# FDA recall Z-1487-2019

> **Zimmer GmbH** · Class II · device recall initiated 2019-04-08.

## Product

CBS micro, countersink, cannulated, AO, Item Number ST503004541

## Reason for recall

An investigation identified that the products were possibly manufactured from a different material than defined in the applicable specifications.

## Distribution

The products were distributed to the following US states:  AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV, and WY.

## Key facts

- **Recall number:** Z-1487-2019
- **Recalling firm:** Zimmer GmbH
- **Classification:** Class II
- **Product type:** device
- **Status:** Terminated
- **Initiation date:** 2019-04-08
- **Report date:** 2019-05-29
- **Termination date:** 2020-05-11

- **Voluntary/Mandated:** Voluntary: Firm initiated
- **Location:** Winterthur, N/A, Switzerland

## Primary source

FDA Enforcement Reports: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-1487-2019

## Citation

> AI Analytics. FDA recall Z-1487-2019. Retrieved 2026-06-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/recall/Z-1487-2019. Source: US FDA. Licensed CC0.

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