FDA Devices recall · Reported January 11, 2017
Modular Necks: The Modular SMF(TM) and Modular REDAPT(TM) Hip Systems are indicated for individuals undergoing primary and revision surgery where other treatments or devices have failed in rehabilitating hips damaged as a result of trauma or non-inflammatory degenerative joint disease (NIDJD) or any of its composite diagnoses of osteoarthritis, avascular necrosis, traumatic arthritis, slipped capital epiphysis, fused hip, fracture of the pelvis, and diastrophic variant. Hip components are also
All lots of modular neck hip prostheses are being recalled due to a higher than anticipated complaint and adverse event trend.
Smith & Nephew, Inc. recalled Modular Necks: The Modular SMF(TM) and Modular REDAPT(TM) Hip Systems are indicated for … - a moderate-severity action.
Modular Necks: The Modular SMF(TM) and Modular REDAPT(TM) Hip Systems are indicated for … was recalled by Smith & Nephew, Inc. in January 11, 2017. Reason: All lots of modular neck hip prostheses are being recalled due to a higher than anticipated complaint and adv…. Check the official notice for the remedy. Verify recall #Z-0946-2017 with the FDA Devices before acting.
The recall
Smith & Nephew, Inc. issued this moderate-severity FDA Devices recall-All lots of modular neck hip prostheses are being recalled due to a higher than anticipated complaint and adv….
- Moderate
- severity level
- 14K units
- affected scope
- Class II
- classification
- January 11, 2017
- reported
Sourced from official FDA Devices enforcement records. Verify recall #Z-0946-2017 with the agency before acting. Full product description, hazard, remedy, and related recalls are below.
Recall Insight
This recall's affected scope, documented in the Recall Profile below, stays within a single-region or limited-distribution footprint. Distribution scope (see Distribution below) directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.
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Where this recall sits in its category - 41,021 medical devices recalls on record
Of 88,244 recalls with an agency hazard classification, 19,068 are high severity, 64,652 moderate, and 4,524 low. A further 16,179 CPSC/NHTSA recalls have no agency class and are excluded from this split. This recall is classified moderate severity.
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Product description
Modular Necks: The Modular SMF(TM) and Modular REDAPT(TM) Hip Systems are indicated for individuals undergoing primary and revision surgery where other treatments or devices have failed in rehabilitating hips damaged as a result of trauma or non-inflammatory degenerative joint disease (NIDJD) or any of its composite diagnoses of osteoarthritis, avascular necrosis, traumatic arthritis, slipped capital epiphysis, fused hip, fracture of the pelvis, and diastrophic variant. Hip components are also indicated for inflammatory degenerative joint disease including rheumatoid arthritis, arthritis secondary to a variety of diseases and anomalies, and congenital dysplasia; treatments of nonunion, femoral neck fracture and trochanteric fractures of the proximal femur with head involvement that are unmanageable using other techniques; endoprosthesis, femoral osteotomy, or Girdlestone resection; fracture-dislocation of the hip; and correction of deformity. The Modular SMF(TM) and Modular REDAPT(TM) Hip Systems are intended for single use only and are to be implanted without bone cement.
Reason for recall
All lots of modular neck hip prostheses are being recalled due to a higher than anticipated complaint and adverse event trend.
Recall Profile
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Agency | U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
| Severity class | Moderate (Class II) |
| Status | Terminated |
| Recall number | Z-0946-2017 |
| Date reported | January 11, 2017 |
| Date initiated | November 15, 2016 |
| Recalling firm | Smith & Nephew, Inc. |
| Firm location | Memphis, TN |
| Affected scope | 13671 units |
| Distribution | Worldwide Distribution - US (nationwide) and Internationally to Austria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Switzerland, China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Dubai, Germany, Denmark, Spain, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Mexic… |
Profile values are sourced directly from the official FDA Devices enforcement record. Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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