Events

Field Safety Notices about Hip, Knee and Shoulder products with a high polished surface packaged in LDPE (Low Density Polyethylene) pouches

According to Agency for Medicinal Products and Medical Devices of the Republic of Slovenia (via FOI), this field safety notices involved a device in Slovenia that was produced by Zimmer Biomet.

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Field safety notices are communications sent out by medical device manufacturers or their representatives in relation to actions that they may be taking in relation to their product that is on the market. These are mainly for health workers, but also for users. They can include recalls and alerts.

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  • Type of Event
    Field Safety Notice
  • Date
    2016-01-25
  • Event Country
    Slovenia
  • Event Source
    AMPMDRS
  • Notes / Alerts
    Data from Slovenia is current through February 2019. All of the data comes from the Agency for Medicinal Products and Medical Devices of the Republic of Slovenia (via FOI), 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 Slovenia.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    This notification is a follow up to the correction notice provided in august 2013. at that time and after a thorough investigation into the cause of the issue, zimmer biomet implemented a change to package the highly polished implants with a new ldpe bag. testing has shown that this new bag resolves the issue and prevents the bag from adhering to the implants. nonetheless, zimmer biomet has continued to receive complaints that the old ldpe bag containing the implant adheres to the highly polished implant surface. the frequency of this occurrence is approximately 1 in 12,800 cases. accordingly zimmer biomet is removing the affected product remaining in the field. .

Device

Hip, Knee and Shoulder products with a high polished surface packaged in LDPE (Low Density Polyet...

Manufacturer

Zimmer Biomet
  • 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
    AMPMDRS