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Event 71549

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
June 17, 2015
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

Enforcement coverage uses report dates; product initiation dates can precede those bounds. Device-enrichment coverage uses FDA event_date_initiated.

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A.L.P.S. - Medium Bone Plate Forceps. Orthopedic manual surgical instrument.

Z-2072-2015
Recall number
Z-2072-2015
Initiated
June 17, 2015
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Biomet, Inc.
Quantity
223

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Medium Bone Plate Forceps was assembled with the incorrect grip arm tip. Potential that the surgeon will be unable to provisionally clamp the plate to the patient's bone.

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Reason for recall

Medium Bone Plate Forceps was assembled with the incorrect grip arm tip. Potential that the surgeon will be unable to provisionally clamp the plate to the patient's bone.

Code information

Part Number: 816301006 Lot Numbers: 099216, 093776, 093717, 093716, 088526, 081179, 072525, 072524

Distribution pattern

Domestic: TX NJ, NC, KY, MA, SD, MO, AL, IN, GA, AR International: Netherlands, Japan, Costa Rica