Hemostatic Bone Putty, for use as a water-soluble implant material and for use in the control of bleeding from bone surfaces.
FDA Recall Z-1094-2015 · Posted 2015-02-11
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Recalling FirmSynthes, Inc.
Recall StatusTerminated
Product CodeMTJ
Date Initiated2012-01-06
Date Terminated2015-03-30
Product Quantity38
Reason for Recall
Revision A of the Hemostatic Bone Putty Brochure (J10847A) was sent to sales consultants instead of Revision B (J10847B), which corrected an error in the indication statement.
Firm Action
On/about 12/22/2011, emails containing Revision B brochure, as well as instructions to delete/destroy Revision A, were sent to 38 affected individuals (sales consultants). On/about 1/04/2012, follow up phone calls were made to each member of the sales force who had received Rev. A (110847 A) to confirm that they had replaced the Rev. A with the Rev. B (110847 B). In addition, the members of the sales force were asked whether or not the Rev. A had been disseminated to any HCP's. During the follow up conversation, one member of the sales force stated that he had provided the previous version to a surgeon. On 01/06/2012, the sales consultant spoke to the surgeon in person and the surgeon confirmed that he had disposed of the Rev. A.
Root Cause
Labeling mix-ups
Distribution Pattern
Distributed in the state of WI
Related FDA 510(k) Records
Devices referenced by this recall via K-numbers.
Official Source
View FDA Recall →Source: FDA Enforcement Report / Recall database. Always confirm against the official FDA record.
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