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Class 2 Device Recall Zimmer ITST" INTERTROCHANTERIC/SUBTROCHANTERIC FIXATION LOCKING BOLT EXTRACTOR

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  Class 2 Device Recall Zimmer ITST" INTERTROCHANTERIC/SUBTROCHANTERIC FIXATION LOCKING BOLT EXTRACTOR see related information
Date Initiated by Firm July 05, 2010
Date Posted August 26, 2010
Recall Status1 Terminated 3 on February 25, 2011
Recall Number Z-2289-2010
Recall Event ID 56328
Product Classification Orthopedic manual surgical instrument - Product Code LXH
Product Zimmer ITST" INTERTROCHANTERIC/SUBTROCHANTERIC FIXATION LOCKING BOLT EXTRACTOR - NONSTERILE
Zimmer, Warsaw, IN 46580, U.S.A. The ITST Intertrochanteric/Subtrochanteric Fixation Locking Bolt Extractor instrument is a reusable surgical instrument used to separate the femoral nail from the locking bolt after nail implantation/fixation in trauma surgeries
Code Information Catalog No. 00-2258-051-01; Lot No. 53951300; Manufactured 8/8/2002
Recalling Firm/
Manufacturer		 Zimmer Inc.
1800 W Center St
Warsaw IN 46580-2304
For Additional Information Contact
574-267-6131
Manufacturer Reason
for Recall		 Instruments were manufactured with the incorrect grade of steel, increasing the potential for fracture during use.
FDA Determined
Cause 2		 Nonconforming Material/Component
Action Zimmer sent "Urgent: Device Removal" letters dated July 8, 2010 to consignees identifying the potential for fracture of the device. Consignees were instructed to inventory affected product and record on the Inventory Return Certification Form, to document users of the affected device on the User Facility/HCP Form, and return both forms by fax or email. Affected product is to be returned to Zimmer with a copy of the Inventory Return Certification Form. Returned product will be destroyed. Each of the affected consignees will be provided with a new instrument, manufactured with the correct 17-4 stainless steel. Consignees can contact Zimmer at 800-613-6131 or 574-372-4463
Quantity in Commerce 20 individual units
Distribution Worldwide Distribution in the countries of US, Canada, Spain, Germany, and Great Britain.
Total Product Life Cycle TPLC Device Report
1 A record in this database is created when a firm initiates a correction or removal action. The record is updated if the FDA identifies a violation and classifies the action as a recall, and it is updated for a final time when the recall is terminated. Learn more about medical device recalls.
2 Per FDA policy, recall cause determinations are subject to modification up to the point of termination of the recall.
3 For details about termination of a recall see Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 21 §7.55.
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