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Date Initiated by Firm January 11, 2016
Date Posted March 12, 2016
Recall Status1 Terminated 3 on April 13, 2017
Recall Number Z-1153-2016
Recall Event ID 72900
510(K)Number K032367  
Product Classification Rod, fixation, intramedullary and accessories - Product Code HSB
Product Product 55 consists of all product under product code: HSB and same usage:
Item no:
225900132 ONE-PIECE LAG SCREW 11MM
225900135 ONE-PIECE LAG SCREW 11MM
225900137 ONE-PIECE LAG SCREW 11MM
225900140 ONE-PIECE LAG SCREW 11MM
225900142 ONE-PIECE LAG SCREW 11MM
225900145 ONE-PIECE LAG SCREW 11MM
225900152 ONE-PIECE LAG SCREW 11MM
Usage:
An intramedullary fixation rod is a device intended to be implanted that consists of a rod made of alloys such as cobalt-chromium-molybdenum and stainless steel. It is inserted into the medullary (bone marrow) canal of long bones for the fixation of fractures.
Code Information lot no.: 62133636 61882374 61964347 61987304 62133643 62171285 62298481 61969229 62080367 62292385 61657722 61930479 61930480 61930481 62109268 61136016 61930482 62098917 62098918 61764507 61764508 61764509 61895897 61895905 61895907 61895908 
Recalling Firm/
Manufacturer		 Zimmer Manufacturing B.V.
Turpeaux Industrial Park Rd 1 km 123.4
Mercedita PR 00715
For Additional Information Contact Consumer Relations Call Center
800-447-5633
Manufacturer Reason
for Recall		 As a result of the insufficient sealer calibration data for product packaged in firm's Building II between August 2010 and April 2013. The affected products are sterile.
FDA Determined
Cause 2		 Packaging
Action Zimmer Biomet sent an Urgent Medical Device Recall Letter, dated January 11, 2016, to Distributors, Sales Representatives, Operation Managers, and Risk Managers. The letter identified the product, the problem, and the action to be taken by the customer. Customers were instructed to 1.Review the notification and ensure that relevant personnel are aware of the contents. 2. Assist your Zimmer Biomet sales representative with the quarantine of any affected product. 3. Your Zimmer Biomet sales representative will remove the recalled product from your facility. 4. Complete and return the attached Certificate of Acknowledgment form to corporatequality.postmarket@zimmerbiomet.com. 5. If after reviewing this notification you have further questions or concerns please call Customer Service at 1-800-348-2759, or contact your Zimmer Biomet Sales Representative.
Quantity in Commerce 58320
Distribution US Nationwide Distribution
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.
510(K) Database 510(K)s with Product Code = HSB and Original Applicant = ZIMMER, INC.
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