Straumann USA LLC recalls Plus Initial Drill
Reason for recall
The referred batch was produced without the laser engraving of 7 mm.
Affected product
Check your device
Enter a lot, serial, REF, or UDI number from your device's label to check it against this recall's listed codes.
Plus Initial Drill, Article Number: 103.170;
Lot / code information
- UDI
- (01)7898237561967(11)250204(17)400204(10)LNWT8
- Lot #
- LNWT8
What the firm is doing
On April 14, 2025 customers were notified via phone with a follow-up letter sent on April 28, 2024. Both contacts included the following: Action to be taken: 1. If article 103.170 from lot LNWT8 is still in your inventory, then stop use/distribution of the product immediately and quarantine/segregate physically. 2. If the product was used and no complications or problems were identified, of the patient did not present symptoms there is no need for any additional action with the patient. 3. If article 103.170 from Lot LNWT8 is still in your inventory, return it for a credit or replacement as indicated on the Customer Confirmation Form. 4. In the product is not found in your stock, indicate this on the enclosed Customer Confirmation Form. 5 In all cases, complete and return the enclosed Customer Confirmation Form with the affected product using the return UPS label provided to: Straumann USA, LLC; 60 Minuteman Road, Andover, MA 01810. transmission of the Field Safety Notice This notice needs to be passed on to all those who need to be aware within your organization or to any organization where the affected devices have been transferred. The FDA has been informed about this Field Safety Corrective Action. We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause.
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Worldwide - US Nationwide distribution in the states of AZ, CA, FL, GA, IL, IN, MN, NC, NV, NY, OH, OK, SC, TX, VA, WI and the countries of Brazil, Germany, India, Indonesia, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine.
Use of the product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.
Sources & references
- FDA enforcement recordOfficial FDA database entry for Z-1861-2025
- FDA device classification · DZAOfficial FDA classification for this device type
- CFR regulation · 21 CFR 872.4130The federal regulation governing this device
- FDA recall announcementSearch FDA.gov for the official press announcement
- Find Straumann USA LLCSearch for the manufacturer's official notice
- News coverageRecent reporting on this recall and manufacturer
- openFDA data recordThe raw JSON record this page is built from
Source: U.S. FDA openFDA device enforcement reports. This summary is informational and may lag or differ from the official record. Always verify against the FDA before acting.
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