Events

Recall of Zimmer Periarticular Femoral Cond Buttress Plate and Zimmer Periarticular Distal Lateral Femoral Locking Plate

According to Department of Health, Therapeutic Goods Administration, this recall involved a device in Australia that was produced by Zimmer Pty Ltd.

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    RC-2013-RN-01250-1
  • Event Risk Class
    Class II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-11-26
  • Event Country
    Australia
  • Event Source
    DHTGA
  • Event Source URL
    https://apps.tga.gov.au/Prod/sara/arn-detail.aspx?k=RC-2013-RN-01250-1
  • Notes / Alerts
    Australian data is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Australia.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    Zimmer recently conducted a review of historic packaging validations. based on this review, it was determined that a subset of product packaged at a zimmer facility required testing to ensure that previously packaged product from this facility met the established requirements for sterile barrier integrity. this testing determined that a packaging tray configuration, consisting of an inner and outer sterile tray, resulted in cosmetic failures related to the visual quality of the seal (homogeneous adhesive transfer). this failure occurred on 3 of 154 tray samples tested and was observed on inner trays only. no physical failures in either peel strength or pressure testing were observed.
  • Action
    Hospitals are requested to quarantine all affected product in their inventory. Return of affected product can be organised through a Zimmer Sales Representative.

Device

Zimmer Periarticular Femoral Cond Buttress Plate and Zimmer Periarticular Distal Lateral Femoral ...
  • Model / Serial
    Zimmer Periarticular Femoral Cond Buttress Plate and Zimmer Periarticular Distal Lateral Femoral Locking PlateAll Lots with an expiration date prior to July 24, 2023FEM COND BUTTRESS PLT, RT: 00-2347-001-12, 14, 16, 18FEM COND BUTTRESS PLT, LT: 00-2347-002-12, 14, 16, 18DIST LAT FEM LOCK PLT, RT: 47-2357-101-14, 18DIST LAT FEM LOCK PLT, LT: 47-2357-102-14, 18
  • Manufacturer
    Zimmer Pty Ltd

Manufacturer

Zimmer Pty Ltd
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Zimmer Biomet Holdings
  • Manufacturer comment
    “The safety of patients has always been, and continues to be, Zimmer Biomet’s top priority and it is our honor to be a leader in this industry for the past 90 years,” Zimmer Biomet told ICIJ in a statement. “We adhere to strict regulatory standards, and work closely with the FDA and all applicable regulatory agencies in each of our regions as part of our commitment to operating a first-rate quality management system across our global manufacturing network. The company added that it is focused on staying at the forefront of innovation and doing right by the millions of patients who rely on the company’s products.
  • Source
    DHTGA