Smith & Nephew FOOTPRINT Ultra PK Suture Anchor, 5.5mm
Medical device recall Z-1757-2020. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Apr 29, 2020.
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The short answer
Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Apr 29, 2020. Copied from openFDA on Oct 20, 2026.
- Class II FDA’s class
- Ongoing its status, in FDA’s file
- Nationwide FDA’s word for where it went
- 125,196 (Total) 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?
Space between the device and the packaging permits excessive movement which could potentially lead to the displacement of the anchor s tip protector allowing the tip of the anchor to create a sterile breach.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Which ones are recalled?
Smith & Nephew FOOTPRINT Ultra PK Suture Anchor, 5.5mm Part Number: 72202902
125,196 (Total), in FDA’s words.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Codes to check against yours
Lot Numbers: 2013889 2013916 2013955 2014296 2016197 2016198 2016232 2016233 2016234 2017395 2017761 2017818 2017819 2018639 2018801 2018855 2019841 2019893 2019992 2021327 2021390 2021391 2021499 2022264 2022265 2022266 2022267 2024809…
Every code shown here, 1,993 characters
Lot Numbers: 2013889 2013916 2013955 2014296 2016197 2016198 2016232 2016233 2016234 2017395 2017761 2017818 2017819 2018639 2018801 2018855 2019841 2019893 2019992 2021327 2021390 2021391 2021499 2022264 2022265 2022266 2022267 2024809 2025064 2025065 2025165 2025169 2025343 2025386 2027398 2027429 2028620 2029251 2029252 2029253 2029254 2029295 2029296 2029297 2029298 2029337 2029338 2029339 2029340 2029386 2029387 2030937 2030938 2030939 2030940 2031077 2031078 2031079 2031080 2031145 2032812 2032813 2032814 2032815 2033272 2033273 2033387 2033388 2033389 2033390 2033391 2033517 2033518 2033519 2033520 2033521 2033522 2033523 2033524 2033525 2033526 2033527 2033528 2033664 2034417 2034418 2034482 2034483 2036298 2036299 2036704 2036705 2037123 2037124 2037125 2037171 2037176 2038315 2038316 2038449 2038452 2038785 2038786 2038787 2038788 2038919 2039245 2039247 2039436 2039437 2039438 2040097 2040098 2040099 2040100 2040101 2040727 2040728 2040729 2041051 2041052 2041053 2041054 2041055 2041194 2041195 2041196 2041197 2041198 2041780 2041781 2041782 2042582 2042583 2042584 2042763 2042764 2042765 2044884 2044885 2044886 2044887 2044888 2045848 50532035 50598665 50670645 50721923 50721924 50722153 50722409 50723724 50723725 50723729 50724822 50725155 50725156 50726258 50726558 50726559 50730869 50730870 50730871 50730872 50730876 50730877 50734025 50734026 50734031 50734035 50734038 50734041 50736231 50736234 50737178 50737941 50737942 50738087 50738088 50738894 50738895 50738896 50742394 50742585 50742586 50744052 50744053 50744054 50744777 50745439 50745440 50745441 50746623 50746624 50746625 50747145 50747146 50747859 50747860 50748081 50748082 50748083 50748084 50751684 50753515 50753518 50760611 50760612 50760613 50760614 50760802 50760803 50760805 50760806 50760807 50766818 50766828 50769166 50769167 50769168 50773888 50774344 50776630 50776631 50785146 50785147 50785261 50785262 50785263 50785505 50785506 50793871 50795930 50795933 50795936 50803204…
FDA’s list runs to 2,091 characters. The first part is shown; the rest is on FDA’s record.
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.
Nationwide Foreign: AE AL AR AT AU BE BM BR CA CH CL CN CO CR CZ DE DK EC EE ES FI FR GB IE IL IN IT KR LT LV MT MX NO PA PE PL PR PT QA RU SE SG TH TR XK ZA
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?
Ongoing, in FDA’s file.
“A recall which is currently in progress.”
openFDA, on “On-Going”, 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 Mar 17, 2020.
- FDA classified it on Apr 22, 2020.
- FDA’s Enforcement Report published it on Apr 29, 2020.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Who is recalling it?
- Smith & Nephew, Inc., of Mansfield, MA.
- Who began it, in FDA’s words: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
- How the firm first told its customers: Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit.
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.”
- FDA’s list of codes runs to 2,091 characters; the first part is shown here, and the rest is on FDA’s record.
- 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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