Brand Name: Affixus Antegrade Femoral Nailing System Product Name: Affixus Antegrade Femoral Nails Model/Catalog Number: 815609320 Software Version: N/A Product Description: Affixus 9 mm, Length 320 mm, Left, Trochanteric Nail Component: N/A
Recall
- Recall Number
- Z-0975-2026
- Event Number
- 98069
- Firm
- Zimmer, Inc.
- FEI Number
- 1000220733
- Product Code
- HSB
- Status
- Open, Classified
- Root Cause
- Process design
- Initiated
- December 2, 2025
- Posted
- December 22, 2025
- Address
- 1800 W Center St, Warsaw, IN, 46580-2304
Description
Brand Name: Affixus Antegrade Femoral Nailing System Product Name: Affixus Antegrade Femoral Nails Model/Catalog Number: 815609320 Software Version: N/A Product Description: Affixus 9 mm, Length 320 mm, Left, Trochanteric Nail Component: N/A
Affected implants may have undersized distal diameter along length of the shaft, which could lead to implant fatigue fracture. Potential health risk if implant fatigue fracture occurs include adverse local tissue reaction, pain or ache, non-union or malunion, or tissue damage necessitating surgical intervention.
Firm began notifying customers on December 2, 2025 via Urgent Medical Device Recall letters. Distributors are to locate and quarantine affected product in their inventory. They must also return all affected product from their distributorship and from affected hospitals within their territory. Risk Managers are to assist Zimmer Biomet sales representatives in quarantining all affected product. Sales representatives will remove the product from customer facilities. Surgeons are to maintain awareness of the issue, but there are no patient-monitoring instructions related to this recall recommended beyond their existing follow-up schedules.
US Nationwide distribution in the states of AL, AZ, CA, FL, IN, KY, MA, MO, MT, NC, NM, RI, TX, UT.
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