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Event 79515

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
March 07, 2018
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Smith & Nephew, 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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device · product 1 of 1

D-RAD Self-Tapping Locking Screw intended for the fixation of fractures involving the distal radius. smith&nephew D-RAD 2.4MM X 10MM S-T LOCKING SCREW, REF 74692410, QTY (1), STERILE R

Z-1317-2018
Recall number
Z-1317-2018
Initiated
March 07, 2018
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Smith & Nephew, Inc.
Quantity
59 units

App-derived interpretation

Potency or specification failure reason.potency_specification_failure · v1.0.0
out of specification

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Official device-enrichment evidence · Unknown

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Reason for recall

One lot of D-RAD Self-Taping Locking Screws used with the Distal Radius Fracture Kit were machined out of specification. Screws measured over tolerance within the head thread form by 0.002-0.003 inch.

Code information

Lot Number 17GM04522

Distribution pattern

US, Puerto Rico, Malaysia