# FDA recall Z-0818-2018

> **Zimmer Biomet, Inc.** · Class II · device recall initiated 2017-08-22.

## Product

Ziptight Ankle Syndesmosis Fixation Device, Titanium Implant Titanium Implant for surgical repairs of soft tissue.

## Reason for recall

Ziptight Ankle Syndesmosis  Fixation was packaged without the tip protectors.

## Distribution

Distributed domestically to AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, ID, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI.      Distributed internationally to ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, COSTA RICA, JAPAN, NETHERLANDS.

## Key facts

- **Recall number:** Z-0818-2018
- **Recalling firm:** Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
- **Classification:** Class II
- **Product type:** device
- **Status:** Terminated
- **Initiation date:** 2017-08-22
- **Report date:** 2018-03-07
- **Termination date:** 2020-05-12

- **Voluntary/Mandated:** Voluntary: Firm initiated
- **Location:** Warsaw, IN, United States

## Primary source

FDA Enforcement Reports: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-0818-2018

## Citation

> AI Analytics. FDA recall Z-0818-2018. Retrieved 2026-06-03 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/recall/Z-0818-2018. Source: US FDA. Licensed CC0.

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