FDA Recall Terminated

Affixus Hip Fracture Nail Right 130 11 mm x 400 mm, Item Number: 814511400

Recall: Z-3128-2018 · Initiated July 17, 2018

Recall

Recall Number
Z-3128-2018
Event Number
80755
Firm
Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
FEI Number
1825034
Product Code
HSB
Status
Terminated
Root Cause
Under Investigation by firm
Initiated
July 17, 2018
Posted
September 13, 2018
Terminated
June 2, 2020
Address
56 E Bell Dr, Warsaw, IN, 46582-6989

Description

Affixus Hip Fracture Nail Right 130 11 mm x 400 mm, Item Number: 814511400

Reason

The set screw is not able to advance or reverse from the original position in the nail.

Action

On 7/17/18, Urgent Medical Device Recall letters were sent to Risk Managers and Distributors. The letters instructed customers to do the following: 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 product from your facility. 3. Complete Attachment 1 Certificate of Acknowledgement and send to [email protected]. This form must be returned even if you do not have affected products at your facility. 4. Retain a copy of the acknowledgement form with your recall records in the event of a compliance audit of your facilitys documentation. 5. If you have further questions or concerns after reviewing this notice, please call customer service at 574-371-3071 between 8:00 am and 5:00pm EST, Monday through Friday. Calls received outside of call center operating hours will receive a voicemail prompt or be transferred to an on-call representative in the event of an emergency. Alternatively, your questions may be emailed to [email protected]. 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. Request a Return Authorization Number through Fast SMS or by emailing [email protected] c. For each return, send a copy of Attachment 1 to [email protected]. d. Include a hardcopy of Attachment 1 in each carton of

Distribution

The products were distributed to the following US states: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WY, and Puerto Rico. The products were distributed to the following foreign countries: Chile, Ecuador, Japan, Netherlands.

Quantity

5947 total