Crosslock DVR ePAK -Sterile
Medical device recall Z-1082-2016. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Mar 16, 2016.
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The short answer
Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Mar 16, 2016. Copied from openFDA on Oct 20, 2026.
- Class II FDA’s class
- Terminated its status, in FDA’s file
- Nationwide FDA’s word for where it went
- 21,268 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?
Components of the DVR ePAKs can oxidize during shipment and storage prior to use. A delay in surgery, less than 30 minutes, may occur if the surgical staff proceeds to re-sterilize the product. If oxidative material would flake off a component contained within the ePAK and enter the surgical field/wound an inflammatory reaction may occur. The inflammatory reaction may result in a foreign body reaction and/or metal hypersensitivity. Oxidized components have failed cytotoxicity testing.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Which ones are recalled?
Crosslock DVR ePAK -Sterile, Ref 81180050, are complete surgical sets including plates, screws, and instruments for orthopedic fixation The Cross lock DVR ePAK Volar Rim Plates system is intended for fixation of fractures, mal unions, and osteotomies involving the distal radius. The DVR Wrist ePAK system is intended stabilization and fixation of small bone fragments in fresh fractures, revision procedures, joint fusion and reconstructions of small bones of the hand, foot, radius, ulna, ankle, humerus, scapula and pelvis, particularly in osteopenic bone.
21,268, in FDA’s words.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Codes to check against yours
All Lots. Part number: Description: 811810050 DVR EPAK EX NRW LOCK PLT RIGHT 811811040 DVR EPAK NRW MINI LOCK PLT R 811811050 DVR EPAK NRW LOCK PLT R 811812040 DVR EPAK MINI LOCK PLT R 811812050 DVR EPAK DIST VLR PT STD R 811812060 DVR…
Every code shown here, 1,906 characters
All Lots. Part number: Description: 811810050 DVR EPAK EX NRW LOCK PLT RIGHT 811811040 DVR EPAK NRW MINI LOCK PLT R 811811050 DVR EPAK NRW LOCK PLT R 811812040 DVR EPAK MINI LOCK PLT R 811812050 DVR EPAK DIST VLR PT STD R 811812060 DVR EPAK DISTAL VLR PLT MED RT 811812090 DVR EPAK DISTAL PLT LONG RT 811812125 DVR EPAK EXT LONG LOCK PLT R 811812175 DVR EPAK EX-EXT LONG LK PLT R 811813050 DVR EPAK WIDE LOCK PLT R 811814050 DVR EPAK VOLAR RIM PLATE RIGHT 811815050 DVR EPAK VOLAR RIM NRW PLT RT 811817050 DVR EPAK DORSAL PLATE STD RT 811817150 DVR EPAK DORSAL PLATE WIDE RT 811818060 DVR EPAK RADIAL PLT STD RIGHT 811818160 DVR EPAK RADIAL PLATE WIDE RT 811820050 DVR EPAK EX NRW LOCK PLT LEFT 811821040 DVR EPAK NRW MINI LOCK PLT L 811821050 DVR EPAK NRW LOCK PLT L 811822040 DVR EPAK MINI LOCK PLT L 811822050 DVR EPAK LOCK PLT L 811822060 DVR EPAK MEDIUM LOCK PLT L 811822090 DVR EPAK LONG LOCK PLT L 811822125 DVR EPAK EXT LONG LOCK PLT L 811822175 DVR EPAK EX-EXT LONG LK PLT L 811823050 DVR EPAK WIDE LOCK PLT L 811824050 DVR EPAK VOLAR RIM PLATE LEFT 811825050 DVR EPAK VOLAR RIM NRW PLT LT 811827050 DVR EPAK DORSAL PLATE STD LEFT 811827150 DVR EPAK DORSAL PLATE WIDE LT 811828060 DVR EPAK RADIAL PLATE STD LEFT 811828160 DVR EPAK RADIAL PLATE WIDE LT 811839050 DVR EPAK ULNA PLATE BILATERAL 811899001 DVR EPAK RIGHT DNI 811899002 DVR EPAK LEFT DNI 811899003 EPAK DVR C/LCK VOLR RIM RT DNI 811899004 EPAK DVR C/LCK VOLR RIM LT DNI 811899005 EPAK DVR DORSAL PLATE RT DNI 811899006 EPAK DVR DORSAL PLATE LT DNI 811899007 EPAK DVR RDL COLUMN PLT RT DNI 811899008 EPAK DVR RDL COLUMN PLT LT DNI 811899009 EPAK DVR ULNA PLT BILAT DNI 811911050 DVR EPAK NRW LOCK PEG RT 811912050 DVR EPAK LOCK PEG RT 811913050 DVR EPAK WIDE LOCK PEG RT 811921050 DVR EPAK NRW LOCK PEG LT 811922050 DVR EPAK LOCK PEG LT 811923050 DVR EPAK WIDE LOCK PEG LT 811999001 DVR EPAK PEG RIGHT DNI 811999002 DVR EPAK PEG LEFT DNI
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.
Worldwide distribution: US (Nationwide) and countries of: Panama; Korea; Japan; Netherlands; Ecuador; Chile; Canada; and Australia.
These words name no state.
What FDA means by nationwide
“The term “nationwide” is defined to mean the fifty states or a significant portion. Note that subsequent distribution by the consignees to other parties may not be included.”
openFDA, its enforcement report fields.
The words say it went outside the United States too.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
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 Jan 29, 2016.
- FDA classified it on Mar 8, 2016.
- FDA’s Enforcement Report published it on Mar 16, 2016.
- FDA terminated it on Sep 5, 2017.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Who is recalling it?
- Biomet, Inc., of Warsaw, IN.
- Who began it, in FDA’s words: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
- How the firm first told its customers: Letter.
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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