Reported Feb 13, 2013 · Terminated

Trilogy Acetabular Shells with Holes. The Trilogy Acetabular System is indicated for either cemented or uncemented use…

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?

  • Trilogy Acetabular Shells with Holes. The Trilogy Acetabular System is indicated for either cemented or uncemented use in individuals undergoing surgery for rehabilitating hip damage.
Lot codes and dates
  • 1,740 of 1,740 codes

    • 61567730
    • 61558081
    • 61611792
    • 61559843
    • 61567731
    • 61611793
    • 61215883
    • 00369728
    • 00369696
    • 61930401
    • 61459870
    • 61611794
    • 61564135
    • 61201896
    • 61292658
    • 61783434
    • 61915194
    • 00369729
    • 00369680
    • 61921675
    • 61638695
    • 61915195
    • 61906180
    • 61808994
    • 61425796
    • 61580824
    • 61471012
    • 61263144
    • 61201897
    • 00369730
    • 00370028
    • 00370201
    • 00370605
    • 00370449
    • 00369628
    • 61996704
    • 61779026
    • 61533558
    • 61758219
    • 61455810
    • 61452211
    • 61911378
    • 61596869
    • 61734419
    • 61783435
    • 61794928
    • 61201845
    • 61783436
    • 62055820
    • 61580825
    • 61825846
    • 62022693
    • 61580826
    • 61638696
    • 61889255
    • 61263146
    • 61281167
    • 61321048
    • 61329084
    • 61471011
Amount recalled
275,952 units

This recall covers 8 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 7 are below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Some units of Trilogy shells manufactured since March 2009 may be below the lower range of the pore size specification (as low as 28% vs. 30% porosity specification). On 10/31/2012, the firm expanded the recall action to include lots of Uni-Hole Trilogy Acetabular System shells.

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 Jun 20, 2014 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:11 PM UTC

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