Regenerex Patella RGX 3 PEG SER A PATELLA 28MM RGX 3 PEG SER A PATELLA 31MM RGX 3 PEG SER A PATELLA 34MM RGX 3 PEG SER A PATELLA 37MM Product Usage: The Regenerex Series A Patella can be used for any non-cemented resurfaced 3-peg patella application within the Vanguard Complete Knee System. 1. Painful and disabled knee joint resulting from osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, traumatic arthritis where one or more compartments are involved. 2. Correction of varus, valgus, or posttraumatic deformity. 3. Correction or revision of unsuccessful osteotomy, arthrodesis, or failure of previous joint replacement procedure.
Recall
- Recall Number
- Z-2068-2017
- Event Number
- 77094
- Firm
- Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
- FEI Number
- 1825034
- Product Code
- MBH
- Status
- Terminated
- Root Cause
- Under Investigation by firm
- Initiated
- March 22, 2017
- Posted
- April 25, 2017
- Terminated
- October 3, 2017
- Address
- 56 E Bell Dr, Warsaw, IN, 46582-6989
Description
Regenerex Patella RGX 3 PEG SER A PATELLA 28MM RGX 3 PEG SER A PATELLA 31MM RGX 3 PEG SER A PATELLA 34MM RGX 3 PEG SER A PATELLA 37MM Product Usage: The Regenerex Series A Patella can be used for any non-cemented resurfaced 3-peg patella application within the Vanguard Complete Knee System. 1. Painful and disabled knee joint resulting from osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, traumatic arthritis where one or more compartments are involved. 2. Correction of varus, valgus, or posttraumatic deformity. 3. Correction or revision of unsuccessful osteotomy, arthrodesis, or failure of previous joint replacement procedure.
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On 3/22/2017 URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL REMOVAL notifications were sent to the affected consignees via courier. The recall notification included a description of the reason for the recall, affected product, consignee responsibilities, and instructions for responding to the formal recall notification. Distributors, Sales Representatives, and Distributor Operation Managers Your Responsibilities 1. Review this notification and ensure affected team members are aware of the contents. 2. Immediately locate and quarantine affected product in your inventory. 3. Complete the Certification of Acknowledgement portion of Attachment 1 Inventory Return Certification Form. a. Return a digital copy to [email protected] within three (3) days. 4. Immediately return all affected product from your distributorship and affected hospitals within your territory along with a completed Attachment 1 Inventory Return Certification Form to Zimmer Biomet. a. Request a Return Authorization Number via email to [email protected] or through FAST/SMS. Be sure to specify RECALL as the RGA type when requesting. b. For each return, send a copy of Attachment 1 to [email protected]. c. Include a hardcopy of Attachment 1 with your shipment for immediate processing. d. Mark the outside of the returns box(es) clearly with RECALL. 5. Note that any hospitals and surgeons that received direct shipments of this product from Zimmer Biomet or were consigned products, will be sent a copy of the Risk Manager and Surgeon Field Action Notice directly. It is important that you review the list of hospitals and surgeons included with the email notification sent to your facility to identify additional accounts Zimmer Biomet has not notified. Using the Additional Accounts Form provided with the email notice sent to your facility, return contact information for any additional hospitals and/or surgeons that may hav
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