FDA Enforcement Class II Terminated

Trabecular Metal Reverse Shoulder Liner 40mm, part 00-4309-028-00 - Per surgical technique 97-4309-003-00 Revision 4: "Complete Poly Liner insertion by snapping the appropriate 60¿ (Standard) or 65¿ (Retentive) Poly Liner Impactor to the Poly Liner Impactor Handle. Then, place the Poly Liner Impactor on the Poly Liner articular surface and forcefully strike the Poly Liner Handle with a mallet."

Recall: Z-2212-2012 · Reported August 22, 2012

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-2212-2012
Event ID
62540
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Product Type
Devices
Firm
Zimmer, Inc.
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Report Date
August 22, 2012
Initiation Date
July 18, 2012
Classification Date
August 16, 2012
Termination Date
April 17, 2014
Address
345 E Main St, Warsaw, IN, 46580-2746, United States

Description

Trabecular Metal Reverse Shoulder Liner 40mm, part 00-4309-028-00 - Per surgical technique 97-4309-003-00 Revision 4: "Complete Poly Liner insertion by snapping the appropriate 60¿ (Standard) or 65¿ (Retentive) Poly Liner Impactor to the Poly Liner Impactor Handle. Then, place the Poly Liner Impactor on the Poly Liner articular surface and forcefully strike the Poly Liner Handle with a mallet."

Reason

Lot specific Trabecular Metal (TM) Reverse Shoulder Liner Impactors are being recalled due to reports of alignment peg fractures. All lots of TM Reverse Shoulder Liner Impactors manufactured from 455 stainless steel are being retrieved, as all reported fractured instruments were manufactured with this material. The TM Reverse Shoulder Liner Impactor units that were manufactured with 13-8 stain

Code Info

part 00-4309-028-00, lot 60443178, 60545332, 60549563, 60605851, 60612791, 60720047 60758647 60773944 60836577 60896973, 60973522, 61019783, 61024158

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) and internationally to Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

Quantity

185 (162 in USA)