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Medium RiskFDA Device

Smith & Nephew, Inc.: Potential for the cutting blade to detach from the device and/or the distal drill head to fracture during retrograde reaming

Agency Publication Date: April 18, 2017
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Affected Products

Product: Smith & Nephew ACUFEX TRUNAV Retrograde Drill 5.5MM Product Number: 72204037 The ACUFEX TRUNAV Retrograde Drill is intended for use in creating a back bore socket in bone

Batch Numbers: G11243 G11244 G18810 G18813 G32171 G32172

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Product: Smith & Nephew ACUFEX TRUNAV Retrograde Drill 6MM Product Number: 72204038 The ACUFEX TRUNAV Retrograde Drill is intended for use in creating a back bore socket in bone

Batch Numbers: G10766, G10782, G18814, G18815, G32178, G32179

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Product: Smith & Nephew ACUFEX TRUNAV Retrograde Drill 6.5MM Product Number: 72204039 The ACUFEX TRUNAV Retrograde Drill is intended for use in creating a back bore socket in bone

Batch Numbers: G10785, G10787, G18816, G18817

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Product: Smith & Nephew ACUFEX TRUNAV Retrograde Drill 7MM Product Number: 72204040 The ACUFEX TRUNAV Retrograde Drill is intended for use in creating a back bore socket in bone

Batch Numbers: F93290, F93297, G10709, G10712, G15944, G15945, G27849

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Product: Smith & Nephew ACUFEX TRUNAV Retrograde Drill 7.5MM Product Number: 72204041 The ACUFEX TRUNAV Retrograde Drill is intended for use in creating a back bore socket in bone

Batch Numbers: F93305, F93306, G11233, G11234, G27843, G27847

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Product: Smith & Nephew ACUFEX TRUNAV Retrograde Drill 8MM Product Number: 72204042 The ACUFEX TRUNAV Retrograde Drill is intended for use in creating a back bore socket in bone

Batch Numbers: F92143, F92147, G10380, G10382, G11216, G11217 G11231, G11232, G15940, G15943, G18835, G18836, G30219 G30220, G30254, G30255, G32180, G32182, G32183, G32184

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Product: Smith & Nephew ACUFEX TRUNAV Retrograde Drill 8.5MM Product Number: 72204043 The ACUFEX TRUNAV Retrograde Drill is intended for use in creating a back bore socket in bone

Batch Numbers: F93301, F93303, G04665, G27840, G27841

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Product: Smith & Nephew ACUFEX TRUNAV Retrograde Drill 9MM Product Number: 72204044 The ACUFEX TRUNAV Retrograde Drill is intended for use in creating a back bore socket in bone

Batch Numbers: F86213 ,F86216 , G04654, G04655, G04656, G10376 G10377, G11224, G11226, G11237, G11238, G15935, G15936, G15937, G18822, G18823, G18824, G18826, G18837, G18838, G18840, G18841, G30215, G30216, G30247, G30248, G30256, G32169, G32173, G32174 G32175, G32176, G32177

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Product: Smith & Nephew ACUFEX TRUNAV Retrograde Drill 9.5MM Product Number: 72204045 The ACUFEX TRUNAV Retrograde Drill is intended for use in creating a back bore socket in bone

Batch Numbers: F93298, F93299, F93300,G11240 ,G11242, G30252, G30253

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Product: Smith & Nephew ACUFEX TRUNAV Retrograde Drill 10MM Product Number: 72204046 The ACUFEX TRUNAV Retrograde Drill is intended for use in creating a back bore socket in bone

Batch Numbers: F91770, F92141, G10378, G10379, G10788, G10790 G11229, G11230, G11235, G11236, G15938, G15939, G18830, G18832 G27835, G27835, G27836, G30217, G30218, G30250, G30251, G32170

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Product: Smith & Nephew ACUFEX TRUNAV Retrograde Drill 10.5MM Product Number: 72204047 The ACUFEX TRUNAV Retrograde Drill is intended for use in creating a back bore socket in bone

Batch Numbers: G10802 ,G10804, G18818

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Product: Smith & Nephew ACUFEX TRUNAV Retrograde Drill 11MM Product Number: 72204048 The ACUFEX TRUNAV Retrograde Drill is intended for use in creating a back bore socket in bone

Batch Numbers: G15888, G15934, G18833

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Product: Smith & Nephew ACUFEX TRUNAV Retrograde Drill 11.5MM Product Number: 72204049 The ACUFEX TRUNAV Retrograde Drill is intended for use in creating a back bore socket in bone

Batch Numbers: G11227,G18820

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Product: Smith & Nephew ACUFEX TRUNAV Retrograde Drill 12MM Product Number: 72204050 The ACUFEX TRUNAV Retrograde Drill is intended for use in creating a back bore socket in bone

Batch Numbers: G11228, G18821

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Additional Information

Agency: Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Event ID: 76824
Status: Resolved
Manufacturer: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
Manufactured In: United States

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