FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Medtronic Xomed, Inc.: Product is labeled as ''Oto-''Flex Bur'', Medtronic-Xomed brand, packed into a sterile pouch. Product is further packaged into a shelf box with similar labeling as follows: Part Number 31-55631 Oto-Flex carbide 1.0mm Bur; Part Number 31-55632 Oto-Flex carbide 2.3mm Bur; Part Number 31-55642 Oto-Flex diamond 2.3mm Bur; Part Number 31-55647 Oto-Flex diamone 0.7 mm Bur PART NUMBER AND LOT NUMBER IS LISTED ON POUCH AND BOX LABEL.
- Recall number
- Z-0662-03
- Recalling firm
- Medtronic Xomed, Inc.
- Product
- Product is labeled as ''Oto-''Flex Bur'', Medtronic-Xomed brand, packed into a sterile pouch. Product is further packaged into a shelf box with similar labeling as follows: Part Number 31-55631 Oto-Flex carbide 1.0mm Bur; Part Number 31-55632 Oto-Flex carbide 2.3mm Bur; Part Number 31-55642 Oto-Flex diamond 2.3mm Bur; Part Number 31-55647 Oto-Flex diamone 0.7 mm Bur PART NUMBER AND LOT NUMBER IS LISTED ON POUCH AND BOX LABEL.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2002-01-25
- Posted
- 2003-03-20
- Terminated
- 2012-07-13
- Reason
- Product packaging pouches may be open thereby compomising the sterile barrier.
- Root cause
- Other
- Action
- A recall notification letter and Effectiveness Response Form were Federal Expressed Overnight Delivery to the attention of the Risk Manager at each consignee on 1/25/2003. Consignees were requested to respond and return recalled product to Medtronic Xomed in Jacksonville, FL. or they can destroy them and request credit.
- Quantity
- 120
- Distribution
- Product was distributed to hospitals in the follwoing US states: CO, VA, MA, CA, HI, ID, VT, NY, NC, OK, MO, TX, GA, AND AL. there were no military or government accounts. There were nine international accounts as follows (all distributors): 1- Kir-Op AS, Biskop Jens Nilssonsgt 5A, Postal Box 6631 Etterstad 0607 Oslo, Norway. 2- Kebo Care Dema, Jerholmen 41, DK 2650 Hvidovre Denmark 3- Biomedical Technology, Via Tolstoi 7, 20090 Trezzano Sul, Nabiglio, Milan Italy. 4-Apex Medical Est. Jawad Sikkarieh Bldg., Sweifeh Amman 111121, PO Box 213131 Jordan 5- Diseven, Carrera 12 No 102-07 Santafe de Bogota Colombia; 6- Wise Horse, 10F-1 No. 11, Minchuan, Taipei, Taiwan 7- Medtronic Xomed, Unit 2/446 Victoria Road, Gladesville NSW Australia 8- Medtronic Xomed France, Saint Aubin Le Monial, 03160 Bourbon L''Archambault France 9- Medtroni BV Earl Bakenstraat 10, 6422 P J Heerlen, PO BNox 25880 6401 Db Heerlen, The Netherlands
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Part No. 31-55631, lot number 27066500 Part No. 31-55632, lot number 27111700 Part No. 31-55642, lot number 27135800 Part No. 31-55647, lot number 27123300
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- EQJ
- Firm FEI
- 1045254
- Firm city
- Jacksonville
- Firm state
- FL
- Firm country
- not on file
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- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
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- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
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FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)), device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip, sha256 b87518bfe2e8, published 2026-09-28