OPTETRAK Comprehensive Knee System custom devices labeled as the following: a. CUSTOM OPTETRAK ANGLED PS INSERT (Product Line: 900-06-XX, 900-08-XX); b. CUSTOM OPTETRAK CC TIBIAL INSERT (Product Line: 900-23-XX, 900-30-XX); c. CUSTOM OPTETRAK CC INSERT (Product Line: 900-33-XX). NOTE: Information reflects Exactech recall expansion initiated on 02/07/2022.
- Company
- Exactech, Inc.
- Recall Initiated
- August 30, 2021
- Posted
- October 4, 2021
- Recall Number
- Z-0022-2022
- Quantity
- 41 devices
- Firm Location
- Gainesville, FL
Reason for Recall
Inserts were packaged in vacuum bags that lacked an additional oxygen barrier layer.
Distribution
Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide distribution and the countries of ALGERIA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, BRAZIL, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, CYPRUS, ECUADOR, FRANCE, FRENCH POLYNESIA, GERMANY, GHANA, GREAT BRITAIN, GREECE, GUATEMALA, INDIA, ITALY, JAPAN, JORDAN, KOREA, REPUBLIC OF, LEBANON, LUXEMBOURG, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, POLAND, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, SINGAPORE, SPAIN, SWITZERLAND, SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC, THAILAND, TUNISIA, TURKEY, VENEZUELA .
Lot / Code Info
a. Item Number (Device Identifier; Serial number(s)): 900-06-18 (10885862100375; 1667962, 1667963); 900-06-20 (10885862100382; 1667796, 1667797); 900-06-22(10885862100399; 1667744, 1667745); 900-08-18 (10885862100405; 1667794, 1667795); 900-08-20 (10885862100412; 1667929, 1667930); 900-08-22 (10885862100429; 1667879, 1667880); b. Item Number (Device Identifier; Serial number(s)): 900-23-02 (10885862100863; 0899804, 0899805, 0899806, 0899807); 900-23-03 (10885862100870; 0900400, 0900401, 0900402, 0900403); 900-23-04 (10885862100887; 0900408, 0900409, 0900410, 0900411, 0900412); 900-23-05 (10885862100894; 0900413, 0900414, 0900415, 0900416); 900-23-06 (10885862100900; 0900404, 0900405, 0900406, 0900407); 900-30-11 (10885862101068; 0565754, 0565755); 900-30-13 (10885862101075; 0565756, 0565757); c. Item Number (Device Identifier; Serial number(s)): 900-33-09 (10885862101082; 1822113, 1822114); 900-33-11 (10885862101099; 1822115, 1822116)
Root Cause
Process control
Action Taken
Exactech notified distributors and sales representatives on about 08/30/2021 via letter titled "URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL." Actions included removing all Knee and Ankle UHMWPE products labeled with an 8-year shelf life and not packaged in EVOH/Nylon bags, in a phased approach over 12 months. Phase 1: immediately return all knee and ankle UHMWPE devices labeled with an 8-year shelf life that will be 5 years old or older by 08/31/2022 not packaged in EVOH/Nylon bags. Phase 2: between 05/31/2022 to 08/31/2022, returning all remaining knee and ankle UHMWPE devices labeled with an 8-year shelf life not packaged in EVOH/Nylon bags. A communication to healthcare professionals should follow. Instructions to recipients included to immediately identify and quarantine any affected product in inventory, notify customers down the line if further distributed, and complete and return the Recall Inventory Response Form to Exactech via email at recalls@exac.com. Exactech expanded their recall and sent an updated notification to US agents and distributors on 02/07/2022. On about 02/08/2022, a letter to surgeons and hospitals was sent. The notifications indicated that all non-conforming devices were included in the recall, to cease use of those devices, and work with sales agents to return any inventory. The letters to surgeons and hospitals also advised physicians regarding follow up with implanted patients.