Reported Jul 16, 2014 · Terminated
Zimmer M/L Taper Reduced Neck Standard & Extended Offset, HIP JOINT PROSTHESIS, Sizes:4, 5, 6, 7.5, 9, 10, 11 & 12.5.…
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. · 1800 W Center St · Warsaw, IN · 46580-2304
Is this the product you have?
- Zimmer M/L Taper Reduced Neck Standard & Extended Offset, HIP JOINT PROSTHESIS
- Sizes4, 5, 6, 7.5, 9, 10, 11 & 12.5. The femoral stem component of a modular system that consists of an acetabular component, femoral head, femoral stem, and the instrumentation necessary for proper implantation of these components
- Lot codes and dates
- Product ID
00771100410Lot #: 608765836109898861158127612307916154249661548105617029956172925461904645619572336196304761998392620044676206747962078278620968896210766762145541621536346218428962246880622468816225365162265027622830666231636962343031623564316236153162380986623907466244541062459360624721656249552762528301625293316252933462529335625293416257792662577929 & 62630007
- Product ID
00771100440Lot #: 60500974605971716082496161040634615105536160175761703092617966566187055361880423619046466196303061967702621014796213508962153635621586166217623462179221622024696223921462253653622536546227533262275333623023326230944562316374623427126240537162410988624721686252189662554173625718016257793162601210 & 62645212
- Product ID
00771100510Lot #: 610989896115812861595675617347996179145861870554619194556196773461985992620238646205911462085023621350946213509562143027621455486214554962145551621696496219821462238349622433596224336062302339623023416234271462367890624454146245897662459363625092376252927862529353625293626253798562540589 & 62554177
- Product ID
00771100540Lot #: 606592506103026461085549610989946159569961690452617491766176596261796657618455396186560261966525620044756207828362096893621301516214302962153639621586206220788462258663622710606227533862323507623355216233552262361538624454166245273562489955625032026254059362594190 & 62615704
- Product ID
00771100610Lot #: 610302526141633461523437618949156189491661966499620850326211429862158626622078876221991462226003622365406223835262243369622433726224337362275343622890186230234462309453623355256235644062379097623932826240538162409688624109986241100362423064624230656244541962452741624788726247887462488298625032046252834862528349625293746252937562529377625293796255018762560161625779456261571162659356 & 62665753
- Product ID
00771100640Lot #: 60474089606638596091109161158157615531266163184061741531618519806186088361966531620238696205912562143033621536416218741562198221622199176221991862246894622468956226503162274956622753476234304962379098623932856240538562445421625032076252190962571810 & 62615713
- Product ID
00771100710Lot #: 607712806127301661499266617348036178458161812353618519276201458062053391620782956211815562141440621586356220177762231894622318956223189862243374622433756224337862275356622822286229553162302353623094656233554062343056623679046237001662381004623810056239329162400759624053946241101462416694624230756245275162458992624589946247219062488317624883186250925462509255625283816252940662537934625406146254706162547063625601796261572962645241626593706266577262681694 & 62681696
- Product ID
00771100740Lot #: 6155013561631841617348666177271861801919619724466202387962023881620969076213511562141445621843146219823762207901622260186223190662236548622536766228903662289037622955376230955262329235623355466234306862381009623810106239329662411019624166996241670362423083624330656243306762450644624843106248833062496123625032216254061962548499625868646259420662615732626452476264524862653028 & 62665780
- Product ID
00771100910Lot #: 6148776061734804618519226191948661930771620045326202881362085052621143196219151462231919622433886224918262265046622955426229554662302368623164296234307562350653623506546237003562381023624054156241102962423093624330746243894862457810624579306248834362489427625092686252839262540628625406316254707362547074625542176256000962560195625779876259421262601242626086666264526862645269 & 62667726
- Product ID
00771100940Lot #: 616261416180544661865594620449866213513362158651621792846222604162231939622365546224693062246931622536866225368762271105622711076229554762302374623164326232354662356470623615686237910462393315623933166240077262411062624167236241672462416726624843426248943262489984625406346255422162560204625779896259072362594226626012476260867162615739626227326264527562653046 & 62667736
- Product ID
00771101010Lot #: 61074843614681816175593561801882620104136210771562114333621182036223655562238371622434136224341562275380623023876231644062329279623292806235067162350673623679346239333362409705624330876243308862459020624883656249618362496185625032336251536562515366625219566252943362529437625379506256021162560212625780016257801062586893626012606262274362630063626300666264528862645289626452906266226662665820 & 62665822
- Product ID
00771101040Lot #: 617727226183116761851965619677166205342062063891621143376213019862130199621536836217930862198270622018326221378362246952622469536225369962271119622890766232356362343090623861166239334362423122624279736243309662433097624389756249000462490005624961886252196062550199626012656260869062622749 & 62645296
- Product ID
00771101110Lot #: 6151052861644836618256496201463062023896620534326208928562107718621182216213020962153694621536956216977162179331621793346223195962243427622469736227539462275395622753966228227662289085623024116230960562335576623679486238110162405446624097286244547462452544624590356246613662478927625379612594247626012766261576762630082626368416264530662653080 & 62667760
- Product ID
00771101140Lot #: 1100386760697997612806636129852661482862616017196181463461874350619788506209693562130212621536996220184662219967622469846225870562275399622890946231645762328717623431036237008762381110623933616241675262427976624279786245279062452791624722406247893162488385624894536248945462554247625780346259425562608710 & 62653089
- Product ID
00771101210Lot #: 611788056161356462023912620591896208509262101443621077206210772262118239621762696217937962179381622079506224344262243443622434456224344662253732622587116230243562309625623506996235652362370093623811596238116162405478624167596242798062433120624331216246614762472247625154066252841162540672625471146256023562560236625719066257805262586930625907526260129462608723626087246260872662630099626453226264532562653104 & 62665865
- Product ID
00771101240Lot #: 60911093617127766183116861930803619308046196303961966512620534516211436662135178621351796214149062201861622319826224700262249190622587146225871562271166622711676228910562316472623507066236796962381181624008116241676462416765624331346243313562459054624657976247225262515416625154176252198362571916626087316263010862653113 & 62653114
- Product ID
- Amount recalled
- 852 units
This recall covers 3 products
The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 2 are below.
Where it was sold
- Nationwide
Why it was recalled
Black residue observed in the sterile pouch of the M/L Taper and Kinectiv stems.
This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.
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