FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Otto Bock Healthcare Product: OTTO BOCK Kenevo knee joints Model 3C60
- Recall number
- Z-0814-2018
- Recalling firm
- Otto Bock Healthcare Product
- Product
- OTTO BOCK Kenevo knee joints Model 3C60
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2017-09-12
- Posted
- not on file
- Terminated
- 2021-01-19
- Reason
- Otto Bock Healthcare Products GmbH has identified a design issue through extended durability testing where the pylon clamping mechanism has the potential to cause damage to the pylon. When used longer than 1.45 million cycles (which represents approximately 2.3 years of use of the knee joint under heavy usage conditions), AND the pylon clamp is overtightened according to the labeled torque specification, AND the patient weighs at most 125kg it may be remote that the pylon breaks, and causing the patient to fall. There have been no failures or complaints reported directly attributed to the failure mode collapsed pylon. In the US Market and in Canada, labeling requires a condition based service at three years. In the rest of the world, a mandatory two year service interval is specified. Only the devices in distribution in the United States and Canada are affected by this action.
- Root cause
- Device Design
- Action
- On September 14, 2017 a letter was sent to all their consignees via 2nd day signature receipt required to customers instructing them to contact their patients and send in their devices for service within the first 2.3 years of use. The pylon clamp will be replaced at no charge. The pylon will also be inspected and replaced if necessary. The customer will be requested to complete a reply form indicating they have received the notice and intend to contact their patients to arrange for the requested service. Customer Service: (800) 328-3458 Option 1 Loaner Service: (800) 328-3458 Option 3, then Option 1
- Quantity
- 75 units
- Distribution
- AK, AR, AZ, CA, CT, DC, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, NC, ND, NJ, MN, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, TX, VA, and WA AU, BE, DE, FR, GB, IT, KW, LU, NL, NO, AT, SA, SE, CH, ES, ZA, and HU
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Serial Numbers: 201520007, 201520010, 201520012, 201520008, 201520009, 201522040, 201520002, 201520011, 201520006, 201522046, 201522043, 201520028, 201528134, 201528139, 201520013, 201522045, 201525069, 201525109, 201524051, 201524050, 201549087, 201550012, 201550020, 201550022, 201550017, 201550028, 201550027, 201550016, 201550036, 201550014, 201551005, 201550025, 201551028, 201551030, 201550040, 201551032, 201602031, 201602030, 201603014, 201603016, 201603023, 201602034, 201602036, 201602032, 201551034, 201603029, 201603027, 201603028, 201610008, 201601018, 201610010, 201610015, 201610019, 201610022, 201610020, 201611001, 201611010, 201520027, 201610030, 201610035, 201611012, 201603025, 201611002, 201611018, 201612018, 201612020, 201613021, 201613019, 201615008, 201618017, 201616010, 201613008, 201616004, 201616005, 201616012, 201618023, 201618021, 201618018, 201618019, 201618024, 201617031, and 201618025.
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- ISY
- Firm FEI
- 3005190268
- Firm city
- Vienna
- Firm state
- not on file
- Firm country
- Austria
Where this comes from
- 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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- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
- Source file
- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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