FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Greatbatch Medical: Offset Reamer Handle, T5766 Product Usage: The reamer handles are re-usable surgical instruments used in arthroplasty surgery of the hip joints, where either total joint replacement or resurfacing surgery is performed using a reamer cutting instrument. The reamer handles are intended for use with a surgical driver (active device). The reamer handle is connected at the distal end to a reamer. The T5766 reamer handle is an offset design with a drive shaft mechanism that spins on roller bearings and is encapsulated in an inner clam shell housing that is constrained within a Radel tube and outer housing.
- Recall number
- Z-1190-2017
- Recalling firm
- Greatbatch Medical
- Product
- Offset Reamer Handle, T5766 Product Usage: The reamer handles are re-usable surgical instruments used in arthroplasty surgery of the hip joints, where either total joint replacement or resurfacing surgery is performed using a reamer cutting instrument. The reamer handles are intended for use with a surgical driver (active device). The reamer handle is connected at the distal end to a reamer. The T5766 reamer handle is an offset design with a drive shaft mechanism that spins on roller bearings and is encapsulated in an inner clam shell housing that is constrained within a Radel tube and outer housing.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2016-10-19
- Posted
- not on file
- Terminated
- 2019-03-08
- Reason
- On June 14, 2016, Greatbatch discovered a significant increase in the number of field complaints for the T5766 Offset Reamer Handle in which the U-joints of the drive chain component seizes during orthopedic procedures rendering the device non-functional. The 2016 failure rate for this failure exceeds the occurrence rate as defined in the DFMEA.
- Root cause
- Device Design
- Action
- Consignee was sent via e-mail on 10/16/2016 a Greatbatch "Urgent Medical Device Recall" letter dated 10/19/2016 The letter described the purpose of the letter, Reason for Notification, Risk to Health, Recommendation, Instruction to Zimmer. Advised consignee to examine their inventory, quarantine the product and provide a list of the affected countries where the product was distributed. Also requested consignee to complete the Customer Notification Response form and return to Greatbatch at FieldActionCenter@Greatbatch.com. For questions contact your local Greatbatch Medical representative, Monday through Friday via telephone at 1-763-951-8235 8:00 AM (CT) to 5:00 PM (CT), or e-mail us at FieldActionCenter@Greatbatch.com .
- Quantity
- 1,441
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide in the states of IN and the countries of Canada, Austria, Germany, Japan.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- 2481193, 2468380, 2599785, 2463309, 2468379, 2468398, 2468397, 2599516, 2671555, 2599517, 2670543, 2671558, 2734809, 2814828, 2814829, 2824496, 2858434, 2865404, 3030658, 2944397, 2977852, 2967214, 3000586, 3000590, 3030658, 3044689, 3071903, 3135658, 3088675, 3107504, 3188688, 3385844, 3188690, 3387046, 3397768.
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- LXH
- Firm FEI
- 2183787
- Firm city
- Plymouth
- Firm state
- MN
- 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
- Source file
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- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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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