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Biomet, Inc.: A.L.P.S. Clavicle Plating System, Plate, Fixation, Bone, Item Number 233500004 - Product Usage: indicated for fixation of fractures, osteotomies and non-unions of the clavicle including osteopenic bone.
- Recall number
- Z-0882-2021
- Recalling firm
- Biomet, Inc.
- Product
- A.L.P.S. Clavicle Plating System, Plate, Fixation, Bone, Item Number 233500004 - Product Usage: indicated for fixation of fractures, osteotomies and non-unions of the clavicle including osteopenic bone.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2020-12-23
- Posted
- 2021-01-21
- Terminated
- 2023-04-13
- Reason
- The instruments may become cold welded together when the drill is inserted through the Soft Tissue Guide. This prevents disassociation of the instruments and potentially leads to an increased chance of fracture of the drill.
- Root cause
- Device Design
- Action
- On 12/30/2020, Zimmer Biomet issued an Urgent Medical Device Recall to the consumer/user level, including any intermediate wholesale or retail consignees. All distributors will be notified via email. Hospital risk managers and surgeons, as well as distributors with product, will be notified via courier.
- Quantity
- 174 systems
- Distribution
- Nationwide distribution.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Item: 233500004; Lot: 516349, 545167; UDI: (01)0088030483464(10)516349, (01)00880304834644(11)190208(10)545167
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K173767"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- HRS
- Firm FEI
- 1825034
- Firm city
- Warsaw
- Firm state
- IN
- Firm country
- not on file
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
- sha256
- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
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- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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