Bone Grafting Material, Synthetic
FDA adverse event reports and recall history for bone grafting material, synthetic (product code LYC), from the public MAUDE/AEMS corpus and the live FDA recall database.
- Total reports
- 500
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 368
- Malfunctions
- 34
Reports per year
Source: FDA adverse event reports by year received, 2012–2026. Reporting paused during the 2026 MAUDE-to-AEMS transition and has since resumed.
Recent recalls
- 2018-11-09TerminatedEmployee error
BioMend Extend, REF# 0142Z, Synthetic bone grafting material.
There is a possibility that the product was packaged in the wrong box. Specifically, the product may have been placed inside a BioMend box instead of a BioMend Extend box. The only difference between the two boxes is the product trade name. The label placed on the box and on the product packaged inside the box is correct. The Instructions for Use inside the box are correct.
- 2016-02-09TerminatedUnder Investigation by firm
Endobon-Xenograft Granules, Zimmer Biomet, Synthetic Bone Grafting Material, used in dental and/or surgical procedures. Endobon Xenograft Granules, Bone Grafting Material, Synthetic are used in the following dental and/or surgical procedures: " Alveolar ridge augmentation/reconstruction, " Sinus elevation, " Filling of resection defects in benign bone tumor, bone cysts, or other defects in the alveolar ridge or wall, " Filling of bone defects after apicectomy, " Filling alveoli after tooth extraction. This product should not be used in non-peridontal mandibular applications.
Cytotoxicity tests were not passed at 36 months. Use of Endobon-Xenograft Granules past 18 months of its specified shelf life may result in patient illness/injury.
- 2014-03-19TerminatedError in labeling
ENDOBON XENOGRAFT GRANULES 0.5 ML (Bovine bone substitute) Endobon is a bone substitute of bovine origin formed from ceramised bone for implantation or transplantation when bone is lost due to trauma or requested during reconstructive surgery.
Individual pieces of a batch of Biomet's Endobon Xenograft Granules 0.5 ML (Bovine Bone substitute) may have an incorrect label with the wrong batch number.
- 2013-05-10TerminatedProcess control
OraMem Absorbable Collagen Membrane OraMem Absorbable Collagen Membrane is an absorbable, implantable material that is indicated for guided tissue regeneration procedures in periodontal defects to enhance regeneration of the periodontal apparatus.
Due to the process deviation, product lots in question may have been released with higher levels of pyrogens than permitted by the specifications for the products.
- 2013-05-10TerminatedProcess control
BioMend Extend" Absorbable Collagen Membrane BioMend Extend" Absorbable Collagen Membrane is an absorbable, implantable material that is indicated for guided tissue regeneration procedures in periodontal defects to enhance regeneration of the periodontal apparatus.
Due to the process deviation, product lots in question may have been released with higher levels of pyrogens than permitted by the specifications for the products.
- 2013-05-10TerminatedProcess control
BioMend Absorbable Collagen Membrane BioMend Absorbable Collagen Membrane is an absorbable, implantable material that is indicated for guided tissue regeneration procedures in periodontal defects to enhance regeneration of the periodontal apparatus.
Due to the process deviation, product lots in question may have been released with higher levels of pyrogens than permitted by the specifications for the products.
- 2012-11-20TerminatedLabeling design
BioPlant, a dental bone grafting material. BioPlant has been assigned the product code LYC (Bone Grafting Material, Synthetic) by the FDA and is classified as a Class II Medical Device. BioPlant is a Class II Medical Device. The Device Listing Number is 0007254. BioPlant is a synthetic, multipurpose bone-grafting material intended to be used in dental applications to maintain and restore the bony alveolar ridge in post-extraction tooth-root sockets or after oral surgery, ridge preservation, ridge augmentation, augmentations in the maxillary sinus, repair of periodontal defects and bone voids associated with dental implant placement.
The firm initiated the recall becaue disturbing the BioPlant product soon after it is placed may halt or delay the ossification process.
- 2012-02-13TerminatedProcess control
Model #03001-02: Periophil Biphasic, Synthetic Biphasic Dental Bone Graft Granules, 1.0 cc. Model # 03003-01 Periobase Biphasic: Periobase, Synthetic Biphasic Dental Bone Biphasic Granules, 0.5 cc. Model #03002-01: Periobone Biphasic, Synthetic HA/TCP Dental Bone Graft Biphasic Granules, 0.5 cc. Periophil Biphasic (synthetic grafting material) is intended for use as a bone grafting material to fill, augment, or reconstruct periodontal or oral/maxillofacial defects. Cytophil, Inc., 2485 Corporate Circle, Suite 2, East Roy, WI 53120.
Cytophil Corporation is recalling Periophil Biphasic Periophil Biphasic, Periobase Biphasic, and Periobone Biphasic because devices were inadvertently shipped after receiving an inadequate dose of radiation and this product may not be sterile.
- 2010-06-16TerminatedProcess control
Calcium Sulfate Hemihydrate 0.5 gram kits.
Fast set 4% potassium sulfate solution may not be sterile. For customers who have used the Calcium Sulfate Hemihydrate kit without the Fast Set solution, then these potential risks identified do not apply. Risks of adverse health consequences with the Fast Set 4% potassium sulfate solution include tissue inflammation and infection.
- 2010-06-16TerminatedProcess control
Calcium Sulfate Hemihydrate 1.0 gram kits.
Fast set 4% potassium sulfate solution may not be sterile. For customers who have used the Calcium Sulfate Hemihydrate kit without the Fast Set solution, then these potential risks identified do not apply. Risks of adverse health consequences with the Fast Set 4% potassium sulfate solution include tissue inflammation and infection.
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