Biomet Modular Primary Tibial Tray Implants; Modular Interlok Primary Tray (size 75 mm); Item No. 141215; UDI: (01) 00880304005310 (17) 280306 (10) 385340 Product is used in Total Knee Arthroplasty
Recall
- Recall Number
- Z-2177-2018
- Event Number
- 80185
- Firm
- Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
- FEI Number
- 1825034
- Product Code
- JWH
- Status
- Terminated
- Root Cause
- Under Investigation by firm
- Initiated
- May 18, 2018
- Posted
- June 1, 2018
- Terminated
- March 31, 2020
- Address
- 56 E Bell Dr, Warsaw, IN, 46582-6989
Description
Biomet Modular Primary Tibial Tray Implants; Modular Interlok Primary Tray (size 75 mm); Item No. 141215; UDI: (01) 00880304005310 (17) 280306 (10) 385340 Product is used in Total Knee Arthroplasty
One lot of 75mm tibial tray is potentially etched and labeled as a 79 mm tibial tray. This may lead to delay in surgery, or immediate revision surgery to remove an incorrectly sized tibial component after it has been cemented.
On May 18, 2018, the firm notified affected distributors and user facilities of the recall through Urgent Medical Device Recall letters sent via email and FedEx. The letters informed affected consignees of the issue and stated that the affected units were distributed in March 2018. Distributor Responsibilities: 1. Review this notification and ensure that affected team members are aware of the contents. 2. Immediately locate and quarantine affected product in your inventory. 3. Immediately return all affected product from your distributorship and from affected hospitals within your territory. a. Complete Attachment 1 Inventory Return Certification Form and send to [email protected] within three (3) days. b. For each return, send a copy of Attachment 1 to [email protected]. c. Include a hardcopy of Attachment 1 in each carton of your return shipment for immediate processing. d. Mark RECALL on the outside of the returned cartons. 4. Return the Additional Accounts form to [email protected]. a. Review the list of hospitals and/or surgeons included with the email notification sent to your facility, which includes a list of hospitals and/or surgeons that have already been notified of this recall. b. Identify whether there are any additional hospitals and/or surgeons that Zimmer Biomet has not notified and list these accounts on the Additional Accounts form. Please provide the form in Excel format. c. If there are no additional accounts or surgeons to notify, please indicate that there are no additional accounts, or indicate None or NA on the form. Risk Manager Responsibilities: 1. Review this notification and ensure that affected personnel are aware of the contents. 2. If you have affected product at your facility, assist your Zimmer Biomet sales representative and quarantine all affected product. Your Zimmer Biomet sales representative will remove the affected
US Distribution to the states of : FL, GA, IN, MA, NM, UT, and WI. Foreign distribution to Canada and Mexico
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