Reported Mar 2, 2016 · Terminated

NexGen Knee CR Porous FEM NexGen Knee CR Precoat FEM prosthesis, knee, patellofemorotibial, semi-constrained, cemented,…

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. · 1800 W Center St · Warsaw, IN · 46580-2304

Is this the product you have?

  • NexGen Knee CR Porous FEM NexGen Knee CR Precoat FEM prosthesis, knee, patellofemorotibial, semi-constrained, cemented, polymer/metal/polymer various sizes "" This device is indicated for patients with
  • severe knee pain and disability due toRheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, traumatic arthritis, polyarthritis. Collagen disorders, and/or avascular necrosis of the femoral condyle. Post-traumatic loss of joint configuration, particularly when there is patellofemoral erosion, dysfunction or prior patellectomy. Moderate valgus, varus, or flexion deformities. The salvage of previously failed surgical attempts or for a knee in which satisfactory stability in flexion cannot be obtained at the time of surgery. " CR and LPS porous coated femoral and tibial baseplate components may be used cemented or uncemented (biological fixation). The CR Hydroxyapatite/tricalcium phosphate [HA/TCP] coated femoral or tibial baseplate components may only be used uncemented. All other femoral, tibial baseplate and all-polyethylene patella components are indicated for cemented use only."
Lot codes and dates
  • Item numbers
    • 00-5970-011-31
    • 00-5970-011-32
    • 00-5970-012-31
    • 00-5970-012-32
    • 00-5970-013-31
    • 00-5970-013-32
    • 00-5970-013-33
    • 00-5970-013-34
    • 00-5970-014-31
    • 00-5970-014-32
    • 00-5970-014-33
    • 00-5970-014-34
    • 00-5970-015-31
    • 00-5970-015-32
    • 00-5970-015-33
    • 00-5970-015-34
    • 00-5970-016-31
    • 00-5970-016-32
    • 00-5970-017-31
    • 00-5970-017-32
    • 00-5970-018-31
    • 00-5970-018-32
    • 00-5972-011-31
    • 00-5972-011-32
    • 00-5972-012-31
    • 00-5972-012-32
    • 00-5972-013-33
    • 00-5972-013-34
    • 00-5972-014-33
    • 00-5972-014-34
    • 00-5972-015-33
    • 00-5972-015-34
    • 00-5972-016-31
    • 00-5972-016-32
    • 00-5972-017-31
    • 00-5972-017-32
    • 00-5972-018-31
    • 00-5972-018-32
  • Lot numbers

    1,093 of 1,093 codes

    • 11003380
    • 11003415
    • 11003477
    • 11003574
    • 11003583
    • 11003586
    • 11003597
    • 11003601
    • 11003602
    • 11003612
    • 11003613
    • 11003626
    • 11003644
    • 11003666
    • 11003673
    • 11003832
    • 11003870
    • 11003871
    • 11003889
    • 11003890
    • 11003893
    • 11003941
    • 11003942
    • 11003954
    • 11004035
    • 11004058
    • 11004080
    • 11004189
    • 11004302
    • 11004500
    • 11004566
    • 11004597
    • 11004683
    • 11004766
    • 11004817
    • 11004868
    • 11004869
    • 11004870
    • 11004946
    • 11004950
    • 11004952
    • 11004954
    • 11004957
    • 11004958
    • 11004972
    • 11004980
    • 11005018
    • 11005054
    • 11005068
    • 11005096
    • 11005100
    • 11005232
    • 11005248
    • 11005320
    • 11005328
    • 11005374
    • 11005425
    • 11005444
    • 11005461
    • 11005491
Amount recalled
18093

This recall covers 21 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 20 are below.

8 more are in the archive.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide
  • FL

Why it was recalled

LDPE bag containing the implant adheres to the highly polished implant surface.

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 May 23, 2017 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:01 PM UTC

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