Class 2 Device Recall NexGen

• Date Initiated by Firm: August 03, 2004
• Date Posted: September 14, 2004
• Recall Status: Terminated on September 13, 2004
• Recall Number: Z-1447-04
• Recall Event ID: 29832
• 510(K)Number: K013385
• Product Classification: Prosthesis, Knee, Femorotibial, Constrained, Cemented, Metal/Polymer - Product Code KRO
• Product: Zimmer brand NEXGEN Complete Knee Solution Rotating Hinge Knee Tibial Component, precoat, nonmodular, size 2, sterile, for cemented use only; Cat. No. 5880-02-02.
• Code Information: Lot 60037871; Exp. June 2008.
• Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer: Zimmer Inc.; 345 E Main St; Warsaw IN 46580-2746
• For Additional Information Contact: 800-846-4637
• Manufacturer Reason for Recall: The polyethylene tibial bushing was omitted from the taper of the tibial plates.
• FDA Determined Cause: Other
• Action: Consignees were notified via recall letter dated August 3, 2004 and sent via certified mail, return receipt requested. A dear doctor letter dated August 25, 2004 was sent to the implanting physicians.
• Distribution: Nationwide (California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas, Wisconsin), and Germany.
• 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 = KRO and Original Applicant = ZIMMER, INC.