—#95654

Product

S-ROM Distal Femoral Cutting block Guide SZ X- SM/SM, REF 216311001, non-sterile, Depuy International Leeds, England. The product is used to make cuts in the femur to prepare the femur for total knee replacement surgery.

FDA product code: LXH — Orthopedic Manual Surgical Instrument
Device class: Class 1
Medical specialty: Orthopedic
Affected lot / code info: C44AJ4000, DG9K94000, DJ5EG4000, DJ5ER4000 and DJ5EW4000.

Why it was recalled

The firm was notified that the Hinge Block Femoral Box Guide cut being off alignment when using the S-ROM Distal Femoral Cutting Block Guide SZ SML/X-SML pin holes to locate. The firm then found that the same issue was found int the MED block size.

Root cause (FDA determination)

Device Design

Action the firm took

The firm, DePuy, sent an "URGENT INFORMATION - DEVICE CORRECTION" email and letter dated October 19, 2010 to all customers. The notices described the product, problem and actions to be taken by the customers. The notices stated that: Depuy is issuing a device correction; however, the product may still be used; the devices do not need to be returned; the distributors were to provide a letter to clinicians that were using the device; the surgical technique will be revised in October 2010; the product will undergo a design change, and the recalled product will be traded out in December 2010 and January 2011. If you have any additional questions, please contact DePuy's Scientific Information office at 1-888-554-2482. On 3/4/2011, The firm sent out a revised URGENT DEVICE RECALL asking that all affected cutting guides be taken out of service immediately. Devices should be returned to DePuy and new cutting guides will be sent out within 2 weeks.

Recalling firm

Firm: Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc.
Address: 700 Orthopaedic Dr, Warsaw, Indiana 46582-3994

Distribution

Distribution pattern: Worldwide distribution: USA including states of: AZ, AR, CA, CO, FL, GA, IA, ID,IL, IN, KY, KS, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, NC, NV, PA, TN, TX, VA, WA, and WI; and countries including: Canada and Ireland. Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Ireland, Israel Italy, New Zealand, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Spain, and UK.

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2010-10-19
Posted by FDA: 2011-02-22
Terminated: 2012-12-03
Status: —

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #95654. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.