Reported Nov 20, 2013 · Terminated

VerSys¿ Cemented Revision Calcar (CRC) Hip System Femoral Stems VerSys Heritage Hip System Revision Femoral Stems.…

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?

  • VerSys¿ Cemented Revision Calcar (CRC) Hip System Femoral Stems VerSys Heritage Hip System Revision Femoral Stems. Indicated for total hip arthroplasty.
Lot codes and dates
  • 858 of 858 codes

    • 00369673
    • 00369898
    • 00369984
    • 00369985
    • 00369988
    • 00369989
    • 00369995
    • 00369996
    • 00369997
    • 00369998
    • 00370074
    • 00370082
    • 00370103
    • 00370161
    • 00370162
    • 00370163
    • 00370165
    • 00370166
    • 00370240
    • 00370241
    • 00370242
    • 00370244
    • 00370245
    • 00370246
    • 00370285
    • 00370299
    • 00370300
    • 00370301
    • 00370371
    • 00370374
    • 00370376
    • 00370377
    • 00370378
    • 00370379
    • 00370382
    • 00370405
    • 00370406
    • 00370407
    • 00370409
    • 00370411
    • 00370417
    • 00370428
    • 00370471
    • 00370475
    • 00370620
    • 00370621
    • 00370906
    • 60486158
    • 60495799
    • 60495801
    • 60545572
    • 60545573
    • 60545574
    • 60565682
    • 60565683
    • 60589392
    • 60589393
    • 60589394
    • 60609870
    • 60609871
Amount recalled
12866 units

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide
  • PR

Why it was recalled

Based on a review of historic packaging validations, it was determined that a subset of product packaged in one of the clean rooms at a single Zimmer facility required testing to ensure that previously packaged product from this facility met the established requirements for sterile barrier integrity. The number of samples required for packaging testing (seal integrity and seal strength) to provid

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 Apr 30, 2015 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:15 PM UTC

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