—#124875

Product

VERSYS HERITAGE FEM STEM

FDA product code: MRA — Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Ceramic/Ceramic/Metal, Cemented Or Uncemented
Device class: Class 3
Medical specialty: Unknown
PMA numbers: P040048
Affected lot / code info: 60888636 60953044 60953045 60990022 60990023 61037925 61101347 61190038 61199991 61216692 61231958 61337105 61337106 61337108 61337109 61380551 61393846 61395480 61395481 61395482 61457789 61488608 61501472 61528642 61607607 61613260 61631108 61636270 61640544 61658343 61727080 61795011 61803866 61830030 61841636 61841637 61859438 61860472 61878469 61880368 61903233 61936199 61980174 62001339 62024623 62055989 62055991 62097061 62106808 62143853 62147329 62147330 62199398 62199399 62213245 62232590 62240777 62257146 62268582 62268583 62281833 62298293 62305944 369871 61282966 61727082 61962092 369672 61189806 61266267 61294351 369898 61293625

Why it was recalled

Zimmer recently conducted a review of all historic packaging validations at its Zimmer Manufacturing B.V. (ZMBV) facility in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Based on this review, it was determined that the packaging operations conducted in the Building 1 packaging operation at this facility were not properly validated. As a result, Zimmer conducted seal integrity testing to evaluate if previously packaged product from this facility met the established requirements for sterile barrier integrity. The acceptance criteria established for this testing was 99% reliability with a 90% confidence interval. These packaging tray configurations met the acceptance criteria for sterile barrier integrity of both the inner and outer trays, however, Zimmer has decided to recall all manufacturing lots that have not expired and that were sterile packaged in the ZMBV facility Building 1 packaging operations.

Root cause (FDA determination)

Packaging

Action the firm took

Distributors received a letter identifying the issue and their responsibilities dated November 4, 2013. These responsibilities include quarantining the affected fielded inventory in their possession, providing hospital risk managers with the recall notification letter and retrieving affected fielded inventory and direct sales from the hospitals.

Recalling firm

Firm: Zimmer, Inc.
Address: 345 E Main St, Warsaw, Indiana 46580-2746

Distribution

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) and the countries of Belgium, Canada, Canary Islands, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxemburg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal Reunion, Russian Federation, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Taiwan, Thailand, and United Kingdom.

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2013-10-11
Posted by FDA: 2014-02-20
Terminated: 2017-04-14
Status: —

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #124875. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.