Recall Z-1792-2021

Zimmer GmbH · initiated May 7, 2021

Class II Terminated

Class II – products that might cause a temporary health problem or pose a slight threat of a serious nature

Product

Zimmer Natural Nail -ZNN Cephalomedullary Short Nail 11.5 mm X 21.5 cm 125 CCD Left Ti-6Al-4V Alloy- intended for temporary fracture fixation and stabilization of the bone Item Number: 47-2493-211-11

Codes / lots: Lot Number: 3020731 UDI: (01) 0088902498880 (17) 300131 (10) 3020731

Reason for recall

Zimmer Natural Nail (ZNN) System-CMN Femoral Nail potential commingle between CCD angle 130 degree and 125 degree

FDA-determined cause: Process design

Action taken

Zimmer Biomet Zimmer Biomet notifed distributors with direct sales and/or fielded inventory via email and traceable letter sent via FedEx. Hospitals with direct sales or current inventory notified via on 5/11/21. Letter states reason for recall, health risk and action to take: Your Responsibilities 1. Review this notification and ensure that affected team members are aware of the contents. 2. Immediately locate and quarantine affected product in your inventory. 3. Immediately return all affected product from your distributorship and from affected hospitals within your territory. a. Complete Attachment 1 Inventory Return Certification Form for each return and send to CorporateQuality.PostMarket@zimmerbiomet.com. This form must be returned even if you do not have affected products available to return in your territory. b. For International Returns, request an IRA by emailing zimmerbiometintlirarequests@zimmerbiomet.com c. Include a hardcopy of Attachment 1 in each carton of your return shipment for immediate processing. d. Mark RECALL on the outside of the returned cartons. 4. Return the Additional Accounts form to CorporateQuality.PostMarket@zimmerbiomet.com. a. Review the list of hospitals included with the email notification sent to your facility, which includes a list of hospitals that have already been notified of this recall. b. Identify whether there are any additional hospitals that Zimmer Biomet has not notified and list these accounts on the Additional Accounts form. Please provide the form in Excel format. c. If there are no additional accounts to notify, please indicate that there are no additional accounts, or indicate None or NA on the form. 5. Retain a copy of your Inventory Return Certification and product return forms for your records in the event of a compliance audit of your facility. 6. If you have further questions or concerns after reviewing this notice, please call customer service at 574-371-3071 between 8:00 am and 5:00p

Details

Recall number
Z-1792-2021
Initiated
May 7, 2021
Terminated
April 18, 2024
Product code
HSB – Rod, Fixation, Intramedullary And Accessories
Quantity
8 units
Distribution
CA, GA, KY, MD Foreign: Australia Brazil, Canada Netherlands
Recalling firm
Zimmer GmbH, Winterthur

Official FDA recall record

Other products in the same recall event

RecallProductInitiated
Z-1793-2021 Class IIZimmer Natural Nail- ZNN Cephalomedullary Short Nail 11.5 mm X 21.5 cm 130 CCD Left…Zimmer Natural Nail (ZNN) System-CMN Femoral Nail potential commingle between CCD angle 130 degree and 125… 05/07/2021Terminated