Recall Register

Device recall: DePuy Mitek 11 MM Fully Fluted Reamer, Sterile Product Number: 232423 DePuy Mitek Sterile Reamers are intended to cut…

Class II FDA enforcement event 63732. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .

Reason for recall, in the words of FDA

Specific units of the DePuy Mitek Sterile Reamers are not labeled correctly, 7 units were labeled as 11MM while the box actually contained a 10 MM reamer

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 Mitek, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson Co. started this device recall on 16 Nov 2012. The firm address in the FDA record is in Raynham, MA. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 63732 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 26 Dec 2012. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 21 Dec 2012.

It is important to note that most of the time recall classifications are determined after the recalling firm provides all of the information needed to determine the risk posed to public health. The classification and posting in the FDA Enforcement Report should not be seen as an expansion or change to a firm’s voluntary public warning.

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Distribution

In the words of FDA.

Nationwide Distribution including IL and NJ

Recalling firm

DePuy Mitek, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson Co., Raynham, MA.

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.

FDA event 63732: product records
Recall numberProductQuantityClassStatusReport date
Z-0529-2013DePuy Mitek 11 MM Fully Fluted Reamer, Sterile Product Number: 232423 DePuy Mitek Sterile Reamers are intended to cut through cortical and cancellous bone during Cruciate Ligament Repair/Reconstruction of the knee.20Class IITerminated26 Dec 2012

openFDA, about the status: FDA does not update the status of a recall after the recall has been classified according to its level of hazard. As such, the status of a recall (open, completed, or terminated) will remain unchanged after published in the Enforcement Reports. Source: openFDA, Drug Recall Enforcement Reports, Disclaimer.

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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: 2
Events of the firm on the register
16

Other events of the firm

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 63732. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/63732/. 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: Nationwide Distribution including IL and NJ
What quantity of product is in FDA event 63732?
The FDA record gives this quantity: 20
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.