Reported Aug 28, 2013 · Terminated
00597202009 Articular Surface CR ART SURF 12/PURPLE 09, Rx, Sterile; 00597202010 Articular Surface CR ART SURF…
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?
- 00597202009 Articular Surface CR ART SURF 12/PURPLE 09, Rx, Sterile; 00597202010 Articular Surface CR ART SURF 12/PURPLE 10, Rx, Sterile; 00597202012 Articular Surface CR ART SURF 12/PURPLE 12, Rx, Sterile; 00597202014 Articular Surface CR ART SURF 12/PURPLE 14, Rx, Sterile; 00597202017 Articular Surface CR ART SURF 12/PURPLE 17, Rx, Sterile; 00597202020 Articular Surface CR ART SURF 12/PURPLE 20, Rx, Sterile; 00597202023 Articular Surface CR ART SURF 12/PURPLE 23, Rx, Sterile; Used in total knee arthroplasty and indicated for patients with severe pain.
- Lot codes and dates
- all codes
- Amount recalled
- 192,355 all devices
This recall covers 48 products
The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 47 are below.
35 more are in the archive.
Where it was sold
- Nationwide
Why it was recalled
Surgeons are implanting components of the NexGen Cruciate Retaining (CR) Complete Knee System in combinations that are not approved (micro with standard). Includes CR Micro Femurs, Articular Surface, Patellae, instruments and provisionals combined with standard components. A March 2012 recall reiterated the proper combination labeling, but the mis match problem continues. Zimmer is removing the d
This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.
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