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Device product

NAVIO Soft Tissue Protector, included in instrument kits. The NAVIO Tissue Protector is a reusable instrument designed to, when used as instructed, provide the required bone pin spacing for the Navio bone clamps and potentially reduce the amount of patient tissue affected when placing the bone pins.

Z-1634-2020

February 27, 2020

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Smith & Nephew, Inc.
Event
Event 85110
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
348 units
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-1634-2020

Official wording

Reason: Potential for the NAVIO Soft Tissue Protector to become stuck or bound to the bone pin intraoperatively when inserting the NAVIO bone pins.

Code information: Component Product Number: PFSR101092; a. Instrument Kit Number: PFSR02050, Lot Numbers 2067, 2212, 3809, 3869, 4354, 5228, 5337, 5494, 5514, 5887, 6248; b. Instrument Kit Number: PFSR02051, Lot Numbers 4354, 5514; c. Instrument Kit Number: PFSR02052, Lot Numbers 4354, 5494, 6248; d. Instrument Kit Number: PFSR02053, Lot Numbers 6248

Distribution pattern: Nationwide distribution to AL, AZ, CA, CT, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, KS, LA, MA, MI, MN, MS, MT, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI, WV. International distribution to Turkey, United Kingdom, Thailand, Switzerland, France, Australia.

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    Potential for the NAVIO Soft Tissue Protector to become stuck or bound to the bone pin intraoperatively when inserting the NAVIO bone pins.