Recalls / —
—#162234
Product
Zimmer M/L Taper Hip Prosthesis, 7711 Series, Femoral Stem 12/14 Neck Taper Plasma Sprayed Press-Fit Cementless Size 7.5 Extended Offset Reduced Neck Length; Part Number: 00-7711-007-40
- FDA product code
- LPH — Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Polymer, Porous Uncemented
- Device class
- Class 2
- Medical specialty
- Orthopedic
- 510(k) numbers
- K032726
- Affected lot / code info
- Lot Number: 63716611; UDI: (01)00889024131736(17)270731(10)63716611
Why it was recalled
Certain packages labeled as size 7.5 Extended Offset Reduced Neck length hip implant, actually contained a Size 4 Standard Reduced Neck length taper hip implant.
Root cause (FDA determination)
Labeling mix-ups
Action the firm took
RISK MANAGER: 1. Review this notification and notify affected personnel of the contents. 2. Quarantine all affected product. Your Zimmer Biomet sales representative will remove the affected product from your facility. 3. Complete Certificate of Acknowledgement and send to CorporateQuality.PostMarket@zimmerbiomet.com. DISTRIBUTOR: 1. Review this notification and notify affected team members of the contents. 2. Quarantine affected product in your inventory. 3. Return affected product from your distributorship and from affected hospitals. a. Complete Inventory Return Certification Form and send to CorporateQuality.PostMarket@zimmerbiomet.com Mark RECALL on the outside of the returned cartons. 4. Return the Additional Accounts form to CorporateQuality.PostMarket@zimmerbiomet.com.
Recalling firm
- Firm
- Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
- Address
- 1800 W Center St, Warsaw, Indiana 46580-2304
Distribution
- Distribution pattern
- Distributed in the following U.S. states: AZ, CA, CT, IN, MD, MI, MN, NJ, NY, OR, WA, and Puerto Rico. Distributed in China and India.
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2018-03-01
- Posted by FDA
- 2018-03-14
- Terminated
- 2019-07-18
- Status
- —
Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #162234. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.