Events

Recall of Zimmer Periarticular Plating System

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Zimmer, 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
    66500
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1040-2014
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-10-11
  • Event Date Posted
    2014-02-20
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2017-04-14
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=124939
  • 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
    Screw, fixation, bone - Product Code HWC
  • Reason
    Zimmer recently conducted a review of all historic packaging validations at its zimmer manufacturing b.V. (zmbv) facility in ponce, puerto rico. based on this review, it was determined that the packaging operations conducted in the building 1 packaging operation at this facility were not properly validated. as a result, zimmer conducted seal integrity testing to evaluate if previously packaged product from this facility met the established requirements for sterile barrier integrity. the acceptance criteria established for this testing was 99% reliability with a 90% confidence interval. these packaging tray configurations met the acceptance criteria for sterile barrier integrity of both the inner and outer trays, however, zimmer has decided to recall all manufacturing lots that have not expired and that were sterile packaged in the zmbv facility building 1 packaging operations.
  • Action
    Distributors received a letter identifying the issue and their responsibilities dated November 4, 2013. These responsibilities include quarantining the affected fielded inventory in their possession, providing hospital risk managers with the recall notification letter and retrieving affected fielded inventory and direct sales from the hospitals.

Device

Zimmer Periarticular Plating System
  • Model / Serial
    61337161 61251498 61251499 61220432 61553288 61966252 61966257 60856802 60871924 60871946 60837236 61168818 61168821 61251340 61168823 61251341 61168825 61216588 61247526 61168827 61216589 61247527 61168829 61216590 61247528 61168830 61216591 61247529 61168831 61247530 61168833 61216593 61247531 61168835 61247532 61168837 61216596 61247533 61168839 61168841 61168842 61168843 61168845 61247536 61168847 61223705 61168849 61168850 61168852 61168854 61168856 61168858 61168859 61168860 61168861 61168862 61567437 61411579 61678383 61678382 61835910 61835909 61214649 61216599 61214650 61216602 61251346 61216605 61591005 61190532 61190535 61740546 61190538 61190539 61401997 61190540 61190543 61560426 61823977 61190544 61190546 61740547 61190547 61190549 61740548 61190551 61190552 61560430 61190554 61190555 61560431 61190618 61190619 61740550 61190620 61190627 61560427 61190628 61190629 61401998 61190630 61190632 61740551 61190633 61190634 61740552 61190635 61190636 61740553 61190638 61190639 61190640 61190641 61190642 61740554 61190643
  • Product Classification
    Orthopedic Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    Yes
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) and the countries of Belgium, Canada, Canary Islands, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxemburg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal Reunion, Russian Federation, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Taiwan, Thailand, and United Kingdom.
  • Product Description
    PERI SCR. 3.5MM X 10MM || PERI SCR. 3.5MM X 12MM || PERI SCR. 3.5MM X 14MM || PERI SCR 3.5MM X 44MM STE || PERI SCR. 3.5MM X 65MM || PERI. SCR 4.0MM X24MM || PERI. SCR 4.0MM X40MM || PERI SCR. 4.0MMX14MM FULL || PERI SCR. 4.0MMX32MM FULL || PERI SCR. 4.0MMX38MM FULL || 3.5MM CORT SCR X 10MM || 3.5MM CORT SCR X 12MM || 3.5MM CORT SCR X 14MM || 3.5MM CORT SCR X 16MM || 3.5MM CORT SCR X 18MM || 3.5MM CORT SCR X 20MM || 3.5MM CORT SCR X 22MM || 3.5MM CORT SCR X 24MM || 3.5MM CORT SCR X 26MM || 3.5MM CORT SCR X 28MM || 3.5MM CORT SCR X 30MM || 3.5MM CORT SCR X 32MM || 3.5MM CORT SCR X 34MM || 3.5MM CORT SCR X 36MM || 3.5MM CORT SCR X 38MM || 3.5MM CORT SCR X 40MM || 3.5MM CORT SCR X 42MM || 3.5MM CORT SCR X 44MM || 3.5MM CORT SCR X 46MM || 3.5MM CORT SCR X 48MM || 3.5MM CORT SCR X 50MM || 3.5MM CORT SCR X 52MM || 3.5MM CORT SCR X 54MM || 3.5MM CORT SCR X 56MM || 3.5MM CORT SCR X 58MM || 3.5MM CORT SCR X 60MM || 3.5MM CORT SCR X 65MM || 3.5MM CORT SCR X 70MM || 3.5MM CORT SCR X 75MM || 3.5MM CORT SCR X 80MM || 3.5MM CORT SCR X 85MM || 3.5MM CORT SCR X 90MM || 3.5MM CORT SCR X 100MM || 3.5MM CORT SCR X 105MM || 3.5MM CORT SCR X 110MM || CANC SCR 4.0MM X 10MM || CANC SCR 4.0MM X 10MM FUL || CANC SCR 4.0MM X 12MM || CANC SCR 4.0MM X 12MM FUL || CANC SCR 4.0MM X 14MM || CANC SCR 4.0MM X 14MM FUL || CANC SCR 4.0MM X 16MM || CANC SCR 4.0MM X 16MM FUL || CANC SCR 4.0MM X 18MM || CANC SCR 4.0MM X 18MM FUL || CANC SCR 4.0MM X 20MM || CANC SCR 4.0MM X 20MM FUL || CANC SCR 4.0MM X 22MM || CANC SCR 4.0MM X 22MM FUL || CANC SCR 4.0MM X 24MM || CANC SCR 4.0MM X 24MM FUL || CANC SCR 4.0MM X 26MM || CANC SCR 4.0MM X 26MM FUL || CANC SCR 4.0MM X 28MM || CANC SCR 4.0MM X 28MM FUL || CANC SCR 4.0MM X 30MM || CANC SCR 4.0MM X 30MM FUL || CANC SCR 4.0MM X 32MM || CANC SCR 4.0MM X 32MM FUL || CANC SCR 4.0MM X 34MM || CANC SCR 4.0MM X 34MM FUL || CANC SCR 4.0MM X 36MM || CANC SCR 4.0MM X 36MM FUL || CANC SCR 4.0MM X 38MM || CANC SCR 4.0MM X 38MM FUL || CANC SCR 4.0MM X 40MM || CANC SCR 4.0MM X 40MM FUL
  • Manufacturer
    Zimmer, Inc.

Manufacturer

Zimmer, Inc.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Zimmer, Inc., 345 E Main St, Warsaw IN 46580-2746
  • 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