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Zimmer M/L Taper Hip Prosthesis, 7711 Series, Femoral Stem 12/14 Neck Taper Plasma Sprayed Press-Fit Cementless Size 4 S

FDA device recall Z-1192-2018 · posted 2018-03-14 · Terminated

Recall details

Recalling firm
Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
Reason for recall
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.
Action taken
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.
Root cause
Labeling mix-ups
Status
Terminated
Product code
LPH
Quantity affected
24
Distribution
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.
Date initiated
2018-03-01
Date posted
2018-03-14
Date terminated
2019-07-18
Location
Warsaw, IN

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ZIMMER M/L TAPER HIP PROSTHESIS (K060040)Zimmer, Inc.2006-05-12