FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Ortho Development Corporation: Tibila Insert UC, Balanced Knee System, REF163-3YYY Product Usage: UHMWPE component used in TKA procedures to serve as a tibial bearing surface for articulation with the femoral component
- Recall number
- Z-2256-2014
- Recalling firm
- Ortho Development Corporation
- Product
- Tibila Insert UC, Balanced Knee System, REF163-3YYY Product Usage: UHMWPE component used in TKA procedures to serve as a tibial bearing surface for articulation with the femoral component
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2014-07-11
- Posted
- 2014-08-17
- Terminated
- 2014-10-06
- Reason
- Ortho Development is recalling various Pivot Bipolar Cup, Patella, PS Tibial Insert, UC Tibila Insert, and CK Tibil Insert because the foil pouches did not properly seal, allowing air to seep back into the pouch after sealing which increases the risk that the material properties of the implant would be substantially degraded due to oxidation.
- Root cause
- Packaging process control
- Action
- Ortho Development notified all affected consignees/distributors of the recall via email on July 11, 2014 which included a list of the affected product (part numbers, lot numbers and quantities) under their control. An RMA number and return shipping label were also included with the email. Emails were followed up with phone calls to verify receipt of the notification.
- Quantity
- 13
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide and the country of Japan. No military/govt/VA consignees.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- UC Tibial Insert Sz 3 10mm,Part 163-3310,Lot A136109,UC Tibial Insert Sz 4 8mm,Part 163-3408,Lot A135948,UC Tibial Insert Sz 4 14mm,Part 163-3414,Lot A136110,UC Tibial Insert Sz 6 7mm,Part 163-3607,Lot A136113,UC Tibial Insert Sz 6 7mm,Part 163-3607,Lot A136746,
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K090705"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- JWH
- Firm FEI
- 3017298928
- Firm city
- Draper
- Firm state
- UT
- 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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