FDA Device recall Z-1709-2016
3.2 mm Three-fluted drill bit, sterile, Catalog ID # 03.010.060S Product Usage: Usage: The 3.2 mm Three-fluted Drill Bits are instruments t…
- FDA Device
- Class II
- terminated
- Published 2016-06-01
On 2016-06-01 the FDA classified a Class II recall of 3.2 mm Three-fluted drill bit, sterile, Catalog ID # 03.010.060S Product Usage: Usage: The 3.2 mm Three-fluted Drill Bits are instruments t… by Synthes Usa Products, citing the sterile packaging may be compromised. A protective cap is to be secured on the tip of the drill bit. If the protective cap is not secured, the drill bit may puncture the steri….
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| Agency | FDA Device |
|---|---|
| Recall number | Z-1709-2016 |
| Classification | Class II |
| Status | terminated |
| Initiated | 2016-04-18 |
| Published | 2016-06-01 |
| Last updated | 2026-09-13 11:54 UTC |
| Company | Synthes Usa Products |
| Distribution | US |
Product
3.2 mm Three-fluted drill bit, sterile, Catalog ID # 03.010.060S Product Usage: Usage: The 3.2 mm Three-fluted Drill Bits are instruments that can be used with the following systems: Expert Lateral Femoral Nail (part number 03.010.060S only), Expert Tibial Nail, Expert Humeral Nailing, Multiloc Humeral Nailing System, Suprapatellar Instrumentation for Expert Tibial Nail, and Adolescent Lateral Femoral Nails (ALFN).
Reason
The sterile packaging may be compromised. A protective cap is to be secured on the tip of the drill bit. If the protective cap is not secured, the drill bit may puncture the sterile barrier.
Identifiers
| code_info | Catalog ID 03.010.060S Lot # 5558809, 6204324, 6813586, 7648837, 5559839, 6214366, 6818438, 7648838, 5575915, 6235676,…Catalog ID 03.010.060S Lot # 5558809, 6204324, 6813586, 7648837, 5559839, 6214366, 6818438, 7648838, 5575915, 6235676, 6827807, 7657752, 5579717, 6240287, 6830470, 7657753, 5582298, 6247514, 6835634, 7660380, 5585788, 6249834, 6841962, 7661528 5594237, 6269336, 6851101, 7661529, 5594238, 6276953, 6857546, 7674414, 5616439, 6279756, 6860704, 7687319, 5633067, 6279757, 6870563, 7693164, 5656914, 6302746, 6873394, 7716604, 5672506, 6313568, 6873396, 7731690 5682043, 6313569, 6898040, 7739027, 5692087, 6325420, 6904377, 7753584, 5702206, 6331923, 6908328, 7766654, 5711966, 6334954, 6919278, 7774127, 5724637, 6339936, 6925232, 7774128, 5727691, 6348925, 6931055, 7794479 5732158, 6355191, 6939080, 7817283, 5741332, 6368986, 6949503, 7830606, 5748361, 6375334, 6961056, 7835732, 5760640, 6382329, 6967764, 7848333, 5772367, 6398746, 6975982, 7869029, 5780654, 6413506, 6984973, 7870629 5782800, 6420887, 6996252, 7894923, 5782801, 6433683, 7004816, 7899079, 5782802, 6433684, 7013143, 7903010 |
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Status history
No status changes recorded since RecallRadar first saw this recall on 2026-09-13 11:54 UTC. Current status: terminated.
Source
Official record: https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1709-2016%22
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