Class 2 Device Recall AIM/ART (ACE Retrograde Tibial Nail) System

• Date Initiated by Firm: February 06, 2018
• Date Posted: March 14, 2018
• Recall Status: Terminated on April 02, 2019
• Recall Number: Z-1196-2018
• Recall Event ID: 79409
• 510(K)Number: K972183
• Product Classification: Rod, fixation, intramedullary and accessories - Product Code HSB
• Product: AIM Tibial Nails intramedullary fixation rod - STERILE; Item numbers: 800508255 NAIL TIB DYN 08X25.5 - STERILE 800508270 NAIL TIB DYN 08X27.0 - STERILE 800508285 NAIL TIB DYN 08X28.5 - STERILE 800508300 NAIL TIB DYN 08X30.0 - STERILE 800508315 NAIL TIB DYN 08X31.5 - STERILE 800508330 NAIL TIB DYN 08X33.0 - STERILE 800508345 NAIL TIB DYN 08X34.5 - STERILE 800508360 NAIL TIB DYN 08X36.0 - STERILE 800508375 NAIL TIB DYN 08X37.5 - STERILE 800508390 NAIL TIB DYN 08X39.0 - STERILE 800508405 NAIL TIB DYN 08X40.5 - STERILE 800508420 NAIL TIB DYN 08X42.0 - STERILE 800509255 NAIL TIB DYN 09X25.5 - STERILE 800509270 NAIL TIB DYN 09X27.0 - STERILE 800509285 NAIL TIB DYN 09X28.5 - STERILE 800509300 NAIL TIB DYN 09X30.0 - STERILE 800509315 NAIL TIB DYN 09X31.5 - STERILE 800509330 NAIL TIB DYN 09X33.0 - STERILE 800509345 NAIL TIB DYN 09X34.5 - STERILE 800509360 NAIL TIB DYN 09X36.0 - STERILE 800509375 NAIL TIB DYN 09X37.5 - STERILE 800509390 NAIL TIB DYN 09X39.0 - STERILE 800509405 NAIL TIB DYN 09X40.5 - STERILE 800509420 NAIL TIB DYN 09X42.0 - STERILE 800510255 NAIL TIB DYN 10X25.5 - STERILE 800510270 NAIL TIB DYN 10X27.0 - STERILE 800510285 NAIL TIB DYN 10X28.5 - STERILE 800510300 NAIL TIB DYN 10X30.0 - STERILE 800510315 NAIL TIB DYN 10X31.5 - STERILE 800510330 NAIL TIB DYN 10X33.0 - STERILE 800510345 NAIL TIB DYN 10X34.5 - STERILE 800510360 NAIL TIB DYN 10X36.0 - STERILE 800510375 NAIL TIB DYN 10X37.5 - STERILE 800510390 NAIL TIB DYN 10X39.0 - STERILE 800510405 NAIL TIB DYN 10X40.5 - STERILE 800510420 NAIL TIB DYN 10X42.0 - STERILE 800511270 NAIL TIB DYN 11X27.0 - STERILE 800511285 NAIL TIB DYN 11X28.5 - STERILE 800511300 NAIL TIB DYN 11X30.0 - STERILE 800511330 NAIL TIB DYN 11X33.0 - STERILE 800511345 NAIL TIB DYN 11X34.5 - STERILE 800511360 NAIL TIB DYN 11X36.0 - STERILE 800511375 NAIL TIB DYN 11X37.5 - STERILE 800511390 NAIL TIB DYN 11X39.0 - STERILE 800511405 NAIL TIB DYN 11X40.5 - STERILE 800511420 NAIL TIB DYN 11X42.0 - STERILE 800512270 NAIL TIB DYN 12X27.0 - STERILE 800512285 NAIL TIB DYN 12X28.5 - STERILE 800512300 NAIL TIB DYN 12X30.0 - STERILE 800512315 NAIL TIB DYN 12X31.5 - STERILE 800512330 NAIL TIB DYN 12X33.0 - STERILE 800512345 NAIL TIB DYN 12X34.5 - STERILE 800512360 NAIL TIB DYN 12X36.0 - STERILE 800512375 NAIL TIB DYN 12X37.5 - STERILE 800512390 NAIL TIB DYN 12X39.0 - STERILE 800512405 NAIL TIB DYN 12X40.5 - STERILE 800512420 NAIL TIB DYN 12X42.0 - STERILE 800513285 NAIL TIB DYN 13X28.5 - STERILE 800513300 NAIL TIB DYN 13X30.0 - STERILE 800513315 NAIL TIB DYN 13X31.5 - STERILE 800513330 NAIL TIB DYN 13X33.0 - STERILE 800513345 NAIL TIB DYN 13X34.5 - STERILE 800513360 NAIL TIB DYN 13X36.0 - STERILE 800513375 NAIL TIB DYN 13X37.5 - STERILE 800513390 NAIL TIB DYN 13X39.0 - STERILE 800513405 NAIL TIB DYN 13X40.5 - STERILE 800513420 NAIL TIB DYN 13X42.0 - STERILE Product Usage: A rod, when inserted into the intramedullary canal of the tibia, acts as an immobilization device to hold ends of a fractured bone in position.
• Code Information: All lots
• Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer: Zimmer Biomet, Inc.; 56 E Bell Dr; Warsaw IN 46582-6989
• For Additional Information Contact: 411 Technical Services; 574-371-3071
• Manufacturer Reason for Recall: The AIM Tibial Nails failed a clinical analysis where the surgical revision rate exceeded the acceptance criteria in the Device Performance Review protocol for the implant system.
• FDA Determined Cause: Under Investigation by firm
• Action: Zimmer Biomet sent an Urgent Medical Device Recall letter dated February 06, 2018 to affected customers. The letter identified the affected product, problem and actions to be taken. Customers were instructed to: 1. Review this notification and notify affected personnel of the contents. 2. Quarantine all affected product. Your Zimmer Biomet sales representative will remove it from your facility. 3. Complete the Certificate of Acknowledgement and send to CorporateQuality.PostMarket@zimmerbiomet.com. DISTRIBUTOR: 1. Review this notification and notify affected team members of the contents.2. Quarantine affected product in your inventory. 3.Return affected product from your distributorship and from affected hospitals within your territory. a. Complete Inventory Return Certification Form and send to CorporateQuality.PostMarket@zimmerbiomet.com within three (3) days. b. International returns, request an International Return Authorization (IRA) Number by emailing zimmerbiometintlirarequests@zimmerbiomet.com 4. Return the Additional Accounts form to CorporateQuality.PostMarket@zimmerbiomet.com.
• Quantity in Commerce: Not known
• Distribution: Worldwide and US of Indiana and country of the Republic of Korea.
• Total Product Life Cycle: TPLC Device Report

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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