Reported Mar 2, 2016 · Terminated

Gender PFJ FEMORAL COMP, prosthesis, knee, patello/femorotibial, semi-constrained, uncemented, porous, coated,…

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?

  • Gender PFJ FEMORAL COMP, prosthesis, knee, patello/femorotibial, semi-constrained, uncemented, porous, coated, polymer/metal/polymer various sizes " Osteoarthritis, traumatic arthritis, polyarthritis, and/or severe chondrocalcinosis of the patellofemoral joint. The salvage of previously failed surgical attempts (e.g., arthroscopy, lateral release, cartilage transplantation). History of patellar dislocation or patella fracture. Dysplasia-induced degeneration. This device is intended for cemented use only."
Lot codes and dates
  • Item numbers
    • 00-5926-011-01
    • 00-5926-011-02
    • 00-5926-012-01
    • 00-5926-012-02
    • 00-5926-013-01
    • 00-5926-013-02
    • 00-5926-014-01
    • 00-5926-014-02
    • 00-5926-015-01
    • 00-5926-015-02
  • Lot numbers

    532 of 532 codes

    • 11003385
    • 11003487
    • 11003827
    • 11003957
    • 11004055
    • 11004100
    • 11004102
    • 11004106
    • 11004145
    • 11004378
    • 11004444
    • 11004449
    • 11004454
    • 11004464
    • 11004499
    • 11005712
    • 11005779
    • 11005783
    • 11006058
    • 11006623
    • 11006851
    • 11006878
    • 11006925
    • 11006973
    • 11008245
    • 11008259
    • 11008270
    • 11008331
    • 11008381
    • 61771793
    • 61771795
    • 61777453
    • 61777454
    • 61777455
    • 61777456
    • 61777457
    • 61782636
    • 61782637
    • 61782638
    • 61782639
    • 61782640
    • 61782641
    • 61782642
    • 61788821
    • 61788822
    • 61788823
    • 61788824
    • 61788825
    • 61788826
    • 61788827
    • 61795693
    • 61795694
    • 61795695
    • 61795696
    • 61795697
    • 61795698
    • 61801039
    • 61801040
    • 61801041
    • 61801042
Amount recalled
5103

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, 6:02 PM UTC

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