Lower riskMedical device recall · FDA · Published June 29, 2020
Smith & Neph: PeriLoc Targeter 4.5mm Distal Femur Handle Recall - Wrong Hand Marking
Smith & Nephew recalls PeriLoc Targeter 4.5mm Distal Femur handles marked as left but intended for right hand use. This could lead to incorrect surgical application. Affected units have specific product numbers and lot numbers.
“Smith & Neph: PeriLoc Targeter 4.5mm Distal Femur Handle Recall - Wrong Hand Marking.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/64900-smith-neph-periloc-targeter-4-5mm-distal-femur-handle-recall. Based on FDA recall #Z-2777-2020 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-2777-2020%22&limit=1).
Smith & Nephew, Inc. recalled one unit of the PERI-LOC TARGETER 4.5MM DISTAL FEMUR HANDLE, LEFT, NON-STERILE because a right-hand part was marked as left-hand, according to the FDA on June 29, 2020.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Smith & Nephew
Product Number: 71173400
Lot Number: 16GM20026
The hazard
The 4.5MM PeriLoc Targeter right hand part was anodized green and was marked as a left-hand part, according to the FDA.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Smith & Nephew, Inc. has 66 other recalls on record since July 24, 2017. Other recent recalls of similar products include Smith & Nephew TRIGEN Humeral Nail Recall (March 16, 2026), Smith & Nephew BIOSURE HA Screw Recall (Nov. 24, 2025), and Smith & Nephew META-TAN Screw Kit Recall (March 18, 2025). Other recent recalls of similar products include Arrow Percutaneous Sheath Introducer Recall (March 11, 2026), Medicrea IB3D PL Instruments Set Recall (Oct. 29, 2025), and Orthof: Minirail Fixator M122 Labeled Incorrectly - Recall (June 10, 2026).
How to tell if you have this one
Check for the product number 71173400 and lot number 16GM20026 on the handle. The handle should be marked as a right-hand part but was incorrectly labeled as left.
Brand
Smith & Nephew
Category
Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Handle Marking
Verify the handle is marked as a right-hand part, not left-hand, as it was incorrectly labeled.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide; the notice names 2 states.
Named in the notice
Covered by “nationwide”
Not listed
FDA distribution: “U.S Nationwide including in the states of IN and TN.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Named in the notice: Indiana, Tennessee.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 20 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-2777-2020 (June 29, 2020) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-2777-2020 to see it in context.
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