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SPECIALIST 2 INTRAMEDULLARY ROD 400MM (2015-09-09) — recall 54082

Health Canada — Medical Devices · Canada · 2015-10-05 · Type II

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Agency
Health Canada — Medical Devices
Recall identifier
54082
Date of alert
2015-10-05
Country / jurisdiction
Canada
Risk level
Type II
Risk type
recall
Product category
Medical devices
Product type
Medical devices
Notice status
Archived by the issuing authority — kept for reference
Reported risk: Depuy Orthopaedics is issuing a recall for specific lots of the Specialist 2 Intramedullary (SP2 IM) Rod 400mm Instrument. Further distribution or use of affected lots is to cease immediately. Affected lots manufactured with 455 stainless steel (SS) or 17-4 SS may fracture and leave a portion of the rods in patients.
Primary source: https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/specialist-2-intramedullary-ro

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