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      "city": "Warsaw",
      "state": "IN",
      "country": "United States",
      "classification": "Class II",
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      "product_type": "Devices",
      "event_id": "74576",
      "recalling_firm": "Biomet, Inc.",
      "address_1": "56 E Bell Dr",
      "address_2": "N/A",
      "postal_code": "46582-6989",
      "voluntary_mandated": "Voluntary: Firm initiated",
      "initial_firm_notification": "Letter",
      "distribution_pattern": "Worldwide Distribution - US (Nationwide) Internationally  to Australia, The Netherlands, and Japan",
      "recall_number": "Z-2240-2016",
      "product_description": "TSP Hip Fracture Plating System  device, fixation, proximal femoral, implant  The Biomet Hip Fracture Plating Systems are indicated for use in the open reduction and internal fixation of a wide variety of fractures of the proximal femur: intracapsular fractures and intertrochanteric fractures. Fracture plates with six or more femoral shaft fixation screw holes are also indicated for subtrochanteric fractures as well as proximal femoral osteotomies",
      "product_quantity": "5458 units",
      "reason_for_recall": "The screw may fracture at the junction of the shaft and the head during implantation. The patient may retain a foreign body if the fractured screw cannot be removed. Soft tissue irritation will not occur as the retained portion of the screw is below the surface of the plate. A delay in surgery less than 30 minutes may occur.",
      "recall_initiation_date": "20160610",
      "center_classification_date": "20160719",
      "termination_date": "20170720",
      "report_date": "20160727",
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