Recall Register

Device recall: Reuseable rotary blade/abrader, product number 899751305. The round burr is an attachment or accessory to the…

Class II FDA enforcement event 73091. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .

Reason for recall, in the words of FDA

Weak weld in the reusable rotary blade/abrader (burr) may result in inner part breaks at the distal or proximal end making the product dysfunctional.

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

Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp. started this device recall on 25 Nov 2015. The firm address in the FDA record is in Vernon Hills, IL. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 73091 has 3 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 17 Feb 2016. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 21 Aug 2017.

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.

Distributed in Washington.

Recalling firm

Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp., Vernon Hills, IL.

Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.

FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.

Products

3 product records in the event.

FDA event 73091: product records
Recall numberProductQuantityClassStatusReport date
Z-0789-2016Reuseable rotary blade/abrader, product number 899751305. The round burr is an attachment or accessory to the air-powered device intended for use during surgical procedures to cut hard tissue or bone and soft tissue. General hospital and plastic surgery use.Ten unitsClass IITerminated17 Feb 2016
Z-0790-2016Reuseable rotary blade/abrader, product number 899751504. The oval burr laterally hooded is an attachment or accessory to the air-powered device intended for use during surgical procedures to cut hard tissue or bone and soft tissue. General hospital and plastic surgery use.four unitsClass IITerminated17 Feb 2016
Z-0791-2016Reuseable rotary blade/abrader, product number 899751514. The oval burr frontally hooded is an attachment or accessory to the air-powered device intended for use during surgical procedures to cut hard tissue or bone and soft tissue. General hospital and plastic surgery use.2 unitsClass IITerminated17 Feb 2016

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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.

The event in context

Device events that started in 2015
1,153
Share of these events in Class II
91%
Product records in this event
3Median of the firm: 1
Events of the firm on the register
7

Other events of the firm

Official channels

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Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 73091. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/73091/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .

Sources

Source
openFDA device enforcement reports
Licence
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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: Distributed in Washington.
What quantity of product is in FDA event 73091?
The event has 3 product records. The first record gives this quantity: Ten units
How did the recall start?
The FDA record says: Voluntary: Firm initiated
How many device recalls of 2015 have the same class?
91% of the 1,153 device events that started in 2015 are in Class II.