# FDA recall Z-2599-2017

> **Zimmer Biomet, Inc.** · Class II · device recall initiated 2017-04-28.

## Product

Z NAIL PF 14MM X 46CM UNIV  Z NAIL GT 14MM X 46CM R  Z NAIL GT 14MM X 46CM L  Z NAIL TIBIA 14MM X 38CM UNIV  Z NAIL TIBIA 14MM X 40CM UNIV  Z NAIL TIBIA 14MM X 42CM UNIV  Z NAIL TIBIA 14MM X 44CM UNIV

## Reason for recall

Zimmer Biomet is initiating a field action for sterile-packaged implants packaged in a single package configuration due to packaging design verification test failures.

## Distribution

Domestic: Puerto Rico, AK  AL  AR  AZ  CA  CO  CT  FL  GA  HI  IA  ID  IL  IN  KS  KY  LA  MA  MD  ME  MI  MN  MO  MS  MT  NC  ND  NE  NH  NJ  NM  NV  NY  OH  OK  OR  PA  RI  SC  SD  TN  TX  UT  VA  VT  WA  WI  WV  WY    Foreign: CANADA, ALGERIA                    ARGENTINA  AUSTRALIA                  BELGIUM  BRAZIL  BRIDGEND WALES  CHINA  DUBAI UAE                  EGYPT                      EL SALVADOR                ENGLAND  ESCHBACH GERMANY  EXPORT DORAL FL  FRANCE                     GERMANY  GUATEMALA                  HONDURAS  INDIA  ITALY  JAMAICA  JAPAN  JORDAN  KOREA  LEBANON                    DELIVERY SERVICE (LYNBROOK  NY)  MALAYSIA  MEXICO  MIAMI FL  MOROCCO  NETHERLANDS                NEW ZEALAND  NICARAGUA                  PANAMA  PERU  PHARR TEXAS  POLAND  PUERTO RICO  RIO DE JANEIRO  SAUDI ARABIA               SINGAPORE  SPAIN  SWITZERLAND  TAIWAN  THAILAND  THE NETHERLANDS            TRIPOLI  UK  VIRGIN ISLANDS  VA/DOD: Both see addresses below

## Key facts

- **Recall number:** Z-2599-2017
- **Recalling firm:** Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
- **Classification:** Class II
- **Product type:** device
- **Status:** Terminated
- **Initiation date:** 2017-04-28
- **Report date:** 2017-06-21
- **Termination date:** 2019-05-15

- **Voluntary/Mandated:** Voluntary: Firm initiated
- **Location:** Warsaw, IN, United States

## Primary source

FDA Enforcement Reports: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-2599-2017

## Citation

> AI Analytics. FDA recall Z-2599-2017. Retrieved 2026-06-03 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/recall/Z-2599-2017. Source: US FDA. Licensed CC0.

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