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Device product

Smith & Nephew BIRMINGHAM HIP (TM) RESURFACING ACETABULAR CUP W/IMPACTOR, REF Numbers: 74120144 (44 MM), 74120146 (46 MM), 74122146 (46 MM), 74122148 (48 MM), 74120148 (48 MM), 74120150 (50 MM), 74122150 (50 MM), 74122152 (52 MM), 74120152 (52 MM), 74120154 (54 MM) Product Usage: Hip joint prosthesis

Z-2746-2015

June 03, 2015

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Smith & Nephew, Inc.
Event
Event 71985
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
10,167 units
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-2746-2015

Official wording

Reason: The firm observed that the BIRMINGHAM HIP(TM) Resurfacing (BHR) System had revision rates which were higher than established benchmarks.

Code information: all codes

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide and countries of: Australia, Austria, Bahrain (UAE), Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand and United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    The firm observed that the BIRMINGHAM HIP(TM) Resurfacing (BHR) System had revision rates which were higher than established benchmarks.