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Event 66964

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
November 26, 2013
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Biomet, 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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outer box: Ref 906768, CurvTek Eye Needle 22 MM X-large Stainless Steel, Single Use Gamma Sterilized, Rx inner incorrect label: CurvTek 7 MM Medium, Single Pack Quantity -3, REF 906760 To pass the CurvTek needle, place the jaws of the instrument utilized to grasp the needle on the sides of the needle and orient and needle parallel to the long axis of the instrument. Position the needle to follow the path of the tunnel created by the cartridges. This aligns the needle with the radius of the transosseous tunnel. Advance the needle while rotating the instrument away from the entry point. Gently feed the needle through the length of the tunnel.

Z-0523-2014
Recall number
Z-0523-2014
Initiated
November 26, 2013
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Biomet, Inc.
Quantity
21

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Inner label of PN: 906768 Lot: 055450 CurvTek Eye Needle 22mm X-Large states incorrectly PN: 906760 7mm Medium.

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Reason for recall

Inner label of PN: 906768 Lot: 055450 CurvTek Eye Needle 22mm X-Large states incorrectly PN: 906760 7mm Medium.

Code information

Lot 055450

Distribution pattern

Nationwide Distribution including MI, IA, IL, IN, and TN.