Device recall: DePuy Custom Implant Devices Packaging: Packaging was not standardized on customs, it was dependant on the geometry of…
Class II FDA enforcement event 62766. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
In connection with a Warning Letter received from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration on December 9, 2011, DePuy Orthopaedics is taking steps to retrieve custom device implants that surgeons may have ordered from DePuy Orthopaedics, but not implanted. DePuy Orthopaedics received a Warning Letter from the FDA on December 9, 2011 regarding custom device implants. DePuy Orthopaedics has discontinue
Class II, in the words of FDA
a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote
DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. started this device recall on 31 Jul 2012. The firm address in the FDA record is in Warsaw, IN. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 62766 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 22 Aug 2012. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 13 Jan 2014.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
US Nationwide Distribution - including the states of: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV,…
Recalling firm
DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., Warsaw, IN.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
1 product record in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-2217-2012 | DePuy Custom Implant Devices Packaging: Packaging was not standardized on customs, it was dependant on the geometry of the product Product Usage: Description: Devices meeting the regulatory definition of a custom medical device are those which are provided by prescription at a physician s request to meet a specific… | 8338 | Class II | Terminated | 22 Aug 2012 |
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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Device events that started in 2012
- 823
- Share of these events in Class II
- 88%
- Product records in this event
- 1Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 59
Other events of the firm
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report Z-2217-2012The FDA record of the first product of this event.
- FDA: recalls, market withdrawals and safety alertsThe recall notices on the FDA site.
- FDA MedWatchThe FDA safety reporting program for drugs and medical devices.
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Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 62766. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/62766/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA device enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
US Nationwide Distribution - including the states of: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV,…
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 62766?
- The FDA record gives this quantity:
8338
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many device recalls of 2012 have the same class?
- 88% of the 823 device events that started in 2012 are in Class II.