TRIATHLON FEMORAL DISTAL AUGMENT 15MM — Class II medical device recall Z-2759-2019
Terminated recall by Howmedica Osteonics Corp., reported 2019-10-09, distributed nationwide. Due to device overhang issue that protrudes beyond the medial periphery of the mating femoral component
| Recall number | Z-2759-2019 |
|---|---|
| Product type | Medical device |
| Classification | Class II |
| Status | Terminated |
| Voluntary or mandated | Voluntary |
| Recalling firm | Howmedica Osteonics Corp., Mahwah, NJ, United States |
| Recall initiated | 2019-08-19 |
| Classified | 2019-09-27 |
| Reported by FDA | 2019-10-09 |
| Terminated | 2020-05-06 |
| Distributed | Nationwide (US) |
| Countries outside the US | AE, AR, AT, AU, BE, BR, CA, CH, CL, CN, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, IE, IL, IN, IR, IT, JP, KR, KW, MX, MY, NL, NO, NZ, PL, PT, RO, RU, SA, SE, SG, TH, TR, TW, ZA |
| Quantity | 153 units |
| Lot numbers | A3I7L, A4A7B, A4V7D, A7G7H, A7H4U, A7L4V, A7V3U, A9X4S, A9Y3V, AAG7R, ABU3Y, AEE3A, AEU9Y, AGT4R, AGV3S, ALS3V, AOG3T, AOX9L, ASD3T, ATT7D, AV34S, AYA3B, AZB4R, AZE9G, BAE4X, BAX4A, BBG4X, BDR7T, BDZ4D, BE37Y, BGE4V, BHE7X, BIG4L, BR79T, BRU7O, BSR4R |
| Model numbers | 5542-A-201 |
Product
TRIATHLON FEMORAL DISTAL AUGMENT 15MM - SIZE 2 LEFTTriathlon Femoral Distal Augments are used with Triathlon TS Femoral Components during revision Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) and with Triathlon Primary PS Femoral Components during TKA to address distal femoral defects. (See attached IFU (IFU_Triathlon Total Knee_QIN 4376 Rev AB) Catalog # 5542-A-201 - Product Usage:
Reason for recall
Due to device overhang issue that protrudes beyond the medial periphery of the mating femoral component
Machine access
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