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Biomet, Inc.

Biomet, Inc. holds 445 FDA 510(k) clearances across 89 product codes. Median elapsed review time is 85 days. openFDA lists 547 recall records naming the company. FDA publishes it under 9 different spellings, all counted here as one company.

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510(k) clearances
445
Product codes
89
Median review
85 days
Recall records
547

How does FDA spell Biomet, Inc.?

FDA publishes this company under 9 different spellings across its datasets. Every figure on this page counts all of them as one company, which is why the totals here are higher than a search for any single spelling would give you.

Every spelling FDA published for this company, and which dataset each came from.
As FDA published itDatasetMatched by
BIOMET, INC.device/registrationlistingnormalised
Biometdevice/510knormalised
Biometdevice/recallnormalised
Biometdevice/enforcementnormalised
Biomet Corporationdevice/510knormalised
Biomet Incdevice/recallnormalised
Biomet, Inc.device/510knormalised
Biomet, Inc.device/enforcementnormalised

Showing 8 of 9.

Merges are measured against a hand-labelled sample and held above 98% precision. Pairs the matcher is unsure of are queued for a person rather than merged, because two genuinely different firms with similar names is the error that would corrupt every count on this page.

Which product codes does Biomet, Inc. file in?

89 product codes, ranked by how much they file in each.

Product codes this company holds clearances in, with their median elapsed review time in each.
CodeDeviceClearancesMedian reviewLatest
JDIProsthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Polymer, Cemented5177 days
LPHProsthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Polymer, Porous Uncemented4481 days
JWHProsthesis, Knee, Patellofemorotibial, Semi-Constrained, Cemented, Polymer/Metal/Polymer4078 days
HWCScrew, Fixation, Bone2485 days
HRSPlate, Fixation, Bone2163 days
LZOProsthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Ceramic/Polymer, Cemented Or Non-Porous, Uncemented21117 days
KWAProsthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained (Metal Uncemented Acetabular Component)11137 days
KWTProsthesis, Shoulder, Non-Constrained, Metal/Polymer Cemented1190 days
HRYProsthesis, Knee, Femorotibial, Semi-Constrained, Cemented, Metal/Polymer1028 days
MBIFastener, Fixation, Nondegradable, Soft Tissue1088 days
KROProsthesis, Knee, Femorotibial, Constrained, Cemented, Metal/Polymer971 days
HSBRod, Fixation, Intramedullary And Accessories858 days
JDCProsthesis, Elbow, Constrained, Cemented787 days
JDGProsthesis, Hip, Femoral Component, Cemented, Metal7146 days
LODBone Cement796 days
MBBBone Cement, Antibiotic7135 days
MBHProsthesis, Knee, Patello/Femorotibial, Semi-Constrained, Uncemented, Porous, Coated, Polymer/Metal/Polymer7141 days
KWLProsthesis, Hip, Hemi-, Femoral, Metal668 days
HTYPin, Fixation, Smooth553 days
KWYProsthesis, Hip, Hemi-, Femoral, Metal/Polymer, Cemented Or Uncemented588 days
MBFProsthesis, Shoulder, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Polymer, Uncemented5100 days
FMFSyringe, Piston490 days
GXPMethyl Methacrylate For Cranioplasty4134 days
HRXArthroscope4130 days
HSDProsthesis, Shoulder, Hemi-, Humeral, Metallic Uncemented475 days

Showing the 25 they file in most, of 89.

Median review is elapsed calendar days between date received and decision date, as published by FDA. It is not FDA review days — the two differ whenever the agency stops the clock for an additional information request.

Source: openFDA device/510k · retrieved

Has Biomet, Inc. had a recall?

openFDA lists 547 recall records naming this company across its whole history, of which 7 were opened in the last 12 months and are not yet marked terminated. A recall record covers one firm's corrective action and may span many device lots.

  • Z-2867-2026Open, ClassifiedLXH

    Zimmer Biomet is conducting a medical device recall removal for various sizes of the Intramedullary Bone Saw Blade Assembly due to potential sterile barrier packaging damage caused by an exposed saw blade.

  • Z-2868-2026Open, ClassifiedLXH

    Zimmer Biomet is conducting a medical device recall removal for various sizes of the Intramedullary Bone Saw Blade Assembly due to potential sterile barrier packaging damage caused by an exposed saw blade.

  • Z-2869-2026Open, ClassifiedLXH

    Zimmer Biomet is conducting a medical device recall removal for various sizes of the Intramedullary Bone Saw Blade Assembly due to potential sterile barrier packaging damage caused by an exposed saw blade.

  • Z-2870-2026Open, ClassifiedLXH

    Zimmer Biomet is conducting a medical device recall removal for various sizes of the Intramedullary Bone Saw Blade Assembly due to potential sterile barrier packaging damage caused by an exposed saw blade.

  • Z-2871-2026Open, ClassifiedLXH

    Zimmer Biomet is conducting a medical device recall removal for various sizes of the Intramedullary Bone Saw Blade Assembly due to potential sterile barrier packaging damage caused by an exposed saw blade.

Showing the 5 most recently initiated of 547.

Recall class comes from openFDA's enforcement endpoint, which does not carry every recall — where it is missing, none is shown rather than guessed. Recall class I is the most serious kind of recall; device class I is the least risky kind of device, and the two are never mixed here.

Source: openFDA device/recall · retrieved

What has Biomet, Inc. cleared recently?

Most recent 510(k) clearances for this company, newest first.
510(k)DeviceCodeDecisionElapsed days
K253434OSSTM Orthopedic Salvage SystemJDI273
K251270Taperloc® Complete Hip StemLPH390
K241014Biomet Kirschner Wires (K-Wires)HTY40
K222760StageOne™ Select Hip Cement Spacer MoldsMBB106
K221968StageOne™ Shoulder Cement Spacer MoldsMBB72
K213287StageOne Knee Cement Spacer MoldsMBB336
K212431Biomet Answer/Impact/Integral Distal Centralizer/Centering SleeveJDG187
K212435Comprehensive Humeral Fracture Positioning SleevesKWS128
K210192A.L.P.S. Clavicle Plating SystemHRS25
K193214WasherLoc and No-Profile Screw and Washer Systems, Biomet Cannulated Screw System, Biomet Headless Compression and Twist-Off ScrewsMBI355

Source: openFDA device/510k · retrieved

Where is Biomet, Inc. registered?

FDA lists 1 registered establishment for this company in US.

Registration means the firm has told FDA it makes or distributes devices from that site. It is not a clearance, an approval or an endorsement.

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