# FDA recall Z-1494-2019

> **Zimmer Surgical Inc** · Class II · device recall initiated 2019-04-16.

## Product

Zimmer Biomet Alvarado Knee Holder Base Plate Assembly and Foot Piece, & Alvarado II Base Plate and Foot Piece:  Alvarado Foot Piece:  Item Number: 00-1320-010-00  Alvarado Knee Holder Base Plate Assembly: Item Number: 00-1320-011-00  Alvarado II Foot Piece: Item Number: 00-1320-210-00  Alvarado II Base Plate: Item Number: 00-1320-211-00  Product Usage: This device is designed to hold the patient s knee in the selected position during surgery. The Alvarado Knee Holder includes a Base Plate assembly with two rows of slotted hooks. These rows extend upward from the base plate for a sufficient length to provide adequate selective adjustment. A Foot Piece is mounted on an alignment rod that is pivotally engaged into the hook portion of the slots.

## Reason for recall

Foreign Material in the Alvarado Knee Holder Base Plate Assembly and Foot Piece and Alvarado II Base Plate and Foot Piece due to potentially inadequate cleaning procedures

## Distribution

Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and countries of AUKLAND  AUSTRALIA  BRAZIL  CANADA   CHILE  Dominican Republic  EL SALVADOR  GUATEMALA  HONG KONG  INDIA    JAPAN               MEXICO            NETHERLANDS                NEW ZEALAND            KOREA          SINGAPORE          TAIWAN                     VENEZUELA

## Key facts

- **Recall number:** Z-1494-2019
- **Recalling firm:** Zimmer Surgical Inc
- **Classification:** Class II
- **Product type:** device
- **Status:** Terminated
- **Initiation date:** 2019-04-16
- **Report date:** 2019-06-05
- **Termination date:** 2020-05-19

- **Voluntary/Mandated:** Voluntary: Firm initiated
- **Location:** Dover, OH, United States

## Primary source

FDA Enforcement Reports: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-1494-2019

## Citation

> AI Analytics. FDA recall Z-1494-2019. Retrieved 2026-06-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/recall/Z-1494-2019. Source: US FDA. Licensed CC0.

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