Reported Mar 23, 2016 · Terminated

Product 6 consists of all products under product code HWC, and same usage: Item no: 47493501001 3.5 X 10 CORT SCREW…

Zimmer Manufacturing B.V.

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 Manufacturing B.V. · Turpeaux Industrial Park Rd 1 km 123.4 · Mercedita, PR · 00715

Is this the product you have?

  • Product 6 consists of all products under product code HWC
  • and same usageItem
  • no47493501001 3.5 X 10 CORT SCREW SELFT 47493501801 3.5
  • X 18 CORT SCREW SELFT Product UsageA smooth or threaded metallic bone fixation fastener is a device intended to be implanted that consists of a stiff wire segment or rod made of alloys, such as cobalt-chromium-molybdenum and stainless steel, and that may be smooth on the outside, fully or partially threaded, straight or U-shaped; and may be either blunt pointed, sharp pointed, or have a formed, slotted head on the end. It may be used for fixation of bone fractures, for bone reconstructions, as a guide pin for insertion of other implants, or it may be implanted through the skin so that a pulling force (traction) may be applied to the skeletal system
Lot codes and dates
  • lot no61851308 61851309
Amount recalled
12

This recall covers 72 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 71 are below.

59 more are in the archive.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

As a result of the insufficient sealer calibration data for product packaged in firm's Building II between August 2010 and April 2013. The affected products are sterile.

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 Apr 13, 2017 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:00 PM UTC

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