—#130305

Product

Trabecular Metal Tibial Impactor. Product Usage: TM Tibial Impactor pads are used in conjunction with the TM Tibial Impactor to impact the tibial tray onto the tibia.

FDA product code: HWA — Impactor
Device class: Class 1
Medical specialty: Orthopedic
Affected lot / code info: Item 00-5953-056-00; all lots

Why it was recalled

To provide clarifying instructions relating to the assembly/disassembly of the Trabecular Metal Tibial Impactor with/from TM tibial Impactor Pads due to complaints regarding Tibal Impactor pad fracture.

Root cause (FDA determination)

Labeling design

Action the firm took

On 10/14/2014, URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE CORRECTION notifications were sent to the affected distributors and hospital Risk Managers. All distributors were notified via electronic mail, and all hospital Risk Managers and distributors with affected inventory were also notified via courier. The recall notification included a description of the reason for the recall, affected product, consignee responsibilities, and instructions for responding to the formal recall notification. For questions, call the customer call center at 1-877-946-2761.

Recalling firm

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

Distribution

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide in the state of AL, CA, CO, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, ND, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, TX, VA, WI, NC, TN, OK, AZ, UT, AK, PR, DC. and the countries of: Germany, China, Canada, Australia, Japan, United Arab Emirates, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russian Fed., Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Slovakia, and South Africa.

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2014-10-14
Posted by FDA: 2014-11-24
Terminated: 2015-06-09
Status: —

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #130305. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.