The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-2294-2024·Announced 2024-07-17

Knee Procedure Kit Recalled for Elevated Chemical Residuals

American Contract Systems Inc is recalling 26 TOTAL KNEE Procedure Kits due to excess ethylene oxide and ethylene chlorohydrin residues on the cast padding component that exceed safe exposure limits.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: This is an FDA Class II device recall involving ethylene oxide and ethylene chlorohydrin residues exceeding established safety limits for permanent implantable devices. The chemical residues present a potential exposure risk over the device's lifetime of use.

Plain-English summary

American Contract Systems Inc is recalling the TOTAL KNEE Procedure Kit (Catalog Number QPTK95B, Lot #911241). The recall involves 26 units distributed nationwide in the United States.

The kit's cast padding component contains elevated residual levels of ethylene oxide and ethylene chlorohydrin that exceed the safe exposure limits for permanent implantable devices according to industry standards ANSI/AAMI/ISO 10993-7:(R)2012.

Patients who received this device or healthcare providers with unused kits should contact American Contract Systems Inc to determine next steps regarding the recalled device.

The recalled product

Product
TOTAL KNEE -Procedure Kit Catalog Number: QPTK95B
Manufacturer
American Contract Systems Inc
Hazard
  • ethylene-oxide
  • ethylene-chlorohydrin
  • chemical-residue

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (1)

  • UDI-DI: 00191072221063 LOT#"s: 911241

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.