Recall Z-1005-2014
Zimmer, Inc. · initiated October 11, 2013
Class II – products that might cause a temporary health problem or pose a slight threat of a serious nature
Product
VERSA-FX II KEYLESS TUBE, VERSA-FX II KEYLESS SHORT, VERSA-FX II SHORT TUBE PL, VERSA-FX II STD TUBE PLAT and VERSA-FX II SUPRACONDYLR Item codes starting with 0011930, 0011931 and 0011941
Codes / lots: 366026 60252546 60386429 60387234 60387236 60664570 60746113 60820564 368890 60131310 60161887 60208595 60337755 60386430 60387237 60674436 60674437 60746114 60820565 62063880 60674437R 366027 60165190 60351204 60406618 60598293 60699479 60714970 60820566 61753280 366028 368891 60189692 60510769 60699480 60714938 60820568 60189692R 366029 368892 60154515 60413139 60740818 60812406 62161712 366030 60844072 60868450 60844072R 368894 60154516 60173867 60175580 60206848 60292114 60366271 60379893 60424741 60452501 60476633 60523009 60523011 60568292 60598291 60598292 60610993 60619081 60646238 60726314 60746117 60911330 60931155 60944509 61076064 61169404 61505367 61523575 61640872 62098503 60082818 60082819 60119113 60129285 60144960 60147708 60175581 60182119 60241838 60278773 60328084 60410030 60435440 60476635 60510770 60539704 60581931 60619076 60664573 60726313 60763191 60787023 60877481 60890087 60890088 60900735 60911331 60928243 60931156 60932380 60938399 60943332 60944510 61140151 61163257 61264711 61294823 61374274 61505374 61505375 61558652 61590985 61640873 61748725 62045196 62063886 368896 60127957 60129286 60156372 60189693 60215781 60252548 60292116 60353487 60383970…
Reason for recall
Zimmer recently conducted a review of all historic packaging validations at its Zimmer Manufacturing B.V. (ZMBV) facility in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Based on this review, it was determined that the packaging operations conducted in the Building 1 packaging operation at this facility were not properly validated. As a result, Zimmer conducted seal integrity testing to evaluate if previously packaged product from this facility met the established requirements for sterile barrier integrity. The acceptance criteria established for this testing was 99% reliability with a 90% confidence interval. These packaging tray configurations met the acceptance criteria for sterile barrier integrity of both the inner and outer trays, however, Zimmer has decided to recall all manufacturing lots that have not expired and that were sterile packaged in the ZMBV facility Building 1 packaging operations.
FDA-determined cause: Packaging
Action taken
Distributors received a letter identifying the issue and their responsibilities dated November 4, 2013. These responsibilities include quarantining the affected fielded inventory in their possession, providing hospital risk managers with the recall notification letter and retrieving affected fielded inventory and direct sales from the hospitals.
Details
- Recall number
- Z-1005-2014
- Initiated
- October 11, 2013
- Posted by FDA
- February 20, 2014
- Terminated
- April 14, 2017
- Product code
- KTT – Appliance, Fixation, Nail/Blade/Plate Combination, Multiple Component
- Quantity
- 7,044,680 total
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) and the countries of Belgium, Canada, Canary Islands, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxemburg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal Reunion, Russian Federation, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Taiwan, Thailand, and United Kingdom.
- Recalling firm
- Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN
Other products in the same recall event
| Recall | Product | Initiated |
|---|---|---|
| Z-1001-2014 Class II | Magna-Fx Cannulated Screw Fixation System 7.0 mm. Item codes starting with 0011420…Zimmer recently conducted a review of all historic packaging validations at its Zimmer Manufacturing B.V.… | 10/11/2013Terminated |
| Z-1002-2014 Class II | HERBERT MINI BONE SCREW 2 and HERBERT/WHIPPLE C ANN BONE. Items starting with 0011500…Zimmer recently conducted a review of all historic packaging validations at its Zimmer Manufacturing B.V.… | 10/11/2013Terminated |
| Z-1003-2014 Class II | FREE-LOCK LAG SCREW, 12.7, FREE-LOCK LAG SCREW, 15.8, FREE-LOCK SUPRACOND TUBE and…Zimmer recently conducted a review of all historic packaging validations at its Zimmer Manufacturing B.V.… | 10/11/2013Terminated |
| Z-1004-2014 Class II | Item codes starting with 001930 LAG SCR 12.7D X 55MM SHOR up to 155 MM, LAG SCR 12.7D X…Zimmer recently conducted a review of all historic packaging validations at its Zimmer Manufacturing B.V.… | 10/11/2013Terminated |
| Z-1006-2014 Class II | VERSA-FX KEYLESS 90D X 8 and X 11, VERSA-FX KEYLESS 95D X 8, X 11, and X 14, VERSA-FX…Zimmer recently conducted a review of all historic packaging validations at its Zimmer Manufacturing B.V.… | 10/11/2013Terminated |
| Z-1007-2014 Class II | M/DN R-F IM NAIL 9MM DIA , 10 MM, 11 MM, 12 MM, 13 MM and 14 MM. Item codes starting…Zimmer recently conducted a review of all historic packaging validations at its Zimmer Manufacturing B.V.… | 10/11/2013Terminated |
| Z-1008-2014 Class II | RECON SCREW LG 5.5MM DIA and M/DN FEM IM NAIL 8MM DIA to 16 MM DIA. Item codes starting…Zimmer recently conducted a review of all historic packaging validations at its Zimmer Manufacturing B.V.… | 10/11/2013Terminated |
| Z-1009-2014 Class II | INTERLOCKING IM SCREW SML, MED and LRG; M/DN TIBIAL I/M NAIL 6 MM to 15 MM. Some items…Zimmer recently conducted a review of all historic packaging validations at its Zimmer Manufacturing B.V.… | 10/11/2013Terminated |
| Z-1010-2014 Class II | INTERLOCKING IM SCREW 4.5 and INTERLOCKING IM SCREW LG Some items starting with codes…Zimmer recently conducted a review of all historic packaging validations at its Zimmer Manufacturing B.V.… | 10/11/2013Terminated |
| Z-1011-2014 Class II | M/DN HUMERAL I/M NAIL. Sizes from 6 MM to 13 MM. Codes starting with 0022541, 002542 and…Zimmer recently conducted a review of all historic packaging validations at its Zimmer Manufacturing B.V.… | 10/11/2013Terminated |
| Z-1012-2014 Class II | ASIA ONE-PIECE LAG SCREWZimmer recently conducted a review of all historic packaging validations at its Zimmer Manufacturing B.V.… | 10/11/2013Terminated |
| Z-1013-2014 Class II | ITST ANTI-ROTATION SCREW and FEM IM NAIL (10MM, 11 MM, 12 MM, 13 MM, 14 MM and 15 MM)…Zimmer recently conducted a review of all historic packaging validations at its Zimmer Manufacturing B.V.… | 10/11/2013Terminated |
| Z-1014-2014 Class II | ONE-PIECE LAG SCREW 11MM. Item codes starting with 00225900.Zimmer recently conducted a review of all historic packaging validations at its Zimmer Manufacturing B.V.… | 10/11/2013Terminated |
| Z-1015-2014 Class II | DISTAL MEDIAL FEMORAL CON, DISTAL POSTERIOR/LATERAL, DISTAL SMALL VOLAR RADIUS, PROXIMAL…Zimmer recently conducted a review of all historic packaging validations at its Zimmer Manufacturing B.V.… | 10/11/2013Terminated |
| Z-1016-2014 Class II | MOORE HIP PROS LONG FENES, MOORE HIP PROS NRW STR FE, MOORE HIP PROS STR FENEST…Zimmer recently conducted a review of all historic packaging validations at its Zimmer Manufacturing B.V.… | 10/11/2013Terminated |
| Z-1017-2014 Class II | MOORE HIP PROS LONG FENES, MOORE HIP PROS NRW STR FE, MOORE HIP PROS STR FENEST…Zimmer recently conducted a review of all historic packaging validations at its Zimmer Manufacturing B.V.… | 10/11/2013Terminated |
| Z-1018-2014 Class II | MODULAR AUSTIN MOORE FENE. Item codes starting with 45502001, 455503001 and 455504001Zimmer recently conducted a review of all historic packaging validations at its Zimmer Manufacturing B.V.… | 10/11/2013Terminated |
| Z-1019-2014 Class II | Bipolar liners and Multipolar cups with the following dimensions in MM (38, 39, 40, 41…Zimmer recently conducted a review of all historic packaging validations at its Zimmer Manufacturing B.V.… | 10/11/2013Terminated |
| Z-1020-2014 Class II | NEXGEN OSTEOTOMY CORT BON. Item codes starting with 0052500Zimmer recently conducted a review of all historic packaging validations at its Zimmer Manufacturing B.V.… | 10/11/2013Terminated |
| Z-1021-2014 Class II | I/B II KNEE DOMED PATELLA, I/B II KNEE FLUTED ROD (1 and 2), MGII KNEE 10MM PATELLA (2,3…Zimmer recently conducted a review of all historic packaging validations at its Zimmer Manufacturing B.V.… | 10/11/2013Terminated |
| Z-1022-2014 Class II | NEXGEN MIS TIBIA PLATE PR NEXGEN TAPER PLUG NEXGEN PRECOAT PEG TIB PL NEXGEN MICRO…Zimmer recently conducted a review of all historic packaging validations at its Zimmer Manufacturing B.V.… | 10/11/2013Terminated |
| Z-1023-2014 Class II | MODULAR CUP NEUTRAL LINER MODULAR CUP 10 DEGREE LIN MODULAR CUP 20 DEGREE LIN MODULAR…Zimmer recently conducted a review of all historic packaging validations at its Zimmer Manufacturing B.V.… | 10/11/2013Terminated |
| Z-1024-2014 Class II | TRILOGY ACET SHELL 36MM O TRILOGY ACET SHELL 38MM O TRILOGY ACET SHELL 40MM O TRILOGY…Zimmer recently conducted a review of all historic packaging validations at its Zimmer Manufacturing B.V.… | 10/11/2013Terminated |
| Z-1025-2014 Class II | HGP II ACETABULAR CUP BONZimmer recently conducted a review of all historic packaging validations at its Zimmer Manufacturing B.V.… | 10/11/2013Terminated |
| Z-1026-2014 Class II | HGP II ACETABULAR CUP MODZimmer recently conducted a review of all historic packaging validations at its Zimmer Manufacturing B.V.… | 10/11/2013Terminated |
| Z-1027-2014 Class II | PRESSFIT FEM ST FX 16 X 1Zimmer recently conducted a review of all historic packaging validations at its Zimmer Manufacturing B.V.… | 10/11/2013Terminated |
| Z-1028-2014 Class II | VERSYS HERITAGE FEM STEMZimmer recently conducted a review of all historic packaging validations at its Zimmer Manufacturing B.V.… | 10/11/2013Terminated |
| Z-1029-2014 Class II | 12/14 UNIPOLAR FEMORAL HE VERSYS CEM LD/FX SZ 11X12 VERSYS CEM LD/FX SZ 12X12 VERSYS CEM…Zimmer recently conducted a review of all historic packaging validations at its Zimmer Manufacturing B.V.… | 10/11/2013Terminated |
| Z-1030-2014 Class II | ZIMTRON 6 DEG 22 HEADSZimmer recently conducted a review of all historic packaging validations at its Zimmer Manufacturing B.V.… | 10/11/2013Terminated |
| Z-1031-2014 Class II | 12/14 COCR FEMORAL HEAD (2, 3 and 4); 12/14 FEMORAL HEAD (+7X28M and 7X32M)Zimmer recently conducted a review of all historic packaging validations at its Zimmer Manufacturing B.V.… | 10/11/2013Terminated |