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Device product

Synthes 8.5 MM Medullary Reamer Product Usage: An orthopedic manual surgical instrument is a nonpowered hand-held device intended for medical purposes to manipulate tissue, or for use with other devices in orthopedic surgery. This generic type of device includes the cerclage applier, awl, bender, drill brace, broach, bmT, corkscrew, countersink, pin crimper, wire cutter, prosthesis driver, extractor, file, fork, needle holder, impactor, bending or contouring instrument, compression instrument, passer, socket positioner, probe, femoral neck punch, socket pusher, reamer, rongeur, scissors, screwdriver, bone skid, staple driver, bone screw starter, surgical stripper, tamp, bone tap, trephine, wire twister, and wrench.

Z-0202-2014

October 03, 2013

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Synthes USA HQ, Inc.
Event
Event 66485
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
2979
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-0202-2014

Official wording

Reason: Complaints were received for intraoperative reamer head breakages which can allow for unretrieved fragments of non-implant grade material.

Code information: Part No. 352.085 with lot numbers 20141 through 24510, and 4399543 through 5870257

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution: USA (Nationwide) and countries of: Canada and Mexico.

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    Complaints were received for intraoperative reamer head breakages which can allow for unretrieved fragments of non-implant grade material.