Reported Nov 28, 2012 · Terminated

Multipolar¿ Bipolar Cup Liner 22 mm LD.; Item 00-5001-040-22 Product Usage: The liner snaps into the Multipolar¿…

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?

  • Multipolar¿ Bipolar Cup Liner 22 mm LD
  • Item 00-5001-040-22 Product UsageThe liner snaps into the Multipolar¿ Bipolar Cup and serves as the articulation surface for the femoral head. The split poly locking ring helps contain the head within the liner and also provides a popping sound as conformation that the femoral head has completed seated, as noted in surgical technique 97-5003-003-00
Lot codes and dates
    • Item 00-5001-040- 22
    • Lot 61261192
    • 61261194
    • 61296091
Amount recalled
195

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

Why it was recalled

Zimmer Inc. is initiating a removal of the Multipolar¿ Bipolar Cup Liner 22 mm J.D. (item 00-5001-040-22) due to reports that the split poly ring was incorrectly assembled.

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, 2013 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:33 PM UTC

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