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Recall of Otto Bock Compact prosthetic knee joint

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Bock,Otto,Orthopedic Ind,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
    36256
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0363-2007
  • Event Initiated Date
    2006-08-10
  • Event Date Posted
    2007-01-25
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2008-11-26
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=48263
  • 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
    external leg prosthesis - Product Code KFX
  • Reason
    A correction of the otto bock compact prosthetic knee joint, material numbers 3c93 and 3c85, is being conducted. a limited number of compacts have a defective solder connection between the contact wires and battery terminals. if exposed to strong vibrations these compact knee joints have an increased probability of malfunction and a resultant risk to the compact wearer.
  • Action
    An Urgent Correction Notice, dated August 11, 2006, was sent to customers who purchased the Compact Prosthetic knee joint. The letter identifies affected units, asks for all in stock devices to be returned to Otto Bock, and for patients fitted with an affected device, a loaner knee will be provided as a temporary replacement while their device is serviced.

Device

Otto Bock Compact prosthetic knee joint
  • Model / Serial
    Material number 3C85, serial numbers: 200547006, 200547007, 200547008, 200547009, 200547034, 200547035, 200547036, 200547037, 200547038, 200547039, 200548022, 200548023, 200548037, 200548038, 200548039, 200548040, 200548041, 200548042, 200604015, 200604016, 200604017, 200604021, 200604022, 200604024, 200604064, 200605002, 200613003.   Material number 3C95, serial numbers: 200531057, 200531058, 200531059, 200531060, 200547003, 200547004, 200547005, 200547024, 200547049, 200547050, 200547051, 200547052, 200547053, 200547054, 200547055, 200547056, 200547057, 200548007, 200548008, 200548009, 200548010, 200548011, 200548012, 200548013, 200548014, 200548015, 200548016, 200548017, 200548018, 200548019, 200548020, 200548034, 200548035, 200548036, 200548044, 200548045, 200548046, 200548047, 200548048, 200548049, 200548051, 200548052, 200548053, 200548054, 200548055, 200548056, 200548058, 200548059, 200548060, 200548061, 200548062, 200548063, 200548064, 200548065, 200548067, 200548068, 200604001, 200604002, 200604003, 200604004, 200604005, 200604006, 200604007, 200604008, 200604009, 200604010, 200604012, 200604013, 200604014, 200604026, 200604027, 200604028, 200604029, 200604030, 200604032, 200604033, 200604034, 200604035, 200604036, 200604038, 200604039, 200604040, 200604041, 200604042, 200604043, 200604044, 200604045, 200604053, 200604054, 200604055, 200604056, 200604057, 200604058, 200604059, 200604062, 200604063, 200605003, 200605004, 200605005, 200605006, 200605008, 200605009, 200605010, 200605018, 200605019, 200605020, 200605021, 200605022, 200605023, 200605054, 200605055, 200605057, 200605058, 200605059, 200605060, 200605061, 200612015, 200612016, 200612017, 200612018, 200612019, 200612020, 200612021, 200612024, 200612029, 200612045, 200612047, 200612050, 200612051, 200612052, 200612053, 200612054, 200612056, 200613034, 200613035, 200613038, 200613039, 200613041, 200613042, 200613043, 200613044, 200613045, 200613054, 200613055, 200613056, 200613057, 200613061, 200613062, 200613063.
  • Product Classification
    Physical Medicine Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Nationwide.
  • Product Description
    Electronic Otto Bock Compact leg prosthesis System, 3C95/3C85, to be used exclusively for the exoprosthetic fitting of amputations of the lower limb. Microprocessor-controlled prosthetic knee joint used by lower extremity amputees.
  • Manufacturer
    Bock,Otto,Orthopedic Ind,Inc

Manufacturer

Bock,Otto,Orthopedic Ind,Inc
  • Manufacturer Address
    Bock,Otto,Orthopedic Ind,Inc, Two Carlson Parkway North, Suite 100, Minneapolis MN 55447
  • Source
    USFDA