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Device product

Ergo 3.2mm K-wire - Product Usage: The devices is used assist the surgeon in the implantation of Equinoxe Shoulder System components according to a conventional technique for total shoulder replacement. The wire is single-use, provided sterile, and intended for transient use.

Z-0168-2020

September 10, 2019

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Exactech, Inc.
Event
Event 83855
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
158 devices
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-0168-2020

Official wording

Reason: Potential for the wire to fracture at the threads and remain in the glenoid.

Code information: Catalog Number: 321-52-06, All Serial Numbers

Distribution pattern: US Nationwide including the states of AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, IL, IN, KS, LA, MN, NY, NY, OH, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA.

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    Potential for the wire to fracture at the threads and remain in the glenoid.