Use cautionMedical device recall · FDA · Published July 2, 2021
Bodycad Torque Limiting Adaptor Recall: Risk of Breakage if Used Counterclockwise
Bodycad recalls specific torque limiting adaptors and osteotomy trays due to breakage risk when used counterclockwise or with power tools. Affected items include part #027-203 and specific lot numbers.
There is a risk of breakage of the torque limiting adaptor if used counterclockwise and it must not be used with a power tool due to no test data validating this use.
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📍Recalling firmLaboratoires Bodycad, Inc.2035 Du Haut-Bord St · Quebec, Canada
“Bodycad Torque Limiting Adaptor Recall: Risk of Breakage if Used Counterclockwise.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/62244-bodycad-torque-limiting-adaptor-recall-risk-of-breakage-if-used. Based on FDA recall #Z-0244-2022 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-0244-2022%22&limit=1).
Laboratoires Bodycad, Inc. recalled the Torque Limiting Adaptor, AO Connect, 4 N-m, part #027-203, due to a risk of breakage if used counterclockwise or with a power tool, according to the FDA. The agency announced the voluntary Class II recall on July 2, 2021.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Bodycad
Product: Torque Limiting Adaptor, AO Connect, 4 N-m, part #027-203, reusable
Lot number: SB000430
Component of: Fine Osteotomy Implant and Disposable Instrumentation Tray, part #025-004
Tray lot numbers: SB000251, SB000252, SB000253, SB000254, SB000259, SB000261, SB000263, SB000264, SB000272, and SB000273
Distribution: CO, MI, NY, Canada, United Kingdom
The hazard
The hazard involves a risk of breakage of the torque limiting adaptor if used counterclockwise. The product must not be used with a power tool due to no test data validating this use.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show other recent recalls of similar products include HFD100 Head Fixation Device Recall: Torque Screw May Crack or Separate (2025-12-08), Acumed Hexalob Screw Recall: Risk of Breakage During Wrist Fixation (2026-05-28), and Molift 4-Point Sling Bars Recall: Deformation Risk During Use (2025-11-17).
How to tell if you have this one
Check for part #027-203 (reusable torque limiting adaptor) or specific lot numbers listed in the recall notice. The product is part of the Bodycad Fine Osteotomy Implant system.
Brand
Bodycad
Category
Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Stop Using Counterclockwise
Do not use the torque limiting adaptor in counterclockwise direction as it can break.
Avoid Power Tools
Do not use the adaptor with power tools as there is no test data validating this use.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in 3 states, and outside the U.S.
Listed by the agency
Not listed
FDA distribution: “Distribution was made to CO, MI, and NY. Foreign distribution was made to Canada and the United Kingdom. There was no military/government distribution.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Colorado, Michigan, New York.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 18 months after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class II
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
4FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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Official source: FDA Recall #Z-0244-2022 (July 2, 2021) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-0244-2022 to see it in context.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 19, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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