—#155268

Product

VERSA-FXII SC TUBE PLT 90DX16H, 95DX16H, 95DX18H, 95DX20H, 95DX22H

FDA product code: KTT — Appliance, Fixation, Nail/Blade/Plate Combination, Multiple Component
Device class: Class 2
Medical specialty: Orthopedic
510(k) numbers: K830196
Affected lot / code info: I10K: K954555,K150818 Item Numbers: 00119309016, 00119309516, 00119309518, 00119309520, 00119309522; Lot Numbers: 60746132 60746132R 60699481 60699481R 60812398 60812398R 60844072 60844072R 60820576 60868450 368893 368898 368898R 368917 368916 368899 61577082 61989416 370907 61895937 61895939 371034 62279718 62351559 62445941 62445942 62511278 62539606 37214360 37214354 37214361 37109128 37109081 62931489 62931529 62930529 63009490 63079560 63564928 63594628

Why it was recalled

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

Root cause (FDA determination)

Under Investigation by firm

Action the firm took

Zimmer Biomet initiated a voluntary recall for sterile-packaged implants packaged in a single package configuration due to packaging design verification test failures. Compromised packaging may result in surgical delays, possible infections, and revision surgeries due to infections. The firm distributed letters to customer via FED EX on 04/28/2017. Customers were instructed to do the following: 1. Review this notification and ensure affected personnel are aware of the contents. 2. Immediately locate and quarantine affected product in your inventory. 3. Complete the Certification of Acknowledgement portion of Attachment 1 Inventory Return Certification Form a. Return a digital copy to corporatequality.postmarket@zimmerbiomet.com within three (3) days. 4. Note that any hospitals and/or surgeons that received direct shipments of this product from Zimmer Biomet will be sent a copy of the Risk Manager and Surgeon Recall Notice directly. Additionally, Zimmer Biomet will also notify surgeons that have implanted the affected product within the past 12 months. It is important that you review the list of hospitals and/or surgeons included with the email notification sent to your facility to identify additional accounts Zimmer Biomet has not notified. Using the Additional Accounts Form provided with the email notice sent to your facility, return contact information for any additional hospitals and/or surgeons that may have received or used the affected product within the past 12 months. If there are no additional users to notify, please confirm this by annotating and returning the form provided indicating that no additional users have been identified. 5. Return all affected product from your distributorship and affected hospitals within your territory along with a completed Attachment 1 Inventory Return Certification Form to Zimmer Biomet within 2 weeks. a. For each return, send a copy of Attachment 1 to corporatequality.postmarket@zimmerbiomet.com. b. Include a

Recalling firm

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

Distribution

Distribution pattern: 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

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2017-04-28
Terminated: 2019-05-15
Status: —

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #155268. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.