Reported Dec 12, 2018 · Terminated

Biomet 20mm Compress Device Short Anchor Plug With Drill Set / With Pin Inserter Ion Implant Item number: 178562…

Zimmer Biomet, 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 Biomet, Inc. · 56 E Bell Dr · Warsaw, IN · 46582-6989

Is this the product you have?

4 of 4 products

Products covered by this recall
#Product as published
1Correction of revision of unsuccessful osteotomy, arthrodesis, or previous joint replacement.
2Tumor resections.
3Revision of previously failed total joint arthroplasty.
4Trauma. The Compress¿ Segmental Femoral Replacement System (Short Spindle and Anchor Plug) components are intended for uncemented use only.
Lot codes and dates
  • Lot Number608740
  • UDI Number(01)00880304461666(17)271113(10)608740
Amount recalled
6 units

This recall covers 14 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 13 are below.

1 more are in the archive.

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Potential metal burrs in the holes of the device preventing the appropriate drill and transverse pins from being inserted

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 14, 2020 · Data as of Sep 19, 4:53 PM UTC

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