FDA Enforcement
Class II
Terminated
CoCr Head (Not distributed in the United States) Used in total hip replacement.
Recall: Z-0072-2014
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Reported November 6, 2013
Enforcement
- Recall Number
- Z-0072-2014
- Event ID
- 65799
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Terminated
- Product Type
- Devices
- Firm
- Zimmer, Inc.
- Voluntary / Mandated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Initial Notification
- Letter
- Report Date
- November 6, 2013
- Initiation Date
- August 30, 2013
- Classification Date
- October 25, 2013
- Termination Date
- September 25, 2014
- Address
- 345 E Main St, N/A, Warsaw, IN, 46580-2746, United States
Description
CoCr Head (Not distributed in the United States) Used in total hip replacement.
Reason
The low density polyethylene (LDPE) bag used to package implants adheres to the highly polished surface of the devices.
Code Info
Part Number Range:01.01012.405/408
Distribution
Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide) and countries of: Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Venezula.
Quantity
604064 total