Reported Oct 29, 2014 · Terminated

The Persona Tibial Articular Surface Inserter is a sterilizable instrument intended for use in multiple total knee…

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. · 1800 W Center St · Warsaw, IN · 46580-2304

Is this the product you have?

  • The Persona Tibial Articular Surface Inserter is a sterilizable instrument intended for use in multiple total knee arthroplasty procedures. Per the Persona Surgical technique, the Persona Tibial Articular Inserter is used to seat the articular surface implant onto the tibial baseplate.
Lot codes and dates
  • Part Number 42-5299-001-00 Lots
    • 56572679
    • 56573170
    • 56572918
    • 56573378
    • 56572975
    • 56573379
    • 56572978
    • 56574223
    • 56572981
    • 56574291
    • 56572982
    • 56574292
    • 56573071
    • 56574316
    • 56573115
    • 56574317
    • 56573116
    • 56574318
    • 56573154
Amount recalled
618 units

This recall covers 2 products

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

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Affected product did not undergo heat treatment hardening step leading to the potential for deformation of the tip.

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 23, 2015 · Data as of Sep 19, 4:46 PM UTC

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