Reported Apr 26, 2017 · Terminated

various polyethylene implants Hips Active Articulation ArComXL Bearings Active Articulation E1 Bearings Arcos Taper Cap…

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 Hips Active Articulation ArComXL Bearings Active Articulation E1 Bearings Arcos Taper Cap BIOLOX delta Option Head E1 RingLoc Bi-Polar Freedom Constrained Liner +5mm Hi-Wall ArcomXL All Poly Rimloc E1 10 Degree Liner RingLoc +3mm Hi-Wall E1 Liner Ringloc +3mm Neutral Max-Rom ArComXL Liner Ringloc +3mm Neutral Max-Rom E1 Liner Ringloc +5mm Neutral Max-Rom E1 Liner Ringloc 10 Degree ArCom Liner Ringloc 10 Degree Face Changing ArComXL Liner Ringloc 10 Degree Face Changing E1 Liner RingLoc Bi-Polar Ringloc Hi-Wall ArCom Liner RingLoc Hi-Wall ArComXL Liner RingLoc Hi-Wall E1 Liner Ringloc Neutral Max-Rom ArCom Liner RingLoc Neutral Max-Rom ArComXL Liner RingLoc
  • Neutral Max-Rom E1 Liner Product UsageFor use in hip arthroplasty
Lot codes and dates

76 of 76 products

Products covered by this recall
Model / numberProduct as published
11-105900712480
11-105901695030 695040
11-105902309540 605110 605120 605130 712810 712830 712850 712860
11-105911577890
11-105912577920
11-105913577930
11-105933577950
11-165208779480 797810
11-165216905190
11-165220905230
11-165222808510 905270 920560
11-165224905130
11-165226758530 758550 797970 920600
11-165228879860
11-165232716050 732560 732580 920670
11-165236896290
11-165240779430
12-105994272230
CP162598354160
EP-105833371770
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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