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Device product

Femoral Impactor ATTUNE INTUITION Impactor. The ATTUNE INTUITION Impactors are re-useable instruments utilized in knee replacement procedures. The three affected impactors are used at various times within the surgical flow, each impactor is used to impact and drive home its relevant mating part: Fixed Tibial bearing, (254401003) Rotating Tibial Platform, (254401004) and Femoral impactor, (254401006).

Z-0905-2015

November 10, 2014

Class II

Product summary

Firm
DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.
Event
Event 70043
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
4661
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-0905-2015

Official wording

Reason: ATTUNE INTUITION Impactors (cat. nos. 254401003, 254401004, and 254401006) have broken and produced small pieces. Should a fracture occur and not be observed during surgery, there is the potential for these small fractured pieces of the instrument to be left in the patient.

Code information: CATALOG NO. : ATTUNE INTUITION Impactors Femoral Impactor, (254401006) Barcode GTIN Number: Femoral Impactor, 10603295130222 ALL LOTS

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide) including P.R. except AK and RI; and Internationally to: Chile, Canada, Australia, Austria, Belgium, China, France, Ireland, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Arab Emirates (UAE), and United Kingdom (UK).

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    ATTUNE INTUITION Impactors (cat. nos. 254401003, 254401004, and 254401006) have broken and produced small pieces. Should a fracture occur and not be observed during surgery, there is the potential for these small fractured pieces of the instrument to be left in the patient.