Events

Recall of Device Recall Persona" Trabecular Metal" Tibia Plate Instruments and Modular Brackets

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Zimmer Biomet, Inc..

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
    74148
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1917-2016
  • Event Initiated Date
    2016-05-11
  • Event Date Posted
    2016-06-07
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2017-06-02
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=146512
  • Notes / Alerts
    U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
    The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Prosthesis, knee, patello/femorotibial, semi-constrained, uncemented, porous, coated, polymer/metal/ - Product Code MBH
  • Reason
    Zimmer inc. is initiating a recall of specific persona" trabecular metal" tibial plate instruments and modular brackets, due to incidents of radiolucent lines and loosening in implants.
  • Action
    Zimmer Inc. is initiating a voluntary recall of Persona" Trabecular Metal" Tibia / Tibial Plate Instruments and Modular Brackets following an increase in complaints of radiolucent lines and loosening, and earlier recall of the Persona" Trabecular Metal" Tibial Plates . All sizes and lots of the affected devices are being removed from distribution. Recall notices were issued to affected distributors, hospitals, and surgeons on 05/11/2015 via mail. Customers may contact the following with any questions: 1-877-946- 2761 between 8:00 am and 5:00pm EST. Customers are asked to do the following: 1. Review the notification and ensure affected personnel are aware of the contents. 2. Assist Zimmer Biomet sales representative with the quarantine of any affected product. 3. Zimmer Biomet sales representative will remove the recalled product from customer facilities. 4. Complete the Certificate of Acknowledgement Form and return to: corporatequality.postmarket@zimmerbiomet.com.

Device

Device Recall Persona" Trabecular Metal" Tibia Plate Instruments and Modular Brackets
  • Model / Serial
    Part Number, Lot Number, Date of Manufacture:  42509909210, 63138589, 07/28/2015; 42509909210, 63097616, 06/10/2015; 00590708181, 56595825, 04/20/2015; 00590708185, 56610423, 03/12/2015; 00590708176, 56595826, 03/04/2015; 00590708179, 56595827, 03/04/2015; 00590708180, 56595828, 03/04/2015; 00590708181, 56595824, 03/02/2015; 00590708178, 56595692, 02/17/2015; 00590708176, 56595691, 02/16/2015; 00590708177, 56595801, 02/16/2015; 00590708180, 56595694, 02/04/2015; 00590708179, 56595693, 01/29/2015; 00590708181, 56595642, 01/20/2015; 00590708177, 56595625, 01/06/2015; 42539807902, 62906456, 12/14/2014; 00590708178, 56595569, 12/12/2014; 42539808802, 62885379, 11/22/2014; 42539807102, 62885377, 11/21/2014; 42539806702, 62885376, 11/20/2014; 42539806701, 62885375, 11/18/2014; 42539808801, 62863647, 10/29/2014; 42539802000, 62854350, 10/16/2014; 42539808802, 62849167, 10/14/2014; 42539806702, 62849168, 10/13/2014; 42539807502, 62839311, 10/08/2014; 42539807101, 62833614, 10/07/2014; 42539802000, 62844358, 10/07/2014; 42539808301, 62839310, 10/04/2014; 42539806401, 62833616, 10/03/2014; 42539807101, 62839312, 10/03/2014; 42539800500, 62844377, 09/30/2014; 42539802000, 62827692, 09/29/2014; 42539807901, 62831188, 09/25/2014; 42539808301, 62833610, 09/25/2014; 00590708176, 56595440, 09/25/2014; 42539806401, 62837612, 09/24/2014; 42539807502, 62833612, 09/24/2014; 00590708179, 56595441, 09/24/2014; 00590708180, 56595442, 09/24/2014; 42539807501, 62831191, 09/22/2014; 00590708181, 56595443, 09/18/2014; 42539807501, 62827408, 09/15/2014; 42539807901, 62827407, 09/15/2014; 42509909210, 62817496, 09/08/2014; 42539806402, 62817469, 09/03/2014; 42539808302, 62817467, 09/03/2014; 42539807902, 62817468, 09/02/2014; 42539806701, 62813822, 08/24/2014; 00590708177, 56595435, 08/05/2014; 42539802000, 62769875, 08/03/2014; 42539800500, 62779559, 07/30/2014; 42539800100, 62779557, 07/29/2014; 42539800700, 62769874, 07/28/2014; 42539800100, 62769871, 07/27/2014; 42539800500, 62769872, 07/27/2014; 42509909210, 62782990, 07/24/2014; 00590708176, 56595308, 07/17/2014; 42539807101, 62741938, 07/07/2014; 42539808802, 62736082, 06/26/2014; 42539807501, 62736060, 06/25/2014; 42539808801, 62736081, 06/25/2014; 42539807502, 62732180, 06/19/2014; 42539806401, 62724757, 06/14/2014; 42539806702, 62736062, 06/14/2014; 42539807501, 62696888, 05/14/2014; 42539807901, 62702760, 05/05/2014; 42539808301, 62702762, 05/02/2014; 42539807102, 62665087, 04/09/2014; 42509909210, 62658516, 04/03/2014; 42539807902, 62677171, 04/02/2014; 42539806701, 62677173, 04/01/2014; 42539806402, 62677172, 04/01/2014; 42539808302, 62677174, 04/01/2014; 42539800100, 62550569, 12/14/2013; 42539800700, 62550582, 12/13/2013; 42509909210, 62563823, 12/09/2013; 42539800500, 62550573, 11/23/2013; 42539800100, 62550565, 11/18/2013; 42539800700, 62550578, 11/18/2013; 42539802000, 62550588, 11/13/2013; 42539800500, 62519720, 11/11/2013; 42539802000, 62485450, 09/03/2013; 42539807101, 62474901, 08/22/2013; 42539808801, 62469464, 08/20/2013; 42539808802, 62469457, 08/20/2013; 42509909210, 62468258, 08/20/2013; 00590708186, 56524701, 08/20/2013; 42539807501, 62469447, 08/16/2013; 00590708186, 56524691, 08/16/2013; 42539807901, 62469448, 08/15/2013; 42539807502, 62469449, 08/15/2013; 00590708185, 56529311, 08/14/2013; 42509909210, 62460135, 08/02/2013; 42539806702, 62449207, 08/01/2013; 42539806401, 62424809, 07/26/2013; 42539807502, 62424810, 07/25/2013; 42539808802, 62429189, 07/25/2013; 42539807501, 62429187, 07/24/2013; 00590708185, 56570277, 07/17/2013; 42509909210, 62442315, 07/16/2013; 00590708186, 56524662, 07/16/2013; 00590708185, 56570276, 07/12/2013; 42539807102, 62420235, 07/08/2013; 42539800100, 62434639, 07/08/2013; 42539800500, 62434641, 07/08/2013; 42539800700, 62434642, 07/08/2013; 42509909210, 62429474, 06/28/2013; 42539807901, 62419053, 06/27/2013; 42539807101, 62420230, 06/26/2013; 42539807101, 62391499, 06/25/2013; 42539807901, 62391505, 06/25/2013; 00590708186, 56524634, 06/21/2013; 42539807902, 62386403, 06/20/2013; 42539808801, 62377922, 06/17/2013; 42539806402, 62377911, 06/17/2013; 42539808301, 62377914, 06/12/2013; 42539808302, 62377918, 06/12/2013; 42539806401, 62385935, 06/11/2013; 42539806701, 62386402, 06/11/2013; 00590708179, 56528980, 06/11/2013; 42539802000, 62364964, 06/07/2013; 42509909210, 62412194, 06/07/2013; 42539800700, 62357622, 06/03/2013; 42539807101, 62357870, 05/24/2013; 42539807901, 62366122, 05/24/2013; 42539806702, 62366119, 05/24/2013; 42509909210, 62399872, 05/24/2013; 42539800500, 62315770, 05/18/2013; 42539800100, 62386789, 05/16/2013; 42539800500, 62315769, 05/16/2013; 42539800100, 62301872, 05/15/2013; 00590708178, 56528979, 05/11/2013; 42539807902, 62366123, 05/09/2013; 42509909210, 62383744, 05/07/2013; 42539807501, 62301873, 05/06/2013; 42539807102, 62315772, 05/06/2013; 42539807502, 62301874, 05/06/2013; 42539807902, 62301875, 05/06/2013; 00590708176, 56528977, 05/02/2013; 00590708180, 56528981, 05/01/2013; 00590708181, 56528982, 05/01/2013; 00590708177, 56528978, 04/30/2013; 42539808802, 62374294, 04/25/2013; 42509909210, 62369694, 04/22/2013; 42539808802, 62357874, 04/17/2013; 42539808802, 62357873, 04/17/2013; 42539808801, 62357872, 04/16/2013; 42539808801, 62357871, 04/15/2013; 42509909210, 62357131, 04/04/2013; 42539808302, 62290686, 03/29/2013; 42509909210, 62345129, 03/22/2013; 00590708185, 56529104, 03/22/2013; 00590708179, 56519351, 03/20/2013; 00590708186, 56524431, 03/12/2013; 00590708186, 56524539, 03/11/2013; 00590708178, 56519339, 03/09/2013; 42509909210, 62331503, 03/07/2013; 00590708186, 56524430, 03/05/2013; 00590708177, 56519352, 02/26/2013; 00590708176, 56519335, 02/19/2013; 00590708178, 56519338, 02/19/2013; 00590708180, 56519348, 02/18/2013; 42539807501, 62274305, 02/14/2013; 42539806402, 62276254, 02/14/2013; 00590708179, 56519350, 02/13/2013; 00590708181, 56519337, 02/13/2013; 42539807502, 62274296, 02/05/2013; 42539807902, 62274276, 02/05/2013; 42539802000, 62274308, 02/05/2013; 42539806701, 62292435, 01/29/2013; 42539808301, 62289365, 01/24/2013; 42539807901, 62281193, 01/21/2013; 42539807101, 62256180, 01/15/2013; 42539806702, 62256179, 01/15/2013; 42539808302, 62276680, 01/15/2013; 42539800100, 62264917, 01/15/2013; 42539800500, 62264918, 01/15/2013; 42539800700, 62264919, 01/15/2013; 42539807102, 62254389, 01/14/2013; 42539800700, 62264920, 01/14/2013; 42539806402, 62248613, 12/05/2012; 42539806401, 62248612, 12/03/2012; 42539806701, 62248614, 12/03/2012; 00590708179, 56519203, 12/03/2012; 42539800100, 62244002, 11/26/2012; 42539800500, 62244003, 11/26/2012; 42539800700, 62244004, 11/26/2012; 00590708176, 56519244, 11/26/2012; 00590708178, 56519210, 11/26/2012; 00590708180, 56519219, 11/26/2012; 00590708177, 56519247, 11/24/2012; 00590708179, 56519204, 11/24/2012; 00590708180, 56519217, 11/24/2012; 00590708180, 56519218, 11/24/2012; 00590708181, 56519207, 11/24/2012; 00590708178, 56519209, 11/20/2012; 42539806701, 62237938, 11/19/2012; 42539808301, 62239035, 11/19/2012; 42539806402, 62237937, 11/19/2012; 42539808302, 62239029, 11/19/2012; 42539807101, 62233958, 11/16/2012; 42539807902, 62237932, 11/16/2012; 00590708176, 56519243, 11/16/2012; 00590708181, 56519206, 11/16/2012; 42539807501, 62237929, 11/15/2012; 42539807901, 62233959, 11/15/2012; 42539808301, 62237935, 11/15/2012; 42539807102, 62237962, 11/15/2012; 42539807502, 62237886, 11/15/2012; 42539808302, 62237936, 11/15/2012; 42539802000, 62233960, 11/15/2012; 00590708177, 56519246, 11/15/2012; 42539806401, 62226724, 11/14/2012; 42539806701, 62224797, 11/14/2012; 42539806402, 62224795, 11/14/2012; 00590708176, 56519242, 11/07/2012; 00590708178, 56519208, 11/07/2012; 00590708179, 56519202, 11/07/2012; 00590708181, 56519205, 11/07/2012; 00590708177, 56519245, 11/06/2012; 42539806401, 62214944, 10/22/2012; 42539806702, 62214945, 10/18/2012;
  • Product Classification
    Orthopedic Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    Yes
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution -- US, including the states of AK, AL, AZ, CA, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, and WI; Foreign: Australia, New Zealand, Korea, Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and United Arab Emirates.
  • Product Description
    Persona Trabecular Metal Tibia; Persona Trabecular Metal Tibial Plate Instruments and Modular Brackets; Used to facilitate the implantation of joint replacement implants.
  • Manufacturer
    Zimmer Biomet, Inc.

Manufacturer

Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Zimmer Biomet, Inc., 1800 W Center St, Warsaw IN 46580-2304
  • 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
    USFDA