Greatbatch Medical, Offset Cup Impactor. Part Numbers: P9485, T10243, T10281, T10287, T10484, T10491, T10507, T10600, T10604, T10753, T10861, T11209, T11340, T12121, T12230, T12288, T12305, T12391, T12699, T12767, T12861, T13344, T13480, T13642, T13722, T13999, T14155, T14384, T15311, T15752, T15822, T15949, T16117, T16427, T16604, T16611, T16661, T16829, T16934, T17062, T17203, T17238, T17321, T6318, T7821, T8042, T8043, T8044, T8087, T8088, T8093, T8095, T8177, T8184, T8277, T8310, T8333, T8

Recall Insight

This FDA Devices action (record #Z-1119-2014) was formally reported on March 12, 2014, with the manufacturer initiating the action on January 31, 2014. It is classified under Critical severity (Class I), with a current status of Terminated. Greatbatch Medical is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Minneapolis, MN. Federal records indicate 4870 worldwide (2482 US), EXPANDED: 7245 devices units are affected, placing this recall in the million-unit bracket that typically triggers nationwide consumer alerts and retailer sweeps.

The documented reason for this recall is: Greatbatch Medical has initiated a global Field Corrective Action for the Standard Offset Cup Impactor since the product was first released in 2004. Greatbatch has identified through internal Sterility Assurance Leve… Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: Worldwide Distribution - USA including CA, IN, KS, MA, NJ, TN,TX,UT and Internationally to Australia, Austria, Belgium, China, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, …. Distribution scope directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 6 were also issued by FDA Devices. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 12 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.