Class 2 Device Recall Compress & Mini Compress Devices and Instruments

• Date Initiated by Firm: October 12, 2018
• Create Date: December 19, 2018
• Recall Status: Terminated on April 17, 2020
• Recall Number: Z-0642-2019
• Recall Event ID: 81404
• 510(K)Number: K112905
• Product Classification: Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained (metal uncemented acetabular component) - Product Code KWA
• Product: Zimmer Compress Devices and Instruments:; Item Number/Item Description; 178350 Compress Device Anti-Rotation Spindle; 178353 Compress Device Anti-Rotation Spindle; 178356 Compress Device Anti-Rotation Spindle; 178359 Compress Device Anti-Rotation Elliptical Spindle; 178537 Compress Device Centering Sleeve 15mm; 178541 Compress Device Centering Sleeve 19mm; 178545 Compress Device Centering Sleeve 23mm; 178544 Compress Device Centering Sleeve 22mm; 178738 Compress Device Centering Sleeve 28mm; 178542 Compress Device Centering Sleeve 20mm; 32-481123 Compress Instrument Drill For Anti-Rotation Pin; 178757; Mini Taper Spindle, 400 lbs, Extra Small; 178758; Mini Taper Spindle, 600 lbs, Extra Small; 178759; Mini Taper Spindle, 800 lbs, Extra Small; 178787; Short Mini Taper Spindle, 400 lbs, Extra Small; 178788; Short Mini Taper Spindle, 600 lbs, Extra Small; 178789; Short Mini Taper Spindle, 800 lbs, Extra Small
• Code Information: All
• 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: Correction to update the surgical technique for the Compress System. To make users aware of the changes that were made only to the selection criteria section on page 42 regarding which array to use in the placement of the anti-rotation pins.
• FDA Determined Cause: Device Design
• Action: Zimmer notified accounts on 12/13/18 via email and FedEx (both original and expanded accounts) as a follow up to the medical device correction notification dated October 12, 2018. Zimmer Biomet identified additional item numbers that are within the scope of this issue. . Distributors letter identify the issue and their responsibilities, which include: Reviewing the correction notification and ensuring affected team members are aware of the contents. Offering assistance in ensuring users are aware of the updated surgical technique and how to locate it. Destroying previous copies of the surgical technique. Completing the Certification of Acknowledgement. Updated surgical techniques 1110.2-GLBL-en REV0818 and BMET0188.2 REV111218 for the Compress and Mini Compress systems are used, effective immediately, for surgeries that require the affected items. a. Access the full surgical techniques at www.zimmerbiomet.com by navigating to the Limb Salvage specialty and then Bone Compressive Devices under the Medical Professionals menu.
• Quantity in Commerce: 323 devices US; 208 distributed OUS
• Distribution: Nationwide Foreign: CANADA ARGENTINA AUSTRALIA BELGIUM CHILE FINLAND JAPAN NETHERLANDS
• 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 = KWA and Original Applicant = BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS LLC.