Date Initiated by Firm | December 03, 2015 |
Date Posted | January 05, 2016 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on September 15, 2016 |
Recall Number | Z-0590-2016 |
Recall Event ID |
72750 |
510(K)Number | K933785 |
Product Classification |
Prosthesis, knee, patellofemorotibial, semi-constrained, cemented, polymer/metal/polymer - Product Code JWH
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Product | NexGEN System REF 5980-37-01 Tibial Component Size Stemmed 3 Precoat, and REF 5986-37-01 Nonaugmentable Tibial Component Option CR/PS/LPS Size Stemmed 3. Tibial component of implanted knee prosthesis. |
Code Information |
lots 62491580 (P/N 00598003701) and 62460315 (P/N 00598603701) |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Zimmer Manufacturing B.V. Turpeaux Industrial Park Rd 1 km 123.4 Mercedita PR 00715
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For Additional Information Contact | Consumer Relations Call Center 800-447-5633 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | A product complaint was received stating that a carton labeled as a Precoat Stemmed Tibia Size 3 was opened for use and the contents were a non-augmented Stemmed Tibia Plate size 3. |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Labeling mix-ups |
Action | Zimmer Biomet sent an "Urgent Medical Device Recall-Lot Specific" letter to all affected consignees. The letter identified the product, the problem, and the action to be taken by the consignee. Consignees were instructed to do the following:
Review the notification and ensure affected personnel are aware of the contents.
2. Locate all affected product identified above and quarantine them immediately.
3. Carry out a physical count of all affected product in your territory and complete the Inventory Return Certification Form (Attachment 1). Email a completed copy of Attachment 1 to corporatequality.postmarket@zimmer.com.
4. Return the recalled product along with the completed Inventory Return Certification Form (Attachment 1). Clearly mark the outside carton of each product return shipment made as Recall.
5. Please notify Zimmer Biomet of any hospitals to which you have further distributed the affected product. Supply the information for any hospitals that you have identified, as well as the affected surgeons, using the provided spreadsheet template. The template will be emailed to you for completion. Please return to corporate quality.postmarket@zimmerbiomet.com.
6. If after reviewing this notification you have further questions or concerns please call the customer call center at 1-800-348-2759 between 8:00 am and 8:00 pm EST. |
Quantity in Commerce | 384 distribution events; 1 unit was returned leaving 383 units . |
Distribution | Worldwide Distribution to Germany, Belgium, Denmark, France, UK, Greece, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Russian Fed., Saudi Arabia, Sweden, and Thailand. |
Total Product Life Cycle | TPLC Device Report |
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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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510(K) Database | 510(K)s with Product Code = JWH
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