—#127546

Product

Zimmer M/L Taper Hip Prosthesis with Kinectiv Technology, HIP JOINT PROSTHESIS, Sizes:4, 5, 6, 7.5, 9, 10, 11 & 12.5. The femoral stem component of a modular system that consists of an acetabular component, femoral head, femoral stem, and the instrumentation necessary for proper implantation of these components.

FDA product code: LPH — Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Polymer, Porous Uncemented
Device class: Class 2
Medical specialty: Orthopedic
Affected lot / code info: Product ID: 00771300500, Lot #: 61694618, 61743290, 61812682, 61845568, 61845569, 61972395, 61972396, 61978915, 62030113, 62044919, 62118875, 62134957, 62163650, 62169474, 62225879, 62225880, 62354721, 62418036, 62418040, 62460390, 62478289, 62586736 & 62687940. Product ID: 00771300600, Lot #: 60958672, 61468347, 61768416, 61945209, 62071403, 62179055, 62198165, 62238299, 62243210, 62361446, 62422692, 62425093, 62425097, 62430583, 62460385, 62478293, 62484262, 62528055, 62554084, 62616549, 62667448, 62681512 & 77002699. Product ID: 00771300700, Lot #: 61856468, 61950857, 61985935, 62118858, 62153527, 62163657, 62247195, 62275860, 62361448, 62361449, 62414878, 62414882, 62418044, 62454089, 62454091, 62454093, 62489358, 62521396, 62528063, 62554092, 62578361, 62614850, 62652926, 62659300 & 62681516. Product ID: 00771300900, Lot #: 61548886, 62225891, 62282073, 62335405, 62335409, 62356148, 62361455, 62367790, 62414880, 62417690, 62472139, 62484266, 62489363, 62496069, 62521565, 62530628, 62540514, 62554103, 62564692, 62578368, 62578370, 62652933, 62667455 & 62700933. Product ID: 00771301000, Lot #: 61356738, 61796994, 61850999, 62030070, 62124949, 62169497, 62198185, 62253484, 62288848, 62342743, 62342963, 62342967, 62367798, 62367799, 62443121, 62443123, 62503161, 62560129, 62564694, 62564698, 62578377, 62594161, 62652941, 62652942, 62667463, 62694065 & 77003232. Product ID: 00771301100, Lot #: 61576325, 61786474, 61909829, 61950874, 62066981, 62163668, 62201722, 62207778, 62253492, 62417698, 62428479, 62432955, 62432959, 62450085, 62496079, 62521571, 62521572, 62540529, 62554121, 62564702, 62578385, 62616557, 62647175, 62647178, 62659302, 62667466 & 62667469. Product ID: 00771301200, Lot #: 60898841, 61300903, 61409710, 62030078, 62041818, 62163670, 62198191, 62207784, 62253638, 62270938, 62282101, 62356206, 62418052, 62428484, 62428488, 62432966, 62478323, 62484283, 62496086, 62503168, 62521407, 62546967, 62546968, 62546975, 62564705, 62578401, 62659306 & 62687964. Product ID: 00771301300, Lot #: 61542773, 61909835, 61978950, 61998346, 62030103, 62059101, 62066988, 62176190, 62213560, 62219796, 62243241, 62350591, 62418054, 62420827, 62425109, 62484286, 62489381, 62521416, 62521419, 62578404, 62614869, 62622958 & 62681546. Product ID: 00771301500, Lot #: 61613909, 61743314, 61894833, 61925319, 61967638, 62014552, 62014553, 62071435, 62130041, 62213563, 62225910, 62253643, 62350594, 62361478, 62420834, 62594177, 62622960 & 62652963. Product ID: 00771301600, Lot #: 60803338, 61735132, 61781830, 61796999, 61837511, 61945229, 61945232, 61966387, 61991587, 62030114, 62041829, 62114219, 62153556, 62246579, 62420836, 62432974, 62432975, 62432976 & 77002653. Product ID: 00771301700, Lot #: 11002955, 60815998, 60819830, 60845838, 61719863, 61741697, 61894835, 62010559, 62078152, 62101365, 62124961, 62207790, 62219802, 62253646, 62361479, 62478333, 62521429, 62564713, 62578411 & 60841248R. Product ID: 00771302000, Lot #: 60617023, 60940201, 61326522, 61576337, 61613958, 61729730, 61985982, 62078154, 62225912, 62295421, 62356231 & 62478335. Product ID: 00771302200, Lot #: 11001594, 11001595, 11001596, 11003622, 60617024, 60837142, 60940196, 61040881, 61081253 & 62342976.

Why it was recalled

Black residue observed in the sterile pouch of the M/L Taper and Kinectiv stems.

Root cause (FDA determination)

Packaging

Action the firm took

Zimmer sent an Medical Device Recall Letter on June 4, 2014, to their Distributors. On June 9, 2014, Zimmer sent Medical Device Recall Letters to the physicians. The letter identified the product the problem and the action needed to be taken by the customer. Customers were instructed: 1. Locate all products from the affected lots and quarantine them immediately, if not previously done so per the May 23, 2014 Notice of Suspension of Loaner Pool. 2. Confirm the physical count of all affected product in loaner pool in your territory and complete the Confirmation of Loaner Pool Inventory and Return Certification Form (Attachment 2), and email a completed copy of Attachment 2 to corporatequality.postmarket@zimmer.com. 3. Return the recalled product along with the completed Confirmation of Loaner Pool Inventory and Return Certification Form (Attachment 2). 4. Identify additional customers that may have used this product in the past 12 months by completing the spreadsheet template provided to you via email or confirm that Zimmer has identified all current customers in your territory. 5. If after reviewing this notification you have further questions or concerns please call the customer call center at 1-877-946-2761 between 8:00 am and 5:00pm EST.

Recalling firm

Firm: Zimmer, Inc.
Address: 1800 W Center St, Warsaw, Indiana 46580-2304

Distribution

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) and the countries of Australia, Canada, China, Europe, India, Japan, Korea and Singapore.

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2014-05-23
Posted by FDA: 2014-07-10
Terminated: 2015-03-06
Status: —

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #127546. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.