Reported Nov 6, 2013 · Terminated

NexGen¿ Femoral Component (CR-FLEX GSF POR FEM, C-L; CR-FLEX GSF POR FEM, C-R; CR-FLEX GSF POR FEM, C-L MINUS; CR-FLEX…

Zimmer, Inc.

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Zimmer, Inc. · 345 E Main St · Warsaw, IN · 46580-2746

Is this the product you have?

  • NexGen¿ Femoral Component (CR-FLEX GSF POR FEM, C-L; CR-FLEX GSF POR FEM, C-R; CR-FLEX GSF POR FEM, C-L MINUS; CR-FLEX GSF POR FEM, C-R MINUS; CR-FLEX GSF POR FEM, D-L; CR-FLEX GSF POR FEM, D-R CR-FLEX GSF POR FEM, D-L MINUS; CR-FLEX GSF POR FEM, D-R MINUS CR-FLEX GSF POR FEM, E-L; CR-FLEX GSF POR FEM, E-R; CR-FLEX GSF POR FEM, E-L MINUS; CR-FLEX GSF POR FEM, E-R MINUS; CR-FLEX GSF POR FEM, F-L ; CR-FLEX GSF POR FEM, F-R; CR-FLEX GSF POR FEM, F-L MINUS; CR-FLEX GSF POR FEM, F-R MINUS; CR-FLEX GSF POR FEM, G-L CR-FLEX GSF POR FEM, G-R; CR-FLEX GSF POR FEM, G-L MINUS CR-FLEX GSF POR FEM, G-R MINUS; NEXGEN GSF POROUS FEMORAL LPS FLEX SIZE C, LEFT; NEXGEN GSF POROUS FEMORAL LPS FLEX SIZE C, RIGHT; NEXGEN GSF POROUS FEMORAL LPS FLEX SIZE D, LEFT; NEXGEN GSF POROUS FEMORAL LPS FLEX SIZE D, RIGHT; LPS-FLEX GSF POR FEM, E-L; NEXGEN GSF POROUS FEMORAL LPS FLEX SIZE E, RIGHT; NEXGEN GSF POROUS FEMORAL LPS FLEX SIZE F, LEFT; NEXGEN GSF POROUS FEMORAL LPS FLEX SIZE F, RIGHT; NEXGEN GSF POROUS FEMORAL LPS FLEX SIZE G, LEFT; and NEXGEN GSF POROUS FEMORAL LPS FLEX SIZE G, RIGHT). Provides increased flexion capability.
Lot codes and dates
  • Part Number Range5752 and 5762
Amount recalled
11694

This recall covers 13 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 12 are below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

The low density polyethylene (LDPE) bag used to package implants adheres to the highly polished surface of the devices.

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated Sep 25, 2014 · Data as of Sep 19, 4:46 PM UTC

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