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Event 73123

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
December 21, 2015
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
ConMed Corporation

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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device · product 1 of 1

Hip Preservation System Signature Series PreBent Burs under the following labels: 1) PreBent Spherical Bur, 5.5mm x 19cm Catalog Number HPS-HB11, 2) PreBent Polishing Bur, 5.5mm x 19cm Catalog Number HPS-HB12 and 3) PreBent Oval Bur, 6.0mm x 19cm Catalog Number HPS-HB13 The ConMed Hip Preservation System Signature Series is intended to be used for resection of osseous tissue (bone) in arthroscopic and endoscopic surgical procedures

Z-1842-2016
Recall number
Z-1842-2016
Initiated
December 21, 2015
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
ConMed Corporation
Quantity
991 pieces

App-derived interpretation

Foreign material or chemical contamination reason.foreign_material_chemical_contamination · v1.0.0
Metal shavings
Manufacturing or process control reason.manufacturing_process_control · v1.0.0
manufacturing process an assembly error

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Reason for recall

Metal shavings released from burs during use are due to contact between the bur and the hood of the PreBent Bur assembly. During the manufacturing process an assembly error occurred which caused inadvertent mixing of two sizes of bearings.

Code information

Lot Numbers: 1) 569449, 577583, 577969, 579655, 580365, 581176, 581198, 582216, 587320, 594569, 658219, 669615, 673913 & 688136; 2) 569462, 577800, 577971 & 579652; 3) 569468, 577835, 577974, 579650, 583736, 583742, 587514, 627923, 659317 & 664751.

Distribution pattern

Worldwide Distribution - Nationwide to CA, CO, FL, IN, MD, MN, NC, NY, OH, TX, UT & VA; International: Canada, Wales

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