FDA Enforcement Class II Terminated

VERSYS 6 INCH BEADED FC 1 prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/polymer, porous uncemented "" Total hip replacement for the following: severe hip pain and disability due to rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, traumatic arthritis, polyarthritis, collagen disorders, avascular necrosis of the femoral head, nonunion of previous fractures of the femur; congenital hip dysplasia, protrusio acetabuli, slipped capital femoral epiphysis; disability due to previous fusion; previously failed endoprostheses, and/or total hip components in the affected extremity and acute femoral neck fractures. " Hemi-hip replacement for the following: fracture dislocation of the hip; elderly, debilitated patients when a total hip replacement is contraindicated; irreducible fractures in which adequate fixation cannot be obtained; certain high subcapital fractures and comminuted femoral neck fractures in the aged; nonunion of femoral neck fractures; secondary avascular necrosis of the femoral head; pathological fractures of the femoral neck; and osteoarthritis in which the femoral head is primarily affected."

Recall: Z-0846-2016 · Reported March 2, 2016

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-0846-2016
Event ID
73142
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Product Type
Devices
Firm
Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
Letter
Report Date
March 2, 2016
Initiation Date
January 11, 2016
Classification Date
February 22, 2016
Termination Date
May 23, 2017
Address
1800 W Center St, N/A, Warsaw, IN, 46580-2304, United States

Description

VERSYS 6 INCH BEADED FC 1 prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/polymer, porous uncemented "" Total hip replacement for the following: severe hip pain and disability due to rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, traumatic arthritis, polyarthritis, collagen disorders, avascular necrosis of the femoral head, nonunion of previous fractures of the femur; congenital hip dysplasia, protrusio acetabuli, slipped capital femoral epiphysis; disability due to previous fusion; previously failed endoprostheses, and/or total hip components in the affected extremity and acute femoral neck fractures. " Hemi-hip replacement for the following: fracture dislocation of the hip; elderly, debilitated patients when a total hip replacement is contraindicated; irreducible fractures in which adequate fixation cannot be obtained; certain high subcapital fractures and comminuted femoral neck fractures in the aged; nonunion of femoral neck fractures; secondary avascular necrosis of the femoral head; pathological fractures of the femoral neck; and osteoarthritis in which the femoral head is primarily affected."

Reason

LDPE bag containing the implant adheres to the highly polished implant surface.

Code Info

Item numbers: 00-7843-011-16 00-7843-012-16 00-7843-013-16 00-7843-014-16 00-7843-015-16 00-7843-016-16 Lot numbers: 61760685 61781980 61840199 61844725 61844726 61951281 61956725 61968111 61987956 62011958 62029062 62034145 62097248 62097288 62120672

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution - US (nationwide) and Internationally to ARGENTINA AUSTRALIA AUSTRIA BARBADOS BELGIUM BERMUDA BOLIVIA BRAZIL CARIBBEAN CHILE CHINA COLOMBIA COST RICA DENMARK DOMINICAN REPUBLIC DORAL FL ECUADOR EL SALVADOR ENGLAND FRANCE GERMANY GUATEMALA HONDURAS HONG KONG INDIA ISRAEL ITALY JAMAICA JAPAN KOREA MALAYSIA MEXICO NEW ZEALAND NICARAGUA PANAMA PERU SINGAPORE SPAIN SWEDEN SWITZERLAND TAIWAN THAILAND VENEZUELA WEST INDIES Canary Islands Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Canada

Quantity

130