Smith & Nephew, Inc.: Tibial knee prosthesis

Recall number

Z-2774-2020

Recalling firm

Smith & Nephew, Inc.

Product

Tibial knee prosthesis

Status

Open, Classified

Initiated

2020-07-16

Posted

2020-08-08

Terminated

not on file

Reason

Due to an inconsistency in the raw material process, specific lots may contain units with internal non-homogenous material defects.

Root cause

Nonconforming Material/Component

Action

On July 16th the firm send a letter to its consignees with the following instructions: Required Actions: 1. Please inspect your inventory and locate any devices from the listed product and batch numbers enclosed with this Urgent Medical Device Recall Notice, and quarantine them immediately. a. If you are a sales rep or distributor, you must notify your customers of the field action and ensure that the required actions are complete. b. Include the customers account number and name in the table below. 2. Please provide a copy of the attached Physician Communication to the surgical staff. 3. If you have no product to return, please put an X in the appropriate location below. 4. If you have product to return, please list the item, batches and quantities that you are returning in the appropriate boxes below. 5. Complete the remainder of the form, sign and send to FieldActions@smith-nephew.com. Please Note even if you have no product to return, this form must be completed, signed and returned. 6. Once the form is received by Smith & Nephew, you will be sent a Return Authorization (RA) number. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this recall please contact FieldActions@smith-nephew.com.

Quantity

1,845 units

Distribution

Domestic Distribution: AL, LA ,MN, KY, AR, MN, GA, TX, WI, NJ, NC, CT, NY, OH, IA, IN, NC, MA, SC, NV, CT, WV, NY, OH, MN, MI, SC, TN, FL, AZ, PA and MO. International Distribution: Austria, Belgium, China, Canada, Switzerland, Colombia, Cyprus, Check Republic, Denmark, Spain, France, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, India, Italy, Lithuania, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Sweden, Slovenia, Turkey and Ukraine.

Lot, serial or model codes

Model: 71420164; 71420166 and 71420184  Lot Numbers: 19MT31457, 19MT31458,19MT31459, 20AT32611, 20AT32612, 20AT32613, 20AT33540, 20AT33541, 20AT33542, 20AT33543, 20AT33544, 20AT33545, 20AT33546, 20AT33547, 20AT33548, 20AT33569, 20AT33570, 20AT33571, 20BT33856, 20BT33857, 20BT33858, 20BT33859, 20BT33860, 20BT33861, 20BT33862, 20BT33863, 20BT33864, 20BT33865, 20BT33866, 20BT33878, 20BT33879, 20BT33880, 20BT33881, 20BT33882, 20BT33883, 20BT33884, 20BT33885, 20BT33886, 20BT33887, 20BT33888, 20BT33889, 20BT34357, 20BT34358, 20BT34359, 20BT34360, 20BT34379, 20BT34380, 20BT34381, 20BT34382, 20BT34383, 20BT34384, 20BT34385, 20BT34386, H2008427, G1923903, G1923904, G1923905, G1923933, G1923934, G1923935, G1923936, G1923964, G1923965, G1923966, G1923967, G1923992, G1923993, G1923994, G1924450, G1924451, G1924452, G1924453, G1924480, G1924481, G1924482, G1924483, G1924512, G1924513, G1924514, G1924543, G1924544, G1924545, G1924571, G1924572, G1924573, G1925072, G1925073, G1925074, G1925075, G1925102, G1925106, G1925107, G1925108, G1925109, G1925137, G1925138, G1925139, G1925140, G1925165, G1925166, G1925167, G1925168, G1925194, G1925195, G1925622, G1925623, G1925624, G1925625, G1925651, G1925652, G1925653, G1925654, G1925682, G1925683, G1925684, G1925685, G1925712, G1925713, G1925714, G1925715, G1925741, G1925742, G1926271, G1926272, G1926273, G1926274, G1926301, G1926302.

510(k) numbers

["K951987"]

PMA numbers

not on file

Product code

JWH

Firm FEI

1020279

Firm city

Memphis

Firm state

TN

Firm country

not on file

Cite as

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

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