Device recall: TI Single Vector Distractor Body with Right Foot/20mm; Catalog ID 487.962 The Titanium Single Vector Distractor and…
Class II FDA enforcement event 74419. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
DePuy Synthes is voluntarily initiating a recall due to a possibility the fastener on the Titanium Single Vector Distractor Body may become prematurely separated from the Proximal Foot Plate.
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
Synthes (USA) Products LLC started this device recall on 23 May 2016. The firm address in the FDA record is in West Chester, PA. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 74419 has 6 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 24 Aug 2016. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 13 Dec 2016.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Worldwide Distribution-US (nationwide) distribution to states of: AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, IL, MA, MI, NJ, NY, PA, TX, UT, WI, and WV; and countries of: Australia, Canada and Switzerland.
Recalling firm
Synthes (USA) Products LLC, West Chester, PA.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
6 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-2581-2016 | TI Single Vector Distractor Body with Right Foot/20mm; Catalog ID 487.962 The Titanium Single Vector Distractor and Proximal Foot Plates are intended for mandibular bone lengthening where gradual bone distraction is required, including conditions such as congenital mandibular deficiencies or post-traumatic defects. | 90 units | Class II | Terminated | 24 Aug 2016 |
| Z-2582-2016 | TI Single Vector Distractor Body with Left Foot/20mm; Catalog ID 487.963 The Titanium Single Vector Distractor and Proximal Foot Plates are intended for mandibular bone lengthening where gradual bone distraction is required, including conditions such as congenital mandibular deficiencies or post-traumatic defects. | 182 units | Class II | Terminated | 24 Aug 2016 |
| Z-2583-2016 | TI Single Vector Distractor Body with Right Foot/30mm; Catalog ID 487.964 The Titanium Single Vector Distractor and Proximal Foot Plates are intended for mandibular bone lengthening where gradual bone distraction is required, including conditions such as congenital mandibular deficiencies or post-traumatic defects. | 413 units | Class II | Terminated | 24 Aug 2016 |
| Z-2584-2016 | TI Single Vector Distractor Body with Left Foot/30mm; Catalog ID 487.965 The Titanium Single Vector Distractor and Proximal Foot Plates are intended for mandibular bone lengthening where gradual bone distraction is required, including conditions such as congenital mandibular deficiencies or post-traumatic defects. | 259 units | Class II | Terminated | 24 Aug 2016 |
| Z-2585-2016 | TI Single Vector Distractor Proximal Foot/Right; Catalog ID 487.974 The Titanium Single Vector Distractor and Proximal Foot Plates are intended for mandibular bone lengthening where gradual bone distraction is required, including conditions such as congenital mandibular deficiencies or post-traumatic defects. | 274 units | Class II | Terminated | 24 Aug 2016 |
| Z-2586-2016 | TI Single Vector Distractor Proximal Foot/Left; Catalog ID 487.975 The Titanium Single Vector Distractor and Proximal Foot Plates are intended for mandibular bone lengthening where gradual bone distraction is required, including conditions such as congenital mandibular deficiencies or post-traumatic defects. | 599 units | Class II | Terminated | 24 Aug 2016 |
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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Device events that started in 2016
- 1,232
- Share of these events in Class II
- 91%
- Product records in this event
- 6Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 72
Other events of the firm
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report Z-2581-2016The FDA record of the first product of this event.
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Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 74419. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/74419/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
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- openFDA device enforcement reports
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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:
Worldwide Distribution-US (nationwide) distribution to states of: AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, IL, MA, MI, NJ, NY, PA, TX, UT, WI, and WV; and countries of: Australia, Canada and Switzerland.
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 74419?
- The event has 6 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
90 units
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many device recalls of 2016 have the same class?
- 91% of the 1,232 device events that started in 2016 are in Class II.