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Medical device recalls 2012

Ranawat/Burnstein Acetabular Shell 54mm/Limited Holes/Porous Coated… — Class II medical device recall Z-0415-2013

Terminated recall by Biomet, Inc., reported 2012-11-28, distributed nationwide. The color code on label conflicts with the liner size (liner size 24 should be green, not yellow)

Recall numberZ-0415-2013
Product typeMedical device
ClassificationClass II
StatusTerminated
Voluntary or mandatedVoluntary
Recalling firmBiomet, Inc., Warsaw, IN, United States
Recall initiated2012-10-04
Classified2012-11-21
Reported by FDA2012-11-28
Terminated2013-03-18
DistributedNationwide (US)
Reason classeslabeling
Lot numbers528310
Model numbers11-106054

Product

Ranawat/Burnstein Acetabular Shell 54mm/Limited Holes/Porous Coated is a metallic, full-hemisphere, acetabular shell component. Intended Use: The shell utilizes a modular polyethylene liner and a femoral head component that is taper fit onto a femoral stem at the time of surgery. Cemented or non-cemented total hip replacement . The device is intended for general use in skeletally mature individuals undergoing primary and/or secondary revision surgery at high risk of hip dislocation due to a history of prior dislocation, joint or bone loss, soft tissue laxity, neuromuscular disease, or intra-operative instability and for whom all other options to constrained acetabular components have been considered

Reason for recall

The color code on label conflicts with the liner size (liner size 24 should be green, not yellow)

Machine access

This record, with every extracted code, the verbatim FDA record and provenance, is available from the recall API: GET https://api.data.aroqon.com/v1/recalls/Z-0415-2013. Look up any UPC, UDI, NDC or lot with /v1/recalls/lookup?code=…. API docs · free and paid keys.

Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration enforcement report via openFDA (CC0). Structured by Data Foundry (recall-structuring@2); last changed 2026-09-26. Not affiliated with or endorsed by FDA. Not medical or legal advice.