Reported Mar 2, 2016 · Terminated

ZIMMER UNI HIGH FLEX PRECOAT FEM prosthesis, knee, femorotibial, non-constrained, cemented, metal/polymer various sizes…

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?

  • ZIMMER UNI HIGH FLEX PRECOAT FEM prosthesis, knee, femorotibial, non-constrained, cemented, metal/polymer various sizes These
  • devices are indicated for patients with- Painful and/or disabling knee joints due to osteoarthritis or traumatic arthritis. - Previous tibial condyle or plateau fractures with loss of anatomy or function. - Varus or valgus deformities. - Revision of previous arthroplasty procedures. " These devices are indicated for cemented use only. " The Zimmer Unicompartmental Knee System is designed for use when load bearing ROM is expected to be less than or equal to 155 degrees."
Lot codes and dates
  • Item numbers
    • 00-5842-011-01
    • 00-5842-011-02
    • 00-5842-012-01
    • 00-5842-012-02
    • 00-5842-013-01
    • 00-5842-013-02
    • 00-5842-014-01
    • 00-5842-014-02
    • 00-5842-015-01
    • 00-5842-015-02
    • 00-5842-016-01
    • 00-5842-016-02
    • 00-5842-017-01
    • 00-5842-017-02
  • Lot numbers

    1,577 of 1,577 codes

    • 11002504
    • 11002764
    • 11002766
    • 11002767
    • 11002780
    • 11002782
    • 11002784
    • 11003009
    • 11003028
    • 11003042
    • 11003048
    • 11003345
    • 11003366
    • 11003367
    • 11003370
    • 11003371
    • 11003384
    • 11003398
    • 11003399
    • 11003413
    • 11003414
    • 11003433
    • 11003452
    • 11003488
    • 11003490
    • 11003491
    • 11003584
    • 11003587
    • 11003588
    • 11003589
    • 11003603
    • 11003611
    • 11003635
    • 11003642
    • 11003649
    • 11003658
    • 11003659
    • 11003660
    • 11003661
    • 11003689
    • 11003855
    • 11003868
    • 11003878
    • 11003904
    • 11003921
    • 11003944
    • 11003959
    • 11003960
    • 11003974
    • 11004052
    • 11004056
    • 11004074
    • 11004146
    • 11004150
    • 11004152
    • 11004161
    • 11004204
    • 11004306
    • 11004335
    • 11004401
Amount recalled
32537

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, 4:44 PM UTC

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