| Subject: | FDA Issues Notices about Ossur Total Knee Prosthetic Devices; Label Changes for Macugen |
| Category: | Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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| Published: | Wed, 12 Apr 2006 - 10:00 am |
| OSSUR ANNOUNCES VOLUNTARY RECALL OF CERTAIN MODELS OF THE TOTAL KNEE PROSTHETIC DEVICE
Ossur has announced a voluntary worldwide recall of the 1100, 1900, 2000 and 2100 models of its Total Knee prosthetic device. The recall, effective immediately, is based on a finding that some units of the Total Knee device may contain faulty pins based in the axis of the knee.
At this time, there have been no incidents or injuries resulting from this situation that have been reported to the company.
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