Synthes (USA) Products LLC: Medical Device Recall in 2016 - (Recall #: Z-1574-2016)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2016.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

5.0 mm Periprosthetic Locking Screw Self-tapping 12 mm Sterile; Catalog ID # 02.221.462S Indicated for fixation of various long bones.

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: April 4, 2016

Date Posted: May 4, 2016

Recall Number: Z-1574-2016

Event ID: 73770

Reason for Recall:

This lot of the 5.0 mm Periprosthetic Locking Screw, Self-tapping, 12mm Sterile, was shipped after the expiration date of May 31, 2012. The label on the product has the correct expiration date.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 15 units

Code Information:

Lot Number 5539094, Catalog ID # 02.221.462S Manufacture date 07/02/2007 Expiration date 05/31/2012

Distribution Pattern:

Distributed in IL and IN.

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated