Reported Mar 5, 2014 · Terminated

Trabecular Metal" Reverse Shoulder System

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?

  • Trabecular Metal" Reverse Shoulder System
Lot codes and dates
  • 114 of 114 codes

    • 61025613
    • 61009830
    • 61038635
    • 61031385
    • 61021507
    • 61021506
    • 61016907
    • 61009834
    • 61006493
    • 61006492
    • 60999239
    • 60993837
    • 60993836
    • 60987295
    • 60982839
    • 60982838
    • 60970974
    • 60970973
    • 60950253
    • 60964425
    • 60946627
    • 60970946
    • 60964426
    • 60943695
    • 60940448
    • 60950251
    • 60946624
    • 60940449
    • 60927405
    • 60934492
    • 60900542
    • 60927406
    • 60919029
    • 60914617
    • 60919028
    • 60900543
    • 60893180
    • 60893181
    • 60906211
    • 60887745
    • 60887744
    • 60875337
    • 60875336
    • 60868040
    • 60873954
    • 60868041
    • 60867386
    • 60867385
    • 60856882
    • 60856880
    • 60855532
    • 60852815
    • 60855529
    • 60846158
    • 60846157
    • 60840619
    • 60834839
    • 60806512
    • 60824952
    • 60820211
Amount recalled
73,002 units

This recall covers 2 products

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

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

As a result of complaints for disassociation of the TM Reverse Glenosphere from the Baseplate, Zimmer updated the related surgical technique and released a video to provide additional instructions to users on how to properly assemble the Glenosphere to the Baseplate.

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 Sep 12, 2014 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:07 PM UTC

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