FDA recall Z-1041-2018

Product

CR PRECOAT FEM COMP SIZE BMR CR PRECOAT FEM COMP SIZE C/R CR PRECOAT FEM COMP SIZE D/R CR PRECOAT FEM COMP SIZE E/R CR PRECOAT FEM COMP SIZE F/R CR PRECOAT FEM COMP SIZE G/L CR PRECOAT FEM COMP SIZE H/L CR PRECOAT FEM COMP SIZE H/R CR POROUS FEM COMP SIZE E/L CR POROUS FEM COMP SIZE H/R This device is indicated for patients with severe knee pain and disability

Reason for recall

The LDPE bag packaging for various highly polished hip and knee implants may adhere to the highly polished surface, leaving residue or material from the LDPE bag on the implant after it is removed from the bag.

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide) and countries of: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Bolivia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, India, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, Seoul-Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and UAE.

Key facts

Status

Terminated

Initiation date

2017-11-29

Report date

2018-03-21

Termination date

2020-04-02

Voluntary/Mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Location

Warsaw, IN, United States

Primary source

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-1041-2018