Device recall: Uniflex Humeral Nail: 467265 G-PIN 2.8BL 3.2PL 60CM 2PK Pin, Fixation, Smooth A 467265-01 Ball Tip Guide Pin is used…
Class II FDA enforcement event 75229. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
The G-PIN 2.8BL 3.2PL 60 CM 2PK is intended to contain one (1) 467265-01 Ball Tip Guide Pin and one (1) 467255-02 Plain Tip Guide Pin. The G-PIN 2.8BL 3.2PL 60 CM 2PK may have been packaged incorrectly either with two (2) 467265-01 Ball Tip Guide Pins and zero (0) 467255-02 Plain Tip Guide Pins or with zero (0) 467265-01 Ball Tip Guide Pins and two (2) 467255-02 Plain Tip Guide Pins. If the…
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
Zimmer Biomet, Inc. started this device recall on 2 Aug 2016. The firm address in the FDA record is in Warsaw, IN. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 75229 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 26 Oct 2016. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 24 Mar 2017.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
US Distribution to states of: MD,TX, FL, GA, VA and PA.
Recalling firm
Zimmer Biomet, 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-0087-2017 | Uniflex Humeral Nail: 467265 G-PIN 2.8BL 3.2PL 60CM 2PK Pin, Fixation, Smooth A 467265-01 Ball Tip Guide Pin is used to guide reamers down the humeral canal during a Uniflex Humeral Nail procedure. A 467255-02 Plain Guide Pin is used to guide a Uniflex Humeral Nail implant into the humeral canal after the fracture… | 22 units | Class II | Terminated | 26 Oct 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
- 1Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 144
Other events of the firm
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report Z-0087-2017The 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 75229. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/75229/. 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:
US Distribution to states of: MD,TX, FL, GA, VA and PA.
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 75229?
- The FDA record gives this quantity:
22 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.