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Use caution Medical device recall · FDA · Published October 9, 2023

Biomet Compress Device Short Anchor Plug Recall: Metal Burs May Cause Surgery Extension

Biomet recalls short anchor plugs for joint surgery repairs due to potential metal burrs causing surgery to extend. Affected items have specific lot numbers and model codes.

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🇺🇸 FDA recall #Z-0387-2024Medical deviceBiomet ›
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Recalling firmBiomet, Inc.56 E Bell Dr · Warsaw, IN 46582-6989
✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

Biomet is recalling short anchor plugs used in joint surgery repairs because metal burrs in the device may prevent proper drilling, requiring additional surgery. This risk affects patients who have received these specific implants. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/57114-biomet-compress-device-short-anchor-plug-recall-metal-burs-may.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/57114-biomet-compress-device-short-anchor-plug-recall-metal-burs-may · Updated August 19, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-0387-2024

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“Biomet Compress Device Short Anchor Plug Recall: Metal Burs May Cause Surgery Extension.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/57114-biomet-compress-device-short-anchor-plug-recall-metal-burs-may. Based on FDA recall #Z-0387-2024 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-0387-2024%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on Oct. 9, 2023, that Biomet, Inc. is recalling Compress Device Short Anchor Plugs due to potential metal burrs in transverse holes that may prevent drill or pin passage and extend surgery time.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: Biomet
  • Product: Compress Device Short Anchor Plug, 26 MM-For Correction of revision of unsuccessful osteotomy, arthrodesis, or previous joint replacement
  • UPC: 00880304461611
  • Item Number: 178568
  • Lot Numbers/UDI: 535450 (01)00880304461611(17)270727(10)535450; 577600 (01)00880304461611(17)270630(10)577600; 577610 (01)00880304461611(17)270702(10)577610; 577760 (01)00880304461611(17)270629(10)577760; 671540 (01)00880304461611(17)271124(10)671540; 671890 (01)00880304461611(17)271114(10)671890; 671890R (01)00880304461611(17)271114(10)671890R; 857060 (01)00880304461611(17)280324(10)857060; 930770 (01)00880304461611(17)270725(10)930770
  • Distribution: US Nationwide and Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand

The hazard

According to the FDA, anchor plugs potentially have metal burrs in the transverse holes of the device, preventing the drill or pins from passing through, which may result in extension of surgery.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Biomet, Inc. has 28 other recalls on record since 2026-07-01. Other recent recalls of similar products include ConMed Suture Anchor Recall (2026-07-14), Fixone Biocomposite Anchor Recall (2025-12-17) and Genesis Push-In Suture Anchor Recall (2025-12-17).

How to tell if you have this one

Check the item number on the device, which is 178568. Look for specific lot numbers: 535450, 577600, 577610, 577760, 671540, 671890, 671890R, and 857060, or 930770.

  • Brand
    Biomet
  • Product
    Compress Device Short Anchor Plug, 26 MM-For Correction of revision of unsuccessful osteotomy, arthrodesis, or previous
  • Category
    Medical device
FDA recall event · 19 products

All 19 products in this recall

FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.

  • Classification
    Class II
  • Status
    Ongoing
  • Distribution
    Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, CHILE, JAPAN, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND.
Recall numberProduct, codes & lots
Z-0370-2024Compress Device Segmental Anchor Plug, 10 MM-For Correction of revision of unsuccessful osteotomy, arthrodesis, or previous joint replacement. Item Number: 178400; Lot Numbers/UDI 541470 (01)00880304259690(17)270629(10)541470 608490 (01)00880304259690(17)280302(10)608490 608580 (01)00880304259690(17)271030(10)608580 609140 (01)00880304259690(17)271112(10)609140 671410 (01)00880304259690(17)271030(10)671410 671650 (01)00880304259690(17)271030(10)671650 856920 (01)00880304259690(17)271030(10)856920
Z-0371-2024Compress Device Segmental Anchor Plug, 12 MM -For Correction of revision of unsuccessful osteotomy, arthrodesis, or previous joint replacement. Item Number: 178402; Lot Numbers/UDI 240750 (01)00880304259713(17)270112(10)240750 671330 (01)00880304259713(17)271114(10)671330 671420 (01)00880304259713(17)270831(10)671420 671660 (01)00880304259713(17)270901(10)671660 752730 (01)00880304259713(17)270802(10)752730 752760 (01)00880304259713(17)270816(10)752760 798010 (01)00880304259713(17)270120(10)798010 921660 (01)00880304259713(17)270724(10)921660 930670 (01)00880304259713(17)270727(10)930670 930680 (01)00880304259713(17)270802(10)930680 965330 (01)00880304259713(17)271112(10)965330
Z-0372-2024Compress Device Segmental Anchor Plug, 14 MM-For Correction of revision of unsuccessful osteotomy, arthrodesis, or previous joint replacement. Item Number: 178404; Lot Numbers/UDI 017900 (01)00880304002890(17)270912(10)017900; 017900R (01)00880304002890(17)270912(10)017900R; 240760 (01)00880304002890(17)270120(10)240760; 332020 (01)00880304002890(17)270725(10)332020; 332040 (01)00880304002890(17)270629(10)332040; 608500 (01)00880304002890(17)270830(10)608500; 608590 (01)00880304002890(17)271030(10)608590; 609150 (01)00880304002890(17)270830(10)609150; 671670 (01)00880304002890(17)271030(10)671670; 712220 (01)00880304002890(17)270114(10)712220; 752770 (01)00880304002890(17)270814(10)752770; 798020 (01)0 0880304002890(17)270120(10)798020; 965310 (01)00880304002890(17)271112(10)965310,
Z-0373-2024Compress Device Segmental Anchor Plug, 16 MM-For Correction of revision of unsuccessful osteotomy, arthrodesis, or previous joint replacement. Item Number: 178406; Lot Numbers/UDI 018050 (01)00880304259744(17)270807(10)018050; 018050R (01)00880304259744(17)270807(10)018050R; 056160 (01)00880304259744(17)270108(10)056160; 332030 (01)00880304259744(17)270702(10)332030; 332050 (01)00880304259744(17)270710(10)332050; 608510 (01)00880304259744(17)270924(10)608510; 608600 (01)00880304259744(17)271026(10)608600; 671730 (01)00880304259744(17)270831(10)671730; 752780 (01)00880304259744(17)270817(10)752780;
Z-0374-2024Compress Device Segmental Anchor Plug, 18 MM-For Correction of revision of unsuccessful osteotomy, arthrodesis, or previous joint replacement. Item Number: 178408; Lot Numbers/UDI: 017910 (01)00880304259768(17)270807(10)017910; 017910R (01)00880304259768(17)270807(10)017910R; 018060 (01)00880304259768(17)270817(10)018060; 332060 (01)00880304259768(17)270817(10)332060; 608610 (01)00880304259768(17)271204(10)608610; 671740 (01)00880304259768(17)271117(10)671740; 671740R (01)00880304259768(17)271117(10)671740R; 752790 (01)00880304259768(17)270816(10)752790; 752790R (01)00880304259768(17)270816(10)752790R; 965290 (01)00880304259768(17)271030(10)965290;
Z-0375-2024Compress Device Segmental Anchor Plug, 20 MM-For Correction of revision of unsuccessful osteotomy, arthrodesis, or previous joint replacement. Item Number: 178410; Lot Numbers/UDI 332070 (01)00880304259782(17)270812(10)332070; 608620 (01)00880304259782(17)271113(10)608620; 671750 (01)00880304259782(17)271115(10)671750; 752800 (01)00880304259782(17)270816(10)752800; 856930 (01)00880304259782(17)271030(10)856930; 856930R (01)00880304259782(17)271030(10)856930R; 930690 (01)00880304259782(17)270630(10)930690;
Z-0376-2024Compress Device Segmental Anchor Plug, 22 MM-For Correction of revision of unsuccessful osteotomy, arthrodesis, or previous joint replacement. Item Number: 178412; Lot Numbers/UDI 332080 (01)00880304259805(17)270706(10)332080; 671760 (01)00880304259805(17)271026(10)671760; 752810 (01)00880304259805(17)270725(10)752810; 856940 (01)00880304259805(17)271030(10)856940; 930700 (01)00880304259805(17)270816(10)930700
Z-0377-2024Compress Device Segmental Anchor Plug, 24 MM-For Correction of revision of unsuccessful osteotomy, arthrodesis, or previous joint replacement. Item Number: 178414; Lot Numbers/UDI 017930 (01)00880304259829(17)270702(10)017930; 018070 (01)00880304259829(17)270629(10)018070; 608560 (01)00880304259829(17)271030(10)608560 752820 (01)00880304259829(17)280222(10)752820 752830 (01)00880304259829(17)270817(10)752830
Z-0378-2024Compress Device Short Anchor Plug, 10 MM-Correction of revision of unsuccessful osteotomy, arthrodesis, or previous joint replacement Item Number: 178552; Lot Numbers/UDI 331640 (01)00880304461659(17)270726(10)331640; 331660 (01)00880304461659(17)270629(10)331660; 331670 (01)00880304461659(17)270726(10)331670; 477980 (01)00880304461659(17)280112(10)477980; 577330 (01)00880304461659(17)270725(10)577330; 577640 (01)00880304461659(17)270816(10)577640; 608520 (01)00880304461659(17)271030(10)608520; 608530 (01)00880304461659(17)280112(10)608530; 608630 (01)00880304461659(17)271204(10)608630; 671430 (01)00880304461659(17)271204(10)671430; 671810 (01)00880304461659(17)271117(10)671810; 735610 (01)00880304461659(17)271209(10)735610; 735960 (01)00880304461659(17)271202(10)735960; 795170 (01)00880304461659(17)290305(10)795170; 856960 (01)00880304461659(17)271115(10)856960; 930720 (01)00880304461659(17)270703(10)930720; 975150 (01)00880304461659(17)270731(10)975150; 982350 (01)00880304461659(17)270723(10)982350;
Z-0379-2024Compress Device Short Anchor Plug, 12 MM-For Correction of revision of unsuccessful osteotomy, arthrodesis, or previous joint replacement. Item Number: 178554; Lot Numbers/UDI 331680 (01)00880304461703(17)270726(10)331680; 331690 (01)00880304461703(17)270806(10)331690; 331700 (01)00880304461703(17)270726(10)331700; 331700R (01)00880304461703(17)270726(10)331700R; 541430 (01)00880304461703(17)271119(10)541430; 577340 (01)00880304461703(17)280112(10)577340; 577340R (01)00880304461703(17)280112(10)577340R; 577660 (01)00880304461703(17)270630(10)577660; 608640 (01)00880304461703(17)271030(10)608640; 671450 (01)00880304461703(17)271030(10)671450; 671820 (01)00880304461703(17)270830(10)671820; 712430 (01)00880304461703(17)271111(10)712430; 735640 (01)00880304461703(17)271031(10)735640; 735660 (01)00880304461703(17)280416(10)735660; 856970 (01)00880304461703(17)280212(10)856970; 930730 (01)00880304461703(17)271030(10)930730;
Z-0380-2024Compress Device Short Anchor Plug, 14 MM-For Correction of revision of unsuccessful osteotomy, arthrodesis, or previous joint replacement. Item Number: 178556; Lot Numbers/UDI: 331710 (01)00880304461635(17)270702(10)331710; 331720 (01)00880304461635(17)270723(10)331720; 331730 (01)00880304461635(17)270629(10)331730; 331740 (01)00880304461635(17)270726(10)331740; 477990 (01)00880304461635(17)270820(10)477990; 541450 (01)00880304461635(17)270725(10)541450; 577360 (01)00880304461635(17)270801(10)577360; 577690 (01)00880304461635(17)270814(10)577690; 577700 (01)00880304461635(17)270725(10)577700; 608540 (01)00880304461635(17)270902(10)608540; 608650 (01)00880304461635(17)271030(10)608650; 608670 (01)00880304461635(17)271030(10)608670; 671830 (01)00880304461635(17)270901(10)671830; 829350 (01)00880304461635(17)270823(10)829350
Z-0381-2024Compress Device Short Anchor Plug, 16 MM- Correction of revision of unsuccessful osteotomy, arthrodesis, or previous joint replacement Item Number: 178558; Lot Numbers/UDI: 331750 (01)00880304461673(17)270726(10)331750; 331760 (01)00880304461673(17)270725(10)331760; 331770 (01)00880304461673(17)270901(10)331770; 577380 (01)00880304461673(17)270725(10)577380; 608690 (01)00880304461673(17)271030(10)608690; 671340 (01)00880304461673(17)271026(10)671340; 671350 (01)00880304461673(17)271127(10)671350; 671460 (01)00880304461673(17)271030(10)671460; 671840 (01)00880304461673(17)271117(10)671840; 735690 (01)00880304461673(17)271030(10)735690; 735720 (01)00880304461673(17)271109(10)735720; 735720R (01)00880304461673(17)271109(10)735720R; 930750 (01)00880304461673(17)270726(10)930750
Z-0382-2024Compress Device Short Anchor Plug, 18 MM-For Correction of revision of unsuccessful osteotomy, arthrodesis, or previous joint replacement. Item Number: 178560; Lot Numbers/UDI: 331780 (01)00880304461680(17)270709(10)331780; 331790 (01)00880304461680(17)270726(10)331790; 331810 (01)00880304461680(17)270703(10)331810; 507020 (01)00880304461680(17)270724(10)507020; 507020R (01)00880304461680(17)270724(10)507020R; 608550 (01)00880304461680(17)271103(10)608550; 608700 (01)00880304461680(17)271030(10)608700; 671490 (01)00880304461680(17)271117(10)671490; 671850 (01)00880304461680(17)271102(10)671850; 857020 (01)00880304461680(17)271117(10)857020
Z-0383-2024Compress Device Short Anchor Plug, 20 MM-For Correction of revision of unsuccessful osteotomy, arthrodesis, or previous joint replacement. Item Number: 178562; Lot Numbers/UDI: 331820 (01)00880304461666(17)270710(10)331820; 478000 (01)00880304461666(17)270629(10)478000; 535420 (01)00880304461666(17)270826(10)535420; 608710 (01)00880304461666(17)271114(10)608710; 608740 (01)00880304461666(17)271113(10)608740; 671500 (01)00880304461666(17)271030(10)671500; 671510 (01)00880304461666(17)280121(10)671510; 857040 (01)00880304461666(17)271112(10)857040;
Z-0384-2024Compress Device Short Anchor Plug, 22 MM-For Correction of revision of unsuccessful osteotomy, arthrodesis, or previous joint replacement. Item Number: 178564; Lot Numbers/UDI: 441020 (01)00880304461628(17)270915(10)441020; 535430 (01)00880304461628(17)270701(10)535430; 577560 (01)00880304461628(17)270725(10)577560; 577740 (01)00880304461628(17)271114(10)577740; 608760 (01)00880304461628(17)271112(10)608760; 671870 (01)00880304461628(17)280131(10)671870; 975160 (01)00880304461628(17)270806(10)975160
Z-0385-2024Compress Device Short Anchor Plug, 23 MM-For Correction of revision of unsuccessful osteotomy, arthrodesis, or previous joint replacement. Item Number: 178565; Lot Numbers/UDI: 930790 (01)00880304528697(17)270709(10)930790
Z-0386-2024Compress Device Short Anchor Plug, 24 MM-For Correction of revision of unsuccessful osteotomy, arthrodesis, or previous joint replacement. Item Number: 178566; Lot Numbers/UDI: 535440 (01)00880304461642(17)270803(10)535440; 577570 (01)00880304461642(17)270726(10)577570; 577590 (01)00880304461642(17)270802(10)577590; 608770 (01)00880304461642(17)280201(10)608770; 671520 (01)00880304461642(17)280131(10)671520; 671530 (01)00880304461642(17)271026(10)671530; 671880 (01)00880304461642(17)271114(10)671880; 671880R (01)00880304461642(17)271114(10)671880R; 735750 (01)00880304461642(17)271102(10)735750; 735750R (01)00880304461642(17)271102(10)735750R; 965240 (01)00880304461642(17)280113(10)965240
Z-0387-2024Compress Device Short Anchor Plug, 26 MM-For Correction of revision of unsuccessful osteotomy, arthrodesis, or previous joint replacement. Item Number: 178568; Lot Numbers/UDI: 535450 (01)00880304461611(17)270727(10)535450; 577600 (01)00880304461611(17)270630(10)577600; 577610 (01)00880304461611(17)270702(10)577610; 577760 (01)00880304461611(17)270629(10)577760; 671540 (01)00880304461611(17)271124(10)671540; 671890 (01)00880304461611(17)271114(10)671890; 671890R (01)00880304461611(17)271114(10)671890R; 857060 (01)00880304461611(17)280324(10)857060; 930770 (01)00880304461611(17)270725(10)930770
Z-0388-2024Compress Device Short Anchor Plug, 28 MM-For Correction of revision of unsuccessful osteotomy, arthrodesis, or previous joint replacement. Item Number: 178570; Lot Numbers/UDI: 178570 (01)00880304461697(17)270811(10)535460; 535460R (01)00880304461697(17)270811(10)535460R; 671550 (01)00880304461697(17)271124(10)671550
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Device Lot Number

    Look for the lot number on the device, which is listed as 535450, 577600, 577610, 577760, 671540, 671890, 671890R, or 930770.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.

Alaska: yesAKMaine: yesMEVermont: yesVTNew Hampshire: yesNHWashington: yesWAIdaho: yesIDMontana: yesMTNorth Dakota: yesNDMinnesota: yesMNIllinois: yesILWisconsin: yesWIMichigan: yesMINew York: yesNYRhode Island: yesRIMassachusetts: yesMAOregon: yesORNevada: yesNVWyoming: yesWYSouth Dakota: yesSDIowa: yesIAIndiana: yesINOhio: yesOHPennsylvania: yesPANew Jersey: yesNJConnecticut: yesCTCalifornia: yesCAUtah: yesUTColorado: yesCONebraska: yesNEMissouri: yesMOKentucky: yesKYWest Virginia: yesWVVirginia: yesVAMaryland: yesMDDelaware: yesDEArizona: yesAZNew Mexico: yesNMKansas: yesKSArkansas: yesARTennessee: yesTNNorth Carolina: yesNCSouth Carolina: yesSCDistrict of Columbia: yesDCOklahoma: yesOKLouisiana: yesLAMississippi: yesMSAlabama: yesALGeorgia: yesGAHawaii: yesHITexas: yesTXFlorida: yesFL

FDA distribution: “Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, CHILE, JAPAN, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.

Recall timeline

FDA published this recall 51 days after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Oct 9, 202312. FDA classified it Class II: Nov 21, 202323. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Nov 29, 202332023
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class II
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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