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Event 79019

2 recalled-product records grouped only because every row carries this exact official event ID.

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
September 12, 2017
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Otto Bock Healthcare Product

Dossier provenance

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  • 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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device · product 1 of 2

OTTO BOCK Kenevo knee joints Model 3C60

Z-0814-2018
Recall number
Z-0814-2018
Initiated
September 12, 2017
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Quantity
75 units

App-derived interpretation

Device software or design reason.device_software_design · v1.0.0
design issue

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Device Design

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Reason for recall

Otto Bock Healthcare Products GmbH has identified a design issue through extended durability testing where the pylon clamping mechanism has the potential to cause damage to the pylon. When used longer than 1.45 million cycles (which represents approximately 2.3 years of use of the knee joint under heavy usage conditions), AND the pylon clamp is overtightened according to the labeled torque specification, AND the patient weighs at most 125kg it may be remote that the pylon breaks, and causing the patient to fall. There have been no failures or complaints reported directly attributed to the failure mode collapsed pylon. In the US Market and in Canada, labeling requires a condition based service at three years. In the rest of the world, a mandatory two year service interval is specified. Only the devices in distribution in the United States and Canada are affected by this action.

Code information

Serial Numbers: 201520007, 201520010, 201520012, 201520008, 201520009, 201522040, 201520002, 201520011, 201520006, 201522046, 201522043, 201520028, 201528134, 201528139, 201520013, 201522045, 201525069, 201525109, 201524051, 201524050, 201549087, 201550012, 201550020, 201550022, 201550017, 201550028, 201550027, 201550016, 201550036, 201550014, 201551005, 201550025, 201551028, 201551030, 201550040, 201551032, 201602031, 201602030, 201603014, 201603016, 201603023, 201602034, 201602036, 201602032, 201551034, 201603029, 201603027, 201603028, 201610008, 201601018, 201610010, 201610015, 201610019, 201610022, 201610020, 201611001, 201611010, 201520027, 201610030, 201610035, 201611012, 201603025, 201611002, 201611018, 201612018, 201612020, 201613021, 201613019, 201615008, 201618017, 201616010, 201613008, 201616004, 201616005, 201616012, 201618023, 201618021, 201618018, 201618019, 201618024, 201617031, and 201618025.

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AK, AR, AZ, CA, CT, DC, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, NC, ND, NJ, MN, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, TX, VA, and WA AU, BE, DE, FR, GB, IT, KW, LU, NL, NO, AT, SA, SE, CH, ES, ZA, and HU

device · product 2 of 2

OTTO BOCK Kenevo knee joints Model 3C60=ST

Z-0815-2018
Recall number
Z-0815-2018
Initiated
September 12, 2017
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Quantity
4

App-derived interpretation

Device software or design reason.device_software_design · v1.0.0
design issue

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Device Design

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Inspect official wording and provenance

Reason for recall

Otto Bock Healthcare Products GmbH has identified a design issue through extended durability testing where the pylon clamping mechanism has the potential to cause damage to the pylon. When used longer than 1.45 million cycles (which represents approximately 2.3 years of use of the knee joint under heavy usage conditions), AND the pylon clamp is overtightened according to the labeled torque specification, AND the patient weighs at most 125kg it may be remote that the pylon breaks, and causing the patient to fall. There have been no failures or complaints reported directly attributed to the failure mode collapsed pylon. In the US Market and in Canada, labeling requires a condition based service at three years. In the rest of the world, a mandatory two year service interval is specified. Only the devices in distribution in the United States and Canada are affected by this action.

Code information

Serial Numbers: 201520028, 201520027, 20150026, and 201530040,

Distribution pattern

AK, AR, AZ, CA, CT, DC, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, NC, ND, NJ, MN, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, TX, VA, and WA AU, BE, DE, FR, GB, IT, KW, LU, NL, NO, AT, SA, SE, CH, ES, ZA, and HU