FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Ascension Orthopedics, Inc: Ascension PyroCarbon PIP Total Joint - Trials; Ascension PIP, sizes 10P, 20P, 30P and 40P. Ascension Orthopedics, 8700 Cameron Road, Suite 100, Austin, Texas 78754; TEL: 512 836-5001. Intended as an accessory to the Ascension PyroCarbon PIP Total Joint used in finger joint implant procedures where the joint has become painful, stiff or cannot move because of arthritis.
- Recall number
- Z-1524-2010
- Recalling firm
- Ascension Orthopedics, Inc
- Product
- Ascension PyroCarbon PIP Total Joint - Trials; Ascension PIP, sizes 10P, 20P, 30P and 40P. Ascension Orthopedics, 8700 Cameron Road, Suite 100, Austin, Texas 78754; TEL: 512 836-5001. Intended as an accessory to the Ascension PyroCarbon PIP Total Joint used in finger joint implant procedures where the joint has become painful, stiff or cannot move because of arthritis.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2009-06-17
- Posted
- 2010-05-04
- Terminated
- 2010-09-27
- Reason
- Trial product was larger than actual implant. Trial product was re-designed to more closely match the implant.
- Root cause
- Device Design
- Action
- Ascension Orthopedics, Inc. issued e-mail notification to distributors and sales representatives beginning June 2009. Consignees were instructed return affected product to the firm for replacement. For further information, contact Ascension Orthopedics, Inc. at 1-512-836-5001 extension 1549.
- Quantity
- 129 units (64 US, 65 OUS)
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution - Worldwide Distribution - United States, United Kingdom, France, Australia, Belgium, Czech Republic, Canada, Germany, The Netherlands and South Africa.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- All lot codes.
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- NEG
- Firm FEI
- 3002788818
- Firm city
- Austin
- Firm state
- TX
- 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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