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title: "Volar Bearing Plate. REF: VBEAL-3-7N, VBEAL-5-7N, VBEAL-3-7S, VBEAL-5-7S, VBE... — FDA record Z-0932-2024 | Is It on Recall"
description: "Plates, part of a wrist fixation system, are affixed during surgery with bearings that may pop out from distal peg holes."
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# Volar Bearing Plate. REF: VBEAL-3-7N, VBEAL-5-7N, VBEAL-3-7S, VBEAL-5-7S, VBEAL-7-7S, VBEAL-3-7W, VBEAL-5-7W, VBEAR-3... — FDA record Z-0932-2024

Reported ongoing

Status as reported in the agency record. FDA warns that enforcement status may not track the current recall lifecycle; check the current official notice.

Source date Nov 28, 2023. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; [check FSIS directly](https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls). [Source coverage and dates](https://isitonrecall.com/sources/).

## What the record says

- **Product**: Volar Bearing Plate. REF: VBEAL-3-7N, VBEAL-5-7N, VBEAL-3-7S, VBEAL-5-7S, VBEAL-7-7S, VBEAL-3-7W, VBEAL-5-7W, VBEAR-3-7N, VBEAR-5-7-N, VBEAR-3-7S, VBEAR-5-7S, VBEAR-7-7S, VBEAR-3-7W, VBEAR-5-7W. Intended to be used as an aid to the treatment of certain types of fractures, non-unions or osteotomies.
- **Reason**: Plates, part of a wrist fixation system, are affixed during surgery with bearings that may pop out from distal peg holes.
- **Classification**: Class II
- **Recalling firm**: TriMed Inc.
- **Quantity**: 270
- **Agency-reported status**: Ongoing
- **Source record identifier**: Z-0932-2024

[Open the official record](https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number%3A%22Z-0932-2024%22)

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## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | REF/UDI-DI/Lots: VBEAL-3-7N/00842188124907/ME23071, ME23072; VBEAL-5-7N/00842188124914/ME23073; VBEAL-3-7S/00842188124938/ME23031, ME23067, ME23082, ME23097; VBEAL-5-7S/00842188124945/ME23068; VBEAL-7-7S/00842188124952/ME23004, ME23086; VBEAL-3-7W/00842188124969/ME23033; VBEAL-5-7W/00842188124976/ME23036; VBEAR-3-7N/00842188124990/ME23069, ME23084, ME23085; VBEAR-5-7-N/00842188125003/ME23074; VBEAR-3-7S/00842188125027/ME23029, ME23087; VBEAR-5-7S/00842188125034/ME23019; VBEAR-7-7S/00842188125041/ME23022; VBEAR-3-7W/00842188125058/ME23034; VBEAR-5-7W/00842188125065/ME23041, ME23037 |

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## Distribution

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## Dates in the source

- **Report date**: Feb 7, 2024
- **Recall initiation date**: Nov 28, 2023
- **Center classification date**: Jan 31, 2024

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## What to do next

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## Related records

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