468830 50469933 50471415 50472190 50473438 50474159 50475156 50475855 50477527 50478007 50478622 50479617 50481285 50481730 50483050 50483361 50485995 50487659 50488891 50492846 50492847 50492848 50492849 50492851 50492852 50493064 50493806 50494458 50495857 50496836 50498479 50499120 50499121 50500273 50502177 50503259 50503943 50505008 50506627 50507250 50507728 50508689 50510084 50513573 50514115 50515369 50516858 50517711 50518586 50519608 50519938 50521068 50521840 50522157 50522313 50522481 50522791 50523907 50524119 50524707 50525171 50526231 50526605 50527117 50527848 50528880 50529519 50529834 50530093 50530468 50530782 50530799 50531351 50531553 50532380 50532717 50533143 50533646 50534235 50534638 50537501 50549463 50549468 50553176 50553177 50553178 50553585 50554431 50555221 50555642 50556017 50556125 50558051 50559082 50560192 50560193 50562713 50563407 50565147 50565408 50567384 50569692 50570896 50572075 50574212 50575366 50577597 50578036 50578037 50579348 50580730 50581344 50583475 50584361 50584362 50584363 50586084 50586561 50588245 50589286 50590542 50591919 50592295 50594969 50598322 50599811 50603228 50603355 50603357 50603972 50604722 50605882
  • Product Classification
    Orthopedic Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    Yes
  • Distribution
    Worldwide distribution. US nationwide, and the countries of: AU, AT, BE, CA, CH, CR, DB, DE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IC, IL, IN, IT, MY, NL, NO, PL, PR, PT,SE, SG, TH, and ZA.
  • Product Description
    Smith & Nephew Whipknot Soft Tissue Cinch (USP#5) suture. PN: 7211015 Used during ligament reconstruction.
  • Manufacturer
    Smith & Nephew, Inc.

Manufacturer

Smith & Nephew, Inc.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Smith & Nephew, Inc., 130 & 120 Forbes Blvd, Mansfield MA 02048
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Smith & Nephew plc
  • Source
    USFDA