FDA recall Z-2572-2017

Product

Segmental fluted stem, 16x250mm bwd, Sterile, Knee joint femorotibial meta/polymer constrained cemented prosthesis- Specific Knee, Hip and Nail Implants

Reason for recall

Zimmer Biomet Inc. initiated a field action on 02/28/2017 for sterile-packaged implants packaged in two different package configurations due to packaging design verification test failures.

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution - US (nationwide) Foreign: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Bridgend Wales, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, England, Eschbach, France, India, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand

Key facts

Status

Terminated

Initiation date

2017-02-28

Report date

2017-06-21

Termination date

2018-02-27

Voluntary/Mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Location

Warsaw, IN, United States

Primary source

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-2572-2017