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Lower risk Medical device recall · FDA · Published July 8, 2020

Flower Orthopedics Recalls Calcaneus Plate Due to Incorrect Material

Flower Orthopedics recalls specific calcaneus plates made with incorrect titanium alloy. This may cause complications during bone repair. Affected units include catalog number CPF 102, lot numbers 1909660029 and 1909660031.

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🇺🇸 FDA recall #Z-2783-2020Medical deviceFlower Orthopedics ›
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Recalling firmFlower Orthopedics Corporation100 Witmer Rd Ste 280 · Horsham, PA 19044-2647
✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

Flower Orthopedics is recalling certain calcaneus plates that were made with the wrong titanium alloy. Using these plates could lead to complications in bone repair procedures. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/64739-flower-orthopedics-recalls-calcaneus-plate-due-to-incorrect-material.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/64739-flower-orthopedics-recalls-calcaneus-plate-due-to-incorrect-material · Updated August 19, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-2783-2020

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“Flower Orthopedics Recalls Calcaneus Plate Due to Incorrect Material.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/64739-flower-orthopedics-recalls-calcaneus-plate-due-to-incorrect-material. Based on FDA recall #Z-2783-2020 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-2783-2020%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on July 8, 2020, that Flower Orthopedics Corporation voluntarily recalled Calcaneus Plates due to manufacturing errors involving incorrect material composition. The agency classified the recall as Class II.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: Flower Orthopedics
  • Product: Calcaneus Plate, Extensile, Medium, Left
  • Catalog Number: CPF 102
  • Lot Numbers: 1909660029, 1909660031
  • UDI: 00840118115650
  • Quantity: 25 units

The hazard

The contract manufacturer inadvertently used a titanium alloy rather than pure titanium to manufacture the plates, according to FDA records. The device is intended for internal fixation of fractures and reconstruction of bones of the rearfoot.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Flower Orthopedics Corporation has five other recalls on record since April 15, 2021. Other recent recalls of similar products include Clariance Elegance Cervical Plates Recall (Feb. 20, 2026), Howmedica Osteonics Recalls Orthopedic Implant Bushings Due to Oxidation Risk (July 30, 2026), and I.T.S. GmbH FR.O.H. Calcaneus Repair System: MRI Safety Risk (Jan. 23, 2026).

How to tell if you have this one

Check for catalog number CPF 102 on the plate. Look for lot numbers 1909660029 or 1909660031 on the packaging or label.

  • Brand
    Flower Orthopedics
  • Category
    Medical device
FDA recall event · 6 products

All 6 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
    Terminated
  • Distribution
    US Nationwide distribution including in the states of AZ, FL, and OH.
Recall numberProduct, codes & lots
Z-2782-2020Calcaneus Plate, Extensile, Small, Left, Catalog Number CPF 101 - Product Usage: intended to be used for internal fixation of fractures and reconstruction of bones of the rearfoot, including the calcaneus.; Lot Number 1909660028; UDI 00840118115643
Z-2783-2020Calcaneus Plate, Extensile, Medium, Left, Catalog Number CPF 102 - Product Usage: intended to be used for internal fixation of fractures and reconstruction of bones of the rearfoot, including the calcaneus.; Lot Number 1909660029, 1909660031; UDI 00840118115650
Z-2784-2020Calcaneus Plate, Extensile, Large, Left, Catalog Number CPF 103 - Product Usage: intended to be used for internal fixation of fractures and reconstruction of bones of the rearfoot, including the calcaneus.; Lot Number 1909660033; UDI 00840118115667
Z-2785-2020Calcaneus Plate, Extensile, Small, Right, Catalog Number CPF 201 - Product Usage: intended to be used for internal fixation of fractures and reconstruction of bones of the rearfoot, including the calcaneus.; Lot Number 1909660034; UDI 00840118115674
Z-2786-2020Calcaneus Plate, Extensile, Medium, Right, Catalog Number CPF 202 - Product Usage: intended to be used for internal fixation of fractures and reconstruction of bones of the rearfoot, including the calcaneus.; Lot Number 1909660035; UDI 00840118115681
Z-2787-2020Calcaneus Plate, Extensile, Large, Right, Catalog Number CPF 203 - Product Usage: intended to be used for internal fixation of fractures and reconstruction of bones of the rearfoot, including the calcaneus.; Lot Number 1909660037; UDI 00840118115698
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Product Details

    Identify the catalog number (CPF 102) and lot numbers (1909660029 or 1909660031) on the plate or packaging.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed nationwide; the notice names 3 states.

Alaska: nationwideAKMaine: nationwideMEVermont: nationwideVTNew Hampshire: nationwideNHWashington: nationwideWAIdaho: nationwideIDMontana: nationwideMTNorth Dakota: nationwideNDMinnesota: nationwideMNIllinois: nationwideILWisconsin: nationwideWIMichigan: nationwideMINew York: nationwideNYRhode Island: nationwideRIMassachusetts: nationwideMAOregon: nationwideORNevada: nationwideNVWyoming: nationwideWYSouth Dakota: nationwideSDIowa: nationwideIAIndiana: nationwideINOhio: named in the noticeOHPennsylvania: nationwidePANew Jersey: nationwideNJConnecticut: nationwideCTCalifornia: nationwideCAUtah: nationwideUTColorado: nationwideCONebraska: nationwideNEMissouri: nationwideMOKentucky: nationwideKYWest Virginia: nationwideWVVirginia: nationwideVAMaryland: nationwideMDDelaware: nationwideDEArizona: named in the noticeAZNew Mexico: nationwideNMKansas: nationwideKSArkansas: nationwideARTennessee: nationwideTNNorth Carolina: nationwideNCSouth Carolina: nationwideSCDistrict of Columbia: nationwideDCOklahoma: nationwideOKLouisiana: nationwideLAMississippi: nationwideMSAlabama: nationwideALGeorgia: nationwideGAHawaii: nationwideHITexas: nationwideTXFlorida: named in the noticeFL

FDA distribution: “US Nationwide distribution including in the states of AZ, FL, and OH.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

Named in the notice: Arizona, Florida, Ohio.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 3 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Jul 8, 202012. FDA classified it Class II: Aug 12, 202023. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Aug 19, 202034. FDA terminated the recall: Oct 8, 202042020
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class II
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  4. FDA terminated the recall

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

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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

  • Official source: FDA Recall #Z-2783-2020 (July 8, 2020) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-2783-2020 to see it in context.
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