FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Arthrex, Inc.: Low Profile Screw, 4.5 x 20 mm The Low Profile ScrewTM, 4.5 x 20 mm, AR-8545-20, is used with the Ankle Fusion Line of plates and is intended to provide internal unicortical or bicortical bone fixation.
- Recall number
- Z-1510-2020
- Recalling firm
- Arthrex, Inc.
- Product
- Low Profile Screw, 4.5 x 20 mm The Low Profile ScrewTM, 4.5 x 20 mm, AR-8545-20, is used with the Ankle Fusion Line of plates and is intended to provide internal unicortical or bicortical bone fixation.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2019-10-01
- Posted
- not on file
- Terminated
- 2021-09-08
- Reason
- Screws provided in the device package are 6 mm longer than intended.
- Root cause
- Employee error
- Action
- Arthrex notified customers of the recall on about 10/01/2019, via "URGENT: REMOVAL NOTIFICATION" letter. Customers were informed that the Low Profile Screw, labeled as 4.5 x 20 mm, in their package measures 6 mm longer than intended. Customers were instructed to immediately discontinue use, sale, and distribution of affected screws and to acknowledge receipt of the recall notification. Direct customers were directed to contact Anthrex Product Surveillance at 866-267-9138 or complaints@arthrex.com. Arthrex agencies were directed to contact Arthrex Field Logistics Services at FLS@arthrex.com as soon as possible to arrange for return of affected products. An email also accompanied the recall letter and requested that customers return all affected product. Questions can be addressed to Arthrex Product Surveillance at 866-267-9138 or complaints@arthrex.com.
- Quantity
- 20 units
- Distribution
- US distribution to MA, MN, ND, OH, SD, TN. International distribution to Australia, Korea, China
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Product Code: AR-8545-20; Batch Number: 10308261; UDI: 00888867124424
- 510(k) numbers
- K141735
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- HWC
- Firm FEI
- 1220246
- Firm city
- Naples
- Firm state
- FL
- 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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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