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Device product

Link OptiStem Rasp Handle-Used with the OptiStem Rasp to prepare the femoral medullary canal for a knee prosthesis implant during a total knee arthroplasty surgical procedure Item Number: 17-5220/01

Z-2481-2023

July 26, 2023

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Waldemar Link GmbH & Co. KG (Mfg Site)
Event
Event 92839
Status
Ongoing
Classification
Class II
Quantity
6 units
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-2481-2023

Official wording

Reason: A crack in the weld of the rasp handle may lead to a fracture of the frontal sleeve when the rasp is further impacted or extracted. The rasp remains intact. The rasp would need to be pulled out by a clamp leading to a prolongation of surgery or modified surgery

Code information: UDI-DI: 04026575284658 Lot Codes: C010108, C151519

Distribution pattern: IN,GA, TX

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    A crack in the weld of the rasp handle may lead to a fracture of the frontal sleeve when the rasp is further impacted or extracted. The rasp remains intact. The rasp would need to be pulled out by a clamp leading to a prolongation of surgery or modified surgery