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Device product

Product is Full OSSEOTITE Parallel Walled Certain Implant, Model Number IFOA411. The product is sterile. Product provides a means for prosthetic attachment in single tooth restorations and in partially or fully edentulous spans with multiple single teeth utilizing delayed or immediate loading or with a terminal or intermediary abutment for fixed or removable bridgework and to retain over dentures.

Z-0298-2013

September 28, 2012

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Biomet 3i, LLC
Event
Event 63618
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
76 devices
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-0298-2013

Official wording

Reason: Biomet 3i recalled Full OSSEOTITE 2 Tapered Certain Implant and Full OSSEOTITE Parallel Walled Certain Implant due to a manufacturing condition where the depth of the implant's internal hex is too shallow. This condition may prevent the driver or abutment from fully engaging in the implant.

Code information: Model Number IFOA411, Lot # 2011111333, 2011111333-S1

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) including the states of VA, SC, HI, LA, OH, FL, IL, NJ, NC, CA, CT, MI, TN, AK, NH, NY, MA, GA, PA, and KY and the countries of United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, Canada, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, Israel, Poland, Hong Kong, Ireland, The Netherlands, Austria, and France.

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    Biomet 3i recalled Full OSSEOTITE 2 Tapered Certain Implant and Full OSSEOTITE Parallel Walled Certain Implant due to a manufacturing condition where the depth of the implant's internal hex is too shallow. This condition may prevent the driver or abutment from fully engaging in the implant.