Reported Nov 28, 2012 · Terminated
00789502601 VerSys Femoral Head Provisional 26mm -3.5 00789502602 VerSys Femoral Head Provisional 26mm +0 00789502603…
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?
- 00789502601 VerSys Femoral Head Provisional 26mm -3.5 00789502602 VerSys Femoral Head Provisional 26mm +0 00789502603 VerSys Femoral Head Provisional 26mm +3.5 00789502604 VerSys Femoral Head Provisional 26mm +7 00789502605 VerSys Femoral Head Provisional 26mm +10.5 12/14 Neck Taper The provisional heads replicate final femoral implant geometry and are used to trial range of motion, joint stability, and determine appropriate femoral head size and offset during total hip arthroplasty.
- Lot codes and dates
- All lots distributed from lot 69998600 (2/20/1996) to present
- Amount recalled
- 128,946 all lots, all sizes
This recall covers 15 products
The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 14 are below.
2 more are in the archive.
Where it was sold
- Nationwide
- PR
Why it was recalled
Surgical technique instructions for the Versys and Slotted Provisional Femoral Heads have been enhanced to inform users that the head may become difficult to visually locate if it becomes displaced deep or medial to the iliopsoas tendon and provide non-invasive imaging methods that can be used to locate the head. To reduce incidence of sub-optimal fit between provisional femoral heads and the mat
This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.
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