FDA Recall
Terminated
Zimmer brand Coonrad/Morrey total elbow interchangeable ulnar assembly, small, right, 3 in. length. tivanium TI-6AL-4V alloy/UHMWPE, sterile, for use with bone cement. Cat. no. 32-8105-53-02.
Recall: Z-0768-04
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Initiated March 16, 2004
Recall
- Recall Number
- Z-0768-04
- Event Number
- 28576
- Firm
- Zimmer Inc.
- FEI Number
- 1000220733
- Product Code
- JDC
- Status
- Terminated
- Root Cause
- Other
- Initiated
- March 16, 2004
- Posted
- July 20, 2004
- Terminated
- June 26, 2004
- Address
- 345 E Main St, Warsaw, IN, 46580-2746
Description
Zimmer brand Coonrad/Morrey total elbow interchangeable ulnar assembly, small, right, 3 in. length. tivanium TI-6AL-4V alloy/UHMWPE, sterile, for use with bone cement. Cat. no. 32-8105-53-02.
Reason
right ulna implants were etched and labeled as left ulna implants. Left ulna implants may have been etched and labeled as right ulna implants.
Action
Consignees were notified via e-mail on 3/16/04. Consignees were asked to secure their inventory from use and to notify all customers if they had further distributed the product. Product shipped to Japan and Singapore was contained prior to shipment to hospitals.
Distribution
United States, Australia, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Spain, and the United Kingdom.