Zimmer Alumina ceramic femoral head; 26 mm diameter alumina head with a 0 neck length on Co-Cr 12/14 tapers . Cat. No. 6
FDA device recall Z-0459-03 · posted 2003-01-23 · Terminated
Recall details
- Recalling firm
- Zimmer Inc.
- Reason for recall
- Compression test results are not in accordance with device approval submission
- Action taken
- Products distributed to the U.S. market are being recalled via letter to users dated 1/6/2003, which was sent via certified mail. Customers are being asked to return product on hand to Zimmer.
- Root cause
- Other
- Status
- Terminated
- Product code
- LZO
- Distribution
- United States.
- Date initiated
- 2003-01-06
- Date posted
- 2003-01-23
- Date terminated
- 2003-12-04
- Location
- Warsaw, IN
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