Recalls / —

—#166319

Product

Affixus Hip Fracture Nail Left 125 9 mm x 420 mm, Item Number: 814409420

FDA product code

HSB — Rod, Fixation, Intramedullary And Accessories

Device class

Class 2

Medical specialty

Orthopedic

510(k) numbers

K100238

Affected lot / code info

503570 790820

Why it was recalled

The set screw is not able to advance or reverse from the original position in the nail.

Root cause (FDA determination)

Under Investigation by firm

Action the firm took

On 7/17/18, Urgent Medical Device Recall letters were sent to Risk Managers and Distributors. The letters instructed customers to do the following: Risk Manager Responsibilities: 1. Review this notification and ensure that affected personnel are aware of the contents. 2. If you have affected product at your facility, assist your Zimmer Biomet sales representative and quarantine all affected product. Your Zimmer Biomet sales representative will remove the affected product from your facility. 3. Complete Attachment 1 Certificate of Acknowledgement and send to CorporateQuality.PostMarket@zimmerbiomet.com. This form must be returned even if you do not have affected products at your facility. 4. Retain a copy of the acknowledgement form with your recall records in the event of a compliance audit of your facilitys documentation. 5. If you have further questions or concerns after reviewing this notice, please call customer service at 574-371-3071 between 8:00 am and 5:00pm EST, Monday through Friday. Calls received outside of call center operating hours will receive a voicemail prompt or be transferred to an on-call representative in the event of an emergency. Alternatively, your questions may be emailed to CorporateQuality.PostMarket@zimmerbiomet.com. Distributor Responsibilities: 1. Review this notification and ensure that affected team members are aware of the contents. 2. Immediately locate and quarantine affected product in your inventory. 3. Immediately return all affected product from your distributorship and from affected hospitals within your territory. a. Complete Attachment 1 Inventory Return Certification Form and send to CorporateQuality.PostMarket@zimmerbiomet.com within three (3) days. b. Request a Return Authorization Number through Fast SMS or by emailing rgarequest@zimmerbiomet.com c. For each return, send a copy of Attachment 1 to CorporateQuality.PostMarket@zimmerbiomet.com. d. Include a hardcopy of Attachment 1 in each carton of

Recalling firm

Firm

Zimmer Biomet, Inc.

Address

56 E Bell Dr, Warsaw, Indiana 46582-6989

Distribution

Distribution pattern

The products were distributed to the following US states: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WY, and Puerto Rico. The products were distributed to the following foreign countries: Chile, Ecuador, Japan, Netherlands.

Timeline

Recall initiated

2018-07-17

Posted by FDA

2018-09-13

Terminated

2020-06-02

Status

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Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #166319. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.