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Event 69984

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
November 07, 2014
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
DePuy Orthopaedics, 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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Ceramic Femoral Head. Intended for use in total hip arthroplasty applications to replace the articular surface of the femoral head in primary hip surgery and for the salvage of a failed previous hip surgery.

Z-0825-2015
Recall number
Z-0825-2015
Initiated
November 07, 2014
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.
Quantity
19 units worldwide

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Two complaints reported that the BIOLOX delta TS Ceramic Femoral Articul/eze12/14 36mm +12 Head (product code 1365-36-740) did not fit like the trial; the definite hip construct felt loose. The loosening refers to tissue tension and not the taper connection between the femoral head and stem. The investigations found that the small size sleeve (+1.5 femoral head offset) was incorrectly used in the

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Reason for recall

Two complaints reported that the BIOLOX delta TS Ceramic Femoral Articul/eze12/14 36mm +12 Head (product code 1365-36-740) did not fit like the trial; the definite hip construct felt loose. The loosening refers to tissue tension and not the taper connection between the femoral head and stem. The investigations found that the small size sleeve (+1.5 femoral head offset) was incorrectly used in the

Code information

Lot 7928614 CATALOG NO. : 1365-36-740 Barcode GTIN: 10603295033684

Distribution pattern

Distributed in the states of WV, AZ, and AL, and the countries of Germany, and Finland.