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Smith & Nephew, Inc.: R3(TM) 28 MM I.D., 62 MM O.D. CONSTRAINED LINER, REF 71339162, QTY: (1), STERILE EO. Product Usage: The R3 Constrained liner Acetabular System is a cemented or uncemented prosthesis intended to replace a hip joint. The Constrained liner is intended for primary or revision patients at high risk for hip dislocation due to a history of prior dislocation, bone loss, soft tissue laxity, neuromuscular disease, or intra-operative instability and for whom all other options to constrained acetabular components have been considered. The R3 Constrained liner is intended for single use only.
- Recall number
- Z-1739-2015
- Recalling firm
- Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Product
- R3(TM) 28 MM I.D., 62 MM O.D. CONSTRAINED LINER, REF 71339162, QTY: (1), STERILE EO. Product Usage: The R3 Constrained liner Acetabular System is a cemented or uncemented prosthesis intended to replace a hip joint. The Constrained liner is intended for primary or revision patients at high risk for hip dislocation due to a history of prior dislocation, bone loss, soft tissue laxity, neuromuscular disease, or intra-operative instability and for whom all other options to constrained acetabular components have been considered. The R3 Constrained liner is intended for single use only.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2015-05-06
- Posted
- 2015-06-09
- Terminated
- 2022-04-01
- Reason
- The R3 Constrained outer liner locking groove diameter is 0.030 inches oversized and may not allow the locking ring to engage into the R3 shell.
- Root cause
- Process change control
- Action
- Smith & Nephew sent an Urgent-Product Recall Notification letter dated May 6, 2015. to Sales offices by E-mail and Hospitals via Fed- Ex. The letter identified the affected product, problem and actions to be taken. Customers were asked to quarantine the product and return it. Distributors were asked to notified their customers of the recall and ask them to return the product.
- Quantity
- 32 units
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide in the states of CA, FL, IL, IN, MI, NE, NY, TN, TX, VA, WI and the countries of Australia, Switzerland, Chile, Canada, and Spain
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Lot numbers: 14HM08148, 14HM08176, and 14HM08206
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K083566"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- KWZ
- Firm FEI
- 1020279
- Firm city
- Memphis
- Firm state
- TN
- 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
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- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
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