FDA: Class I recall of DePuy Synthes power tool system battery adaptors

Editor's Note

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on September 28 identified the recall by DePuy Synthes (a Johnson & Johnson company) of its Adaptor and Light Adaptor for Small Battery Drive and Small Battery Drive II as Class I, the most serious.

The recall is due to the potential for the Adaptors to produce extreme internal pressure, which may cause the device to explode.

Those who may be affected are surgeons and other healthcare providers during surgery, patients undergoing surgery, and bystanders or other staff in the OR.

Potential for the adaptors to produce extreme internal pressure, which may cause the device to explode. The use of affected products may cause serious adverse health consequences, including death.