Reported Dec 18, 2013 · Terminated

Zimmer Trabecular Metal Total Ankle Talar Component Right Sizes 1-6 Total ankle arthroplasty is intended to provide a…

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?

  • Zimmer Trabecular Metal Total Ankle Talar Component Right Sizes 1-6 Total ankle arthroplasty is intended to provide a patient with limited mobility by restoring alignment, reducing pain and preserving the flexion/extension movement within the ankle joint.The Zimmer Trabecular Metal Total Ankle is indicated as a total ankle replacement in primary
  • or revision surgery for patients with" Rheumatoid arthritis. " Post-traumatic arthritis. " Degenerative arthritis. This device is intended for cemented use only
Lot codes and dates
  • Part Number Lot Number

    346 of 346 codes

    • 00450002100
    • 62163375
    • 00450002100
    • 62248804
    • 00450002100
    • 62248805
    • 00450002100
    • 62267632
    • 00450002100
    • 62279047
    • 00450002500
    • 62220671
    • 00450002500
    • 62220675
    • 00450002500
    • 62226571
    • 00450002500
    • 62279042
    • 00450002500
    • 62279049
    • 00450002500
    • 62285553
    • 00450002500
    • 62290846
    • 00450002500
    • 62290857
    • 00450002500
    • 62343556
    • 00450002500
    • 62357507
    • 00450002500
    • 62368386
    • 00450002500
    • 62375875
    • 00450002500
    • 62405317
    • 00450002500
    • 62409039
    • 00450002500
    • 62419539
    • 00450002500
    • 62428993
    • 00450002500
    • 62439679
    • 00450002500
    • 62442236
    • 00450002600
    • 11007905
    • 00450002600
    • 62163386
    • 00450002600
    • 62262903
    • 00450002600
    • 62264848
    • 00450002600
    • 62290827
    • 00450002600
    • 62297849
    • 00450002100
    • 62287975
Amount recalled
265 units (US) 114 units (outside US)

This recall covers 9 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 8 are below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

As part of routine manufacturing process monitoring by Zimmer, it was discovered that the Tibial Base and Talar Components from the Total Ankle system have the potential of containing elevated levels of manufacturing materials residue on the implants. The specific material was found to be mass media utilized during the manufacturing process to provide the uniform surface finish. This mass media

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 Oct 15, 2014 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:12 PM UTC

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