Skip to content
Recall Observatory FDA recall evidence

Exact FDA event identifier

Event 89092

1 recalled-product record grouped only because every row carries this exact official event ID.

Open FDA event record

Event summary

Timeline bucket
November 02, 2021
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Flower Orthopedics 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

Enforcement coverage uses report dates; product initiation dates can precede those bounds. Device-enrichment coverage uses FDA event_date_initiated.

How coverage and grouping work

Complete imported group

Every recalled product in this event

1 official enforcement rows

Product dates, classifications, firms, and source wording remain attached to their individual rows. Opening this dossier never hides products that did not match a prior timeline filter.

device · product 1 of 1

Flex-Thread Inserter Shaft intended for Fibula intramedullary-intended to be used with the Inserter Draw Rod and Blue Ratchet Handle in order to facilitate the insertion of the Flex-Thread Nail System- Catalog Number: 8435-1

Z-0448-2022
Recall number
Z-0448-2022
Initiated
November 02, 2021
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Quantity
48 units

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Mating incompatibility between the Inserter Shaft and the Inserter Draw Rod causing the inserter draw rod to bind and not rotate freely as intended surgeon may be unable to complete surgery unless a second set is available

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Device Design

Compare all device evidence states

Inspect official wording and provenance

Reason for recall

Mating incompatibility between the Inserter Shaft and the Inserter Draw Rod causing the inserter draw rod to bind and not rotate freely as intended surgeon may be unable to complete surgery unless a second set is available

Code information

Lot Number: 11090 UDI: 00840118117548

Distribution pattern

US Nationwide distribution in the states of AZ, CA, CO, GA, TN, FL, IL, MA, MD, NC, TX.

Field note

Send feedback

We'll only use this to respond to your feedback.