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Event 64406

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Event summary

Timeline bucket: April 18, 2013
Product types: Device
Classifications: Class II
Statuses: Terminated
Recalling firm wording: Synthes USA HQ, Inc.

Dossier provenance

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openFDA Device Enforcement Report-date coverage June 20, 2012–July 08, 2026 Known gap: openFDA describes 2004-present coverage, but the current export has no report-date records in this interval.
openFDA Device Recall event_date_initiated coverage June 01, 1997–June 30, 2026

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Synthes Cannulated Distal Femoral Nail (Trauma Nail), Part Number 450.851S, 420MM-Sterile. Orthppedic implant device.

Z-2243-2013

Recall number: Z-2243-2013
Initiated: April 18, 2013
Classification: Class II
Status: Terminated
Recalling firm: Synthes USA HQ, Inc.
Quantity: 1

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

Firm discovered that a nail that was within the scope of a previous Trauma Nail recall had been distributed.

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Reason for recall

Firm discovered that a nail that was within the scope of a previous Trauma Nail recall had been distributed.

Code information

Part Number 450.851S, Lot Number 7065061

Distribution pattern

US distribution to MA.