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Medical device recalls 2013

Variable Angle Locking Compression Plate/VA-LCP Dorsal Distal Radius… — Class II medical device recall Z-0956-2013

Terminated recall by Synthes USA HQ, Inc., reported 2013-03-27, distributed in IN, OH, PA, TX. It was discovered that one of the VA-LCP Dorsal Distal Radius Plates was incorrectly etched as Part Number 02.

Recall numberZ-0956-2013
Product typeMedical device
ClassificationClass II
StatusTerminated
Voluntary or mandatedVoluntary
Recalling firmSynthes USA HQ, Inc., West Chester, PA, United States
Recall initiated2013-01-11
Classified2013-03-15
Reported by FDA2013-03-27
Terminated2015-08-31
DistributedIN, OH, PA, TX
Quantity4
Lot numbers7965181
Model numbers02.115.431

Product

Variable Angle Locking Compression Plate/VA-LCP Dorsal Distal Radius Plate, Part Number 02.115.431. Indicated for: Dorsally displaced fractures, Open joint reconstruction, and Corrective osteotomies after distal radius malunion.

Reason for recall

It was discovered that one of the VA-LCP Dorsal Distal Radius Plates was incorrectly etched as Part Number 02.115.431 (110 degree) instead of the correct Part Number 02.115.231 (90 degree).

Machine access

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