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Vari-Flex Junior Foot Prosthesis

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Identification

Product identification

Product
Vari-Flex Junior Foot Prosthesis

Official information

Risk and measures

Risk or hazard
The Vari-Flex Junior foot prosthetic may break when sudden high impact twisting or bending is applied to the foot. This may occur during high impact sports or activities (soccer/football).  If the prosthetic breaks, the user may fall, increasing the risk of injury.
Recommendations
Customers will be contacted in writing and provided with an updated instruction for use sheet. The update will include additional warnings about high impact use and added information about selecting the device. For more details, see https://apps.tga.gov.au/Prod/sara/arn-detail.aspx?k=RC-2022-RN-00732-1 For further information, contact Ossur Customer Service on 1300 123 268.

Official information

Economic operators

Manufacturer
Ossur Australia Pty Ltd

Territory

Geography

Distribution
Retirada en Australia
Country of recall
Australia

Provenance and context

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