Reported Apr 26, 2017 · Terminated

various polyethylene implants Extremities, Shoulders and Elbows BioModular Shoulder System; Comprehensive Shoulder…

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. · 56 E Bell Dr · Warsaw, IN · 46582-6989

Is this the product you have?

  • various polyethylene implants Extremities, Shoulders and Elbows BioModular Shoulder System; Comprehensive Shoulder System; Comprehensive
  • Reverse Shoulder System Product UsageShoulder Replacement Elbow Replacement
Lot codes and dates

16 of 16 products

Products covered by this recall
Model / numberProduct as published
113870361800
113951605610 684300 684310 684320 684330 684340
113952174480 241520 292440 292480 372590 372600 372610 372620 372630 372640 596930 596940 596950 596960 605640 605650 605670
113954174560 241500 270220 270230 292490 292510 292520 292560 292570 372650 372660 372670 372680 372700 372710 596970 596980 596990 605680 605690 605700 605710 707650
113956292580 292590 292640 605720 605730 605740
114827804070
EP-115393488700 488710 577700 577710 667420 667430 667460
EP-115394488750 577740
EP-115395577760
EP-115396488760 577770
EP-115398832600
PM555411430360
XL-115363169490 179400 488780 488790 488810 488830 488850 488870 488890 488900 488910 488920 515590 560180 560210 667480 667490 667500 667510 744780 744810 773080
XL-115364542280 542290 744850 744870
XL-115366502530 502540 502560 614450 666000
XL-115367630520
Amount recalled
28,253 in total

This recall covers 6 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 5 are below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Endotoxin levels higher than process maximum limits were discovered in the identified polyethylene components.

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 Jan 29, 2018 · Data as of Sep 19, 4:47 PM UTC

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