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Recall Z-1437-2014 — GLOBAL¿ Anchor Peg Glenoid Plus (APG+) 2.5MM Breakaway Guide Pin Part # 2230-00-019, Non-Sterile, DePuy, Johnson & Johnson Product Usage: Usage: The GLOBAL APG+ 2.5mm Guide Pin is a single-use instrument that is used to assist the surgeon in the orientation of the cannulated reamer(s) and can

U.S. FDA — Device Enforcement · United States · 2014-03-28 · Class II

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Agency: U.S. FDA — Device Enforcement
Recall identifier: Z-1437-2014
Date of alert: 2014-03-28
Country / jurisdiction: United States
Risk level: Class II
Risk type: recall
Brand: DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.
Product category: device
Product type: Devices

Reported risk: Urgent Device Correction notifications are being sent to USA distributors with follow-up to surgeons concerning updated surgical techniques stressing the possibility of the shoulder pin guide breaking and potentially being left in the patient.

Primary source: https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts

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