Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 17879 |
| Brand Name: | Synthes Reamer/Irrigator/Aspirator RIA Tube assembly 520mm |
| Model: | Catalogue: 314.746S |
| Affected: | Lots: 2251446, 2256902, 2256904, 2256906, 2261783, 2256903, 2256905, 2256907 |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Synthes New Zealand Ltd 507 Mt Wellington Highway Mt Wellington Auckland 1060 |
| Contact Information: | 0800 657 734 |
| Manufacturer: | Synthes GmbH |
| Brand Name: | Synthes Reamer/Irrigator/Aspirator RIA System locking clip |
| Model: | Catalogue: 352.260S |
| Affected: | Lots: 2542420, 2570953, 2580121 |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Synthes New Zealand Ltd 507 Mt Wellington Highway Mt Wellington Auckland 1060 |
| Contact Information: | 0800 657 734 |
| Manufacturer: | Synthes GmbH |
| Issue: | The expiration date on the label for the referenced product is incorrect. Existing testing supports an expiration date of 2 years from manufacturing. The affected products on the market were labelled with an expiration date of 10 years. |
| Recall action type: | Recall |
| Recall action: | Product to be returned to supplier |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 17/12/2014 |
