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      "city": "Warsaw",
      "state": "IN",
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      "classification": "Class II",
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      "product_type": "Devices",
      "event_id": "71511",
      "recalling_firm": "Biomet, Inc.",
      "address_1": "56 E Bell Dr",
      "address_2": "N/A",
      "postal_code": "46582-6989",
      "voluntary_mandated": "Voluntary: Firm initiated",
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      "distribution_pattern": "Distributed in the states of TX, MD, PA, NJ, NC, MA, AZ, GA, FL, and AR. and the countries of Costa Rica CP and The Netherlands.",
      "recall_number": "Z-2046-2015",
      "product_description": "A.L.P.S. Foot Locking Calcaneus Plate,Small-Right.    Provides the orthopaedic surgeon a means of bone fixation and helps generally in the management of fractures and reconstructive surgeries.",
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