Reported Feb 13, 2013 · Terminated

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

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 AB 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
    • 62054788
    • 61901417
    • 61984072
    • 61901423
    • 61901426
    • 61901427
    • 61901428
    • 61901435
    • 61901437
    • 61278096
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, 6:14 PM UTC

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