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Device product

TunneLoc Tibial Fixation Device (Within an ACL Kit) Product Usage: To provide fixation of soft tissue grafts within the tibial tunnel during anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and/or posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) reconstruction.

Z-1072-2018

October 11, 2017

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
Event
Event 79263
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
Unavailable
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-1072-2018

Official wording

Reason: Gamma sterilization validation testing indicates the sterilization dose for the product may not be adequate.

Code information: The kits that include the TunneLoc products, ACL in a box, PNs 906532, 906533, 906534, and 906535 are packed in a box alongside the Instructions for use and is distributed non-sterile .

Distribution pattern: US Nationwide Distribution

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    Gamma sterilization validation testing indicates the sterilization dose for the product may not be adequate.