Safety Alert for Name: Non-modular rod for hip arthroplasty Registration number ANVISA: 80245480039 Hazard Class: III Model Affected: 7843-15-08, 7843-16-08, 7843-17-08, 7843 -18-08, 7843-20-08 Serial numbers affected: 7843-15-08 - 61181818; 7843-16-08 - 61064830; 7843-15-08 - 61181818; 7843-16-08 - 61121237; 7843-15-08 - 61246703; 7843-17-08 - 60641070; 7843-16-08 - 07884459; 7843-16-08 - 61121237; 7843-18-08 - 7886934; 7843-20-08 - 60875373; 7843-18-08 - 61181081; 7843-17-08 - 62316721; 7843-16-08 - 62381565; 7843-17-08 - 60887274; 7843-15-08 - 60893125; 7843-15-08 - 60940711; 7843-16-08 - 60971485; 7843-16-08 - 61011896; 7843-16-08 - 60942701; 7843-16-08 - 60942701; 7843-17-08 - 60992566; 7843-15-08 - 61023566; 7843-15-08 - 61030313; 7843-15-08 - 07888696; 7843-18-08 - 60745681; 7843-17-08 - 60923750; 7843-18-08 - 60989492; 7843-15-08 - 61030313; 7843-15-08 - 61051787; 7843-17-08 - 60665101; 7843-18-08 - 60983857; 7843-17-08 - 61058651.

According to Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária (ANVISA), this safety alert involved a device in Brazil that was produced by WM WORLD MEDICAL IMP EXP LTDA; ZIMMER INC.

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  • Type of Event
    Safety alert
  • Event ID
    2227
  • Date
    2017-03-14
  • Event Country
  • Event Source
    ANVISA
  • Event Source URL
  • Notes / Alerts
    Brazilian data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from Anvisa, 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 data from the U.S. and Brazil.
  • Extra notes in the data
    UNTIL A Notify of adverse effects related to these products in Brazil directly to the local sales representative, or: On line: www.wmie.com.br, or www.anvisa.gov.br, or www.fda.gov/medwatch/report .htm, or Tel / Fax: 21 2210-2620 E-mail: sac@wmie.com.br, or zimmer.per@zimmer.com. If after reading this notification you have additional doubts please contact your local Zimmer distributor, or WM 21 2210-2620 (Monday - Friday from 8:30 am to 6pm), or Zimmer SAC 1-877-946-2761 Additional Information: This Recall volunteer was reported to ANVISA and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
  • Reason
    Zimmer biomet is initiating a voluntary recall of some sterile implants due to the possibility of packaging failure, the affected products are the longest rods (200mm), the manufacturer zimmer biomet is collecting the potentially affected products remaining in stock. the affected lots were distributed to brazil from nov / 2007 to aug / 2013. no injury or damage was reported for this event.
  • Action
    Field Action Code ZFA - 2017- 73 & 31 triggered under the responsibility of WM WORLD MEDICAL IMP EXP LTDA. Company will collect.

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