OsteoBridge Intramedullary Diaphysis Segment Fixation (IDSF) nails (femur)
Medical device recall Z-0436-2021. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Nov 18, 2020.
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The short answer
Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Nov 18, 2020. Copied from openFDA on Oct 20, 2026.
- Class II FDA’s class
- Terminated its status, in FDA’s file
- 5 states named in where it went
- 354 units how much, in FDA’s words
Every line below is in FDA’s own words, with its source beside it. FDA’s terms are explained in FDA’s own words.
How serious is it, by FDA’s class?
Class II, the middle of FDA’s three classes.
“Products that might cause a temporary health problem, or pose only a slight threat of a serious nature. Example: a drug that is under-strength but that is not used to treat life-threatening situations.”
openFDA, in plain words, its enforcement report fields.
“Class II is a situation in which use of, or exposure to, a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.”
FDA’s rule, 21 CFR 7.3(m)(2), eCFR.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
What’s wrong with it?
Product may be mislabeled.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Which ones are recalled?
OsteoBridge Intramedullary Diaphysis Segment Fixation (IDSF) nails (femur)
354 units, in FDA’s words.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Codes to check against yours
Lot Number Use By Date MS1913083R 6/4/2025 MS1811571R 7/24/2025 MS1913083R1 7/24/2025 MS1913084R 6/4/2025 MS1811572R 7/17/2025 MS1811572R1 7/24/2025 MS1913085R 6/4/2025 MS1811573R 7/17/2025 MS1913086R 6/4/2025 MS1811660R 7/17/2025…
Every code shown here, 1,548 characters
Lot Number Use By Date MS1913083R 6/4/2025 MS1811571R 7/24/2025 MS1913083R1 7/24/2025 MS1913084R 6/4/2025 MS1811572R 7/17/2025 MS1811572R1 7/24/2025 MS1913085R 6/4/2025 MS1811573R 7/17/2025 MS1913086R 6/4/2025 MS1811660R 7/17/2025 MS1913087R 6/4/2025 MS1913087R 6/4/2025 MS1811661R 7/17/2025 MS1912446R 7/17/2025 MS1913087R1 7/17/2025 MS1913098R 6/4/2025 MS1811613R 7/17/2025 MS1913099R 6/4/2025 MS1811614R 7/17/2025 MS1913100R 6/4/2025 MS1913100R 6/4/2025 MS1811662R 7/17/2025 MS1913100R1 7/17/2025 MS1811663R 6/4/2025 MS1811663R1 7/17/2025 MS1913102R 6/4/2025 MS1913102R 6/4/2025 MS1913102R1 7/17/2025 MS1811664R 7/17/2025 MS1913114R 6/4/2025 MS1913114R 6/4/2025 MS1811618R 7/17/2025 MS1913114R1 7/17/2025 MS1913115R 6/4/2025 MS1913115R 6/4/2025 MS1811665R 7/21/2025 MS1913115R1 7/21/2025 MS1913116R 6/4/2025 MS1913116R 6/4/2025 MS1811666R 7/21/2025 MS1913117R 6/4/2025 MS1913117R 6/4/2025 MS1913117R1 7/21/2025 MS1811667R 7/21/2025 MS1913118R 6/4/2025 MS1913118R 6/4/2025 MS1811668R 7/21/2025 MS1912441R 7/21/2025 MS1811642R 6/4/2025 MS1913126R 6/4/2025 MS1811642R 6/4/2025 MS1913126R 6/4/2025 MS1913126R 6/4/2025 MS1811642R 6/4/2025 MS1811642R1 7/21/2025 MS1913127R 6/4/2025 MS1811882R 7/21/2025 MS1811643R 7/22/2025 MS1913128R 6/4/2025 MS1913128R 6/4/2025 MS1912443R 7/21/2025 MS1811644R 7/21/2025 MS1913129R 6/4/2025 MS1913129R 6/4/2025 MS1912444R 7/21/2025 MS1811645R 7/21/2025 MS1913130R 6/4/2025 MS1811619R 7/21/2025 MS1913131R 6/4/2025 MS1811646R 7/21/2025 MS1913132R 6/4/2025 MS1811620R 7/21/2025 MS1913133R 6/4/2025 MS1811647R 7/24/2025
Copied exactly as FDA lists them: lot and serial numbers, dates and other codes on the product or its label.
Where did it go?
FDA’s words for the “general area of initial distribution”: where the firm first shipped it.
Product was distributed in US - CA, IL, MD, OH, and NJ
The states and territories these words name
- California
- Illinois
- Maryland
- New Jersey
- Ohio
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Is it still going on?
Terminated, in FDA’s file.
“FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts have been made to remove or correct the violative product in accordance with the recall strategy, and proper disposition has been made according to the degree of hazard.”
openFDA, on “Terminated”, its enforcement report fields.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
- The firm began the recall on Sep 18, 2020.
- FDA classified it on Nov 6, 2020.
- FDA’s Enforcement Report published it on Nov 18, 2020.
- FDA terminated it on May 13, 2021.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Who is recalling it?
- Merete Medical GmbH, of Berlin, Germany.
- Who began it, in FDA’s words: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
- How the firm first told its customers: E-Mail.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
What this record can’t tell you
- Whether your own one is affected: compare the codes, dates and numbers above with yours. When unsure, ask the firm or the store.
- Where it went after the firm’s first shipments. FDA’s words cover the firm’s initial distribution, and, in FDA’s words, “subsequent distribution by the consignees to other parties may not be included.”
- How many have been returned, corrected or destroyed: FDA’s report doesn’t say.
- Whether anyone was hurt or fell ill: the report doesn’t say.
- How current it is: openFDA publishes FDA’s Enforcement Report weekly, after FDA does, and a firm can announce a recall weeks before it appears there. openFDA’s own caution: “This data should not be used as a method to collect data to issue alerts to the public, nor should it be used to track the lifecycle of a recall.”
- A product with no recall here isn’t safe by that: FDA’s report lists the recalls FDA classified, and when.
Hearth Record wrote these lines; the quotations are FDA’s.
Sources
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Device recall enforcement reports.
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