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Device product

Smith & Nephew 5.5 mm TWINFIX Ultra Ti Anchor with three #2 sutures (white, COBRAID- blue), sterile Part Number: 72202897 Product Usage: intended for use for the reattachment of soft tissue to bone

Z-2168-2012

July 03, 2012

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Smith & Nephew, Inc. Endoscopy Division
Event
Event 62525
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
4,411 units
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-2168-2012

Official wording

Reason: Distal part of the anchor may break on insertion into bone during surgery

Code information: Lot Numbers: 50388188, 50389268, 50392431, 50393764, 50394899, 50395675, 50396849, 50397464, 50398727, 50399817, 50400184, 50402082, 50403278, 50405085, 50406197, 50406805, 50408994, 50410001, 50412043, 50412967, 50414260, 50415224, 50416542, 50415681, 50417216, 50418491, 50420660, 50421624

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of: Argentina, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, Belgium, CANADA,CHILE COLOMBIA, Denmark, DUBAI, FINLAND, FRANCE GDC BAAR Distribution,GERMANY, GREECE, INDIA ITALY, KOREA, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, NETHERLAND, NORWAY PORTUGAL, PUERTO RICO, SHANGHAI, SOUTH AFRICA SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, and UNITED KINGDOM.

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    Distal part of the anchor may break on insertion into bone during surgery