Severity
Critical
FDA Devices recall · Reported March 12, 2014
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 t…
Greatbatch Medical recalled Greatbatch Medical, Offset Cup Impactor. Part Numbers: P9485, T10243, T10281, T10287, T… - a critical-severity action.
Greatbatch Medical, Offset Cup Impactor. Part Numbers: P9485, T10243, T10281, T10287, T… was recalled by Greatbatch Medical in March 12, 2014. Reason: Greatbatch Medical has initiated a global Field Corrective Action for the Standard Offset Cup Impactor since …. Check the official notice for the remedy. Verify recall #Z-1119-2014 with the FDA Devices before acting.
The recall
Greatbatch Medical issued this critical-severity FDA Devices recall-Greatbatch Medical has initiated a global Field Corrective Action for the Standard Offset Cup Impactor since ….
Sourced from official FDA Devices enforcement records. Verify recall #Z-1119-2014 with the agency before acting. Full product description, hazard, remedy, and related recalls are below.
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 list the affected scope as 4870 worldwide (2482 US), EXPANDED: 7245 devices.
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.
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Severity
Critical
Affected scope
4870 worldwide (2482 US), EXPANDED: 7245 devices
Related Recalls
6
3 from same agency
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, T8468, T8487, T9109, T9196, T9205, T9316, T9348, T9360, T9556, T9557, T9747, T9894, T9954, T9955, T9999. The Standard Offset Cup Impactor is a reusable instrument used during acetabular replacement surgery to implant an acetabular cup. The Standard Offset Cup Impactor is provided non-sterile and must be sterilized prior to use in a surgery. The Standard Offset Cup Impactor is used to implant cups during many minimally invasive surgical approaches to Total Hip Arthroplasty ( ri-IA). EXPANDED 3-28-2014: The following Part Numbers are also affected: P10270, P6427, P6464, P6501, P7611, P7640, P7794, P7927, P8233, P8590, T10006, T10261, T10606, T10835, T11095, T11506, T11622, T12081, T12083, T12124, T12125, T13435, T13527, T14174, T15262, T15515, T16418, T16551, T16552, T16553, T17272, T5709, T6744, T7751, T9195.
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 Level validation testing that a sterility assurance level of 10-6 is not achieved on the Standard Offset Cup Impactor when it is subjected to the steam sterilization cycles and associated dry times that are specified in the current Instructions For Use (IFU) provided with the device. The Standard Offset Cup Impactor is provided non-sterile and must be sterilized prior to use in a surgery. Greatbatch has not received any reports of deaths, illnesses, injuries, or other adverse effects associated with this issue.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Agency | U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
| Severity class | Critical (Class I) |
| Status | Terminated |
| Recall number | Z-1119-2014 |
| Date reported | March 12, 2014 |
| Date initiated | January 31, 2014 |
| Recalling firm | Greatbatch Medical |
| Firm location | Minneapolis, MN |
| Affected scope | 4870 worldwide (2482 US), EXPANDED: 7245 devices |
| Distribution | 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, South Korea, Spain… |
Profile values are sourced directly from the official FDA Devices enforcement record. Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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