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Event 66787

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
August 26, 2013
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Biomet 3i, LLC

Dossier provenance

Source snapshots represented here

  • 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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Dental Abutment labeled in part: "4555 Riverside Drive Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 USA 1-800-342-5454***EDAZ , EDAZx and ILDExxx***BellaTek Zirconia Abutment Position Number: XX Abutment; Pilier; Abutment; Abutment; Pilastro; Pilar***Rx only***Non-sterile, Sterilize prior to use.***Biomet 3i Dental Iberica S.L.*** Biomet 3i Dental Abutments are intended for use as accessories to endosseous dental implants to support prostheses in edentulous or partially edentulous patients. These are intended for use to support single and multiple tooth prostheses.

Z-1215-2014
Recall number
Z-1215-2014
Initiated
August 26, 2013
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Biomet 3i, LLC
Quantity
10,454

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Reports relating to Biomet 3i's BellaTek Zirconia Dental Abutment fractures were received.

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Reason for recall

Reports relating to Biomet 3i's BellaTek Zirconia Dental Abutment fractures were received.

Code information

All lots of products made since April 1, 2011. Catalog model EDAZ, EDAZx and ILDExxx

Distribution pattern

Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide) including states of: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV, Hawaii and Puerto Rico; and countries of: Spain, Australia, Canada, Colombia, Japan, Uruguay, Mexico, Estonia, United Kingdom, Denmark, Germany, Spain, Italy, Poland, Ireland Netherlands, France, Sweden, Portugal, Australia, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Norway, Czech Republic, France, Holland, and Luxembourg.

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