FDA recall Z-1238-2018

Product

Persona Partial Knee spacer block instruments; (1) 8mm block, Model Number: 42-5399-035-08; (2) 9mm block, Model Number:42-5399-035-09; (3) 10mm block, Model Number: 42-5399-035-10; (4) 12mm block, Model Number: 42-5399-035-12; (5) 14mm block, Model Number: 42-5399-035-14 A spacer block is used to ensure the tibial resection Is sufficient and to verify limb alignment. After verification the distal femoral resecUon Is complete using the distal femoral cut slot in the spacer block. The spacer block determines how much distal femoral bone is resected.

Reason for recall

Certain partial knee implant spacer blocks do not fit in the alignment tower instrument or handle.

Distribution

USA (nationwide) Distribution to the states of : AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI., and Internationally to Japan and Netherlands.

Key facts

Status

Terminated

Initiation date

2017-11-29

Report date

2018-04-04

Termination date

2019-04-05

Voluntary/Mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Location

Warsaw, IN, United States

Primary source

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-1238-2018