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Event 75050

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
August 12, 2016
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class III
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Arthrex, 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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Arthrex Suture Washer

Z-2918-2016
Recall number
Z-2918-2016
Initiated
August 12, 2016
Classification
Class III
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Arthrex, Inc.
Quantity
45 devices

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
The device was assembled incorrectly. Suture and washer were not assembled; components were placed loose in the package.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

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Reason for recall

The device was assembled incorrectly. Suture and washer were not assembled; components were placed loose in the package.

Code information

Unique Device Identifier (UDI): 00888867118607; Catalog # AR-7000-18T; Batch #10028617.

Distribution pattern

OR, NY, MN, KY, CA, ID, CO, MA, and FL. Thailand.