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Encore Medical, Lp: 6.5mm Cancellous Bone Screw Intended to be used for the fixation of the acetabular shell or fracture repair.

Recall number
Z-0139-2013
Recalling firm
Encore Medical, Lp
Product
6.5mm Cancellous Bone Screw Intended to be used for the fixation of the acetabular shell or fracture repair.
Status
Terminated
Initiated
2012-09-28
Posted
2012-10-25
Terminated
2013-01-25
Reason
A product complaint was received where a size 20 screw was labeled as size 30. After receipt, measurement of the screw determined it to be a size 25. Further investigation also determined that there were other screws labeled as size 25, but a size 30 screw was inside of the package. It was thought that all of these screws were found in-house and were contained, but it was determined later that on
Root cause
Labeling mix-ups
Action
Encore Medical sent a Urgent Field Safety Notice dated September 28, 2012, to all affected customers. This notice needs to be passed on all those who need to be aware within your organization or to any organization where the potentially affected devices have been transferred. Please contact Customer Service to place a replacement order and receive an RMA number. Return all affected devices using the RMA number. For further questions please call (512) 834-6255
Quantity
1 unit
Distribution
Nationwide Distribution only to CA.
Lot, serial or model codes
Model Number 10-55-025, Lot Number 006A1057.
510(k) numbers
["K931665"]
PMA numbers
not on file
Product code
HWC
Firm FEI
1000116912
Firm city
Austin
Firm state
TX
Firm country
not on file

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Publisher
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
File
device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
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b87518bfe2e8
Size
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Published
2026-09-28
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2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
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