Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 17575 |
| Brand Name: | DePuy ReClaim Reamer Extension |
| Model: | Part Number: 2975-00-500 |
| Affected: | Specific lot numbers |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Johnson & Johnson (NZ) Limited 13a Gabador Place Mt Wellington AUCKLAND 1060 |
| Contact Information: | 0800 922 638 |
| Manufacturer: | DePuy Ireland |
| Issue: | The manufacturer is recalling specific lots of RECLAIM® Reamer Extensions due to the potential for one or both of the tabs to break off and potentially be left in the patient. The RECLAIM® Distal Reamer Extension has been redesigned, and the company is formally swapping out the affected instruments. |
| Recall action type: | Recall |
| Recall action: | Product to be exchanged |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 23/10/2014 |
