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Event 65568

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
May 30, 2013
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Exactech, Inc.

Dossier provenance

Source snapshots represented here

  • openFDA Device Enforcement Report-date coverage June 20, 2012–July 08, 2026 Known gap: openFDA describes 2004-present coverage, but the current export has no report-date records in this interval.
  • openFDA Device Recall event_date_initiated coverage June 01, 1997–June 30, 2026

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Exactech Articulated Driver A nonpowered hand-held device intended for medical purposes to manipulate tissue, or for use with other devices in orthopedic surgery.

Z-1832-2013
Recall number
Z-1832-2013
Initiated
May 30, 2013
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Exactech, Inc.
Quantity
57

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
When torque is applied to the Articulated Driver at the maximum angle, the cross pin may shift out of position, potentially leading to disassembly of the instrument.

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Official device-enrichment evidence · Unknown

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Reason for recall

When torque is applied to the Articulated Driver at the maximum angle, the cross pin may shift out of position, potentially leading to disassembly of the instrument.

Code information

Lot #: 52667001 Catalog #: 181-00-04

Distribution pattern

US Distribution including the states of AR, CA, FL, NJ, NY, OK, and TX