Lower riskMedical device recall · FDA · Published August 16, 2018
BioMend Extend Synthetic Bone Graft Recall: Wrong Box Packaging Risk
Collagen Matrix recalls BioMend Extend synthetic bone graft material due to possible wrong box packaging. The product may be placed inside a BioMend box instead of BioMend Extend box, but labels and instructions are correct.
There is a possibility that the product was packaged in the wrong box. Specifically, the product may have been placed inside a BioMend box instead of a BioMend Extend box. The only difference between the two boxes is the product trade name. The label placed on the box and on the product packaged inside the box is correct. The Instructions for Use inside the box are correct.
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📍Recalling firmCollagen Matrix, Inc.110 Commerce Dr · Allendale, NJ 07401-1622
“BioMend Extend Synthetic Bone Graft Recall: Wrong Box Packaging Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 20, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/70018-biomend-extend-synthetic-bone-graft-recall-wrong-box-packaging-risk. Based on FDA recall #Z-0414-2019 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-0414-2019%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on August 16, 2018, that Collagen Matrix Inc. is recalling BioMend Extend synthetic bone grafting material because the product may have been packaged in the wrong box. The agency stated the hazard involves potential confusion between BioMend and BioMend Extend packaging.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Collagen Matrix
Product: BioMend Extend, REF# 0142Z
Lot codes: CDMEN18F1, CDMEN18F3
Quantity: 569 units
Distribution: One distributor in Florida
The hazard
According to the FDA, there is a possibility that the product was packaged in the wrong box, specifically inside a BioMend box instead of a BioMend Extend box. The agency noted that the only difference between the two boxes is the product trade name, while the label and Instructions for Use remain correct.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Collagen Matrix Inc has issued five other recalls since October 30, 2018. Other recent recalls of similar products include Collagen Dental Wound Dressing Recall (2022-08-03), Collagen Matrix DuraMatrix-Onlay Membrane Recall (2021-12-13), and Collagen Matrix GIBSON Healthcare Membrane Recall (2019-11-05). Other recent recalls of similar products include Biomet Intramedullary Bone Saw Blade Recall (2026-07-01), Straumann GM Helix Dental Implant Recall (2026-07-13), and another Biomet Intramedullary Bone Saw Blade Recall (2026-07-01).
How to tell if you have this one
Check the box label for the product trade name. The correct BioMend Extend box should have the trade name 'BioMend Extend' on it. The product was sold with reference numbers CDMEN18F1 and CDMEN18F3.
Brand
Collagen Matrix
Category
Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Box Label
Look for the product trade name on the box to confirm it's BioMend Extend, not BioMend.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in Florida.
Listed by the agency
Not listed
FDA distribution: “Distributed to one distributor located in Florida.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Florida.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 22 months after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class III
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
4FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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-0414-2019 (August 16, 2018) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-0414-2019 to see it in context.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 20, 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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