Reported Dec 16, 2015 · Terminated

Persona EM Proximal Tube, orthopedic manual surgical instrument for use with Persona Knee Prosthesis, item…

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?

  • Persona EM Proximal Tube, orthopedic manual surgical instrument for use with Persona Knee Prosthesis, item 42-5399-001-00, part of the Persona Tibial Resection System.
Lot codes and dates
  • Proximal Tube Item Number 42-5399-001-00
  • Lots
    • 2137111
    • 62156913
    • 62222598
Amount recalled
156

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

Complaints that the ratchet teeth of the tube are not latching onto the rod.

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 Mar 24, 2017 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:02 PM UTC

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