Reported Mar 2, 2016 · Terminated

NexGen Knee LPS Porous FEM NexGen Knee LPS Option FEM NexGen Knee Lock FEM prosthesis, knee, patellofemorotibial,…

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 LPS Porous FEM NexGen Knee LPS Option FEM NexGen Knee Lock FEM prosthesis, knee, patellofemorotibial, semi-constrained, cemented, polymer/metal/polymer various sizes Product Usage "" 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
    • 00-5992-017-91
    • 00-5992-017-92
    • 00-5994-013-01
    • 00-5994-013-02
    • 00-5994-013-91
    • 00-5994-013-92
    • 00-5994-014-01
    • 00-5994-014-02
    • 00-5994-014-91
    • 00-5994-014-92
    • 00-5994-015-01
    • 00-5994-015-02
    • 00-5994-015-91
    • 00-5994-015-92
    • 00-5994-016-01
    • 00-5994-016-02
    • 00-5994-016-91
    • 00-5994-016-92
    • 00-5994-017-01
    • 00-5994-017-02
    • 00-5994-017-91
    • 00-5994-017-92
    • 00-5996-011-01
    • 00-5996-011-02
    • 00-5996-011-51
    • 00-5996-011-52
    • 00-5996-012-01
    • 00-5996-012-02
    • 00-5996-012-51
    • 00-5996-012-52
    • 00-5996-013-01
    • 00-5996-013-02
    • 00-5996-013-51
    • 00-5996-013-52
    • 00-5996-014-01
    • 00-5996-014-02
    • 00-5996-014-51
    • 00-5996-014-52
    • 00-5996-015-01
    • 00-5996-015-02
    • 00-5996-015-51
    • 00-5996-015-52
    • 00-5996-016-01
    • 00-5996-016-02
    • 00-5996-016-51
    • 00-5996-016-52
    • 00-5996-017-01
    • 00-5996-017-02
    • 00-5996-017-51
    • 00-5996-017-52
    • 00-5996-017-91
    • 00-5996-017-92
    • 00-5996-018-01
    • 00-5996-018-02
    • 00-5996-018-51
    • 00-5996-018-52
    • 00-5996-018-91
    • 00-5996-018-92
  • Lot numbers

    3,164 of 3,164 codes

    • 11002128
    • 11002763
    • 11003329
    • 11003332
    • 11003363
    • 11003364
    • 11003379
    • 11003386
    • 11003422
    • 11003470
    • 11003480
    • 11003481
    • 11003483
    • 11003484
    • 11003485
    • 11003486
    • 11003527
    • 11003529
    • 11003530
    • 11003531
    • 11003572
    • 11003573
    • 11003582
    • 11003604
    • 11003614
    • 11003616
    • 11003632
    • 11003648
    • 11003656
    • 11003657
    • 11003662
    • 11003676
    • 11003677
    • 11003678
    • 11003679
    • 11003681
    • 11003682
    • 11003683
    • 11003684
    • 11003693
    • 11003694
    • 11003808
    • 11003809
    • 11003811
    • 11003831
    • 11003839
    • 11003845
    • 11003846
    • 11003920
    • 11003936
    • 11003946
    • 11003948
    • 11003983
    • 11004007
    • 11004008
    • 11004038
    • 11004044
    • 11004057
    • 11004062
    • 11004088
    6
Amount recalled
88389

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, 5:19 PM UTC

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