| Class 2 Device Recall Zimmer Trilogy |  |
Date Initiated by Firm | September 20, 2012 |
Date Posted | November 21, 2012 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on April 18, 2014 |
Recall Number | Z-0416-2013 |
Recall Event ID |
63541 |
Product Classification |
Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/polymer, porous uncemented - Product Code LPH
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Product | The Trilogy Acetabular System Shell with Cluster Holes Porous 56 mm O.D. Sterile
The Trilogy Acetabular System is indicated for either cemented or uncemented use In skeletally mature Individuals undergoing primary or revision surgery for rehabilitating hips damaged as a result of noninflammatory degenerative joint disease (NIDJD) or its composite diagnoses of osteoarthritis, avascular necrosis, protrusio acetabuli, traumatic arthritis, slipped capital epiphysis, fused Hip, fracture of the pelvis, and diastrophic variant. The shells with screw holes permit the use of titanium alloy screws to provide additional fixation and security, particularly in those cases where acetabular bone stock is deficient. |
Code Information |
REF 6200-056-22, lot 62010615 |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Zimmer, Inc. 345 E Main St Warsaw IN 46580-2746
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For Additional Information Contact | Dawn Kindle 574-372-4807 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | Zimmer Trilogy Acetabular System Shell with Cluster Holes, Porous,56 MM O.D., sterile; is missing polar hole threads. Zimmer received one complaint in which no injury was reported. |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Process control |
Action | Zimmer sent a Urgent Medical Device Recall Notice dated September 20, 2012, to all affected customers. The letter identified the products the problem and the action needed to be taken by the customer.
Customers were instructed to locate quarantine and return affected product to Zimmer Product Service Department, 1777 West center St. Warsaw, IN 46580 for product in the USA. Customers were asked to complete the Inventory Return Certification Form and follow the instructions where to return this form.
For further questions please call (574) 372-4807. |
Quantity in Commerce | 24 USA; 71 worldwide |
Distribution | Worldwide Distribution--USA (nationwide) including the states of AL, CA, CT, KS, MA, MD, MN, MO, NY, SD, TX and WI and the countries of Bulgaria,Canada, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Russian Fed, Sweden and UK |
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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