Reported Jul 16, 2014 · Terminated

Zimmer M/L Taper Hip Prosthesis with Kinectiv Technology, 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 Hip Prosthesis with Kinectiv Technology, 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
    • 00771300500
    • Lot #: 61694618
    • 61743290
    • 61812682
    • 61845568
    • 61845569
    • 61972395
    • 61972396
    • 61978915
    • 62030113
    • 62044919
    • 62118875
    • 62134957
    • 62163650
    • 62169474
    • 62225879
    • 62225880
    • 62354721
    • 62418036
    • 62418040
    • 62460390
    • 62478289
    • 62586736 & 62687940
  • Product ID
    • 00771300600
    • Lot #: 60958672
    • 61468347
    • 61768416
    • 61945209
    • 62071403
    • 62179055
    • 62198165
    • 62238299
    • 62243210
    • 62361446
    • 62422692
    • 62425093
    • 62425097
    • 62430583
    • 62460385
    • 62478293
    • 62484262
    • 62528055
    • 62554084
    • 62616549
    • 62667448
    • 62681512 & 77002699
  • Product ID
    • 00771300700
    • Lot #: 61856468
    • 61950857
    • 61985935
    • 62118858
    • 62153527
    • 62163657
    • 62247195
    • 62275860
    • 62361448
    • 62361449
    • 62414878
    • 62414882
    • 62418044
    • 62454089
    • 62454091
    • 62454093
    • 62489358
    • 62521396
    • 62528063
    • 62554092
    • 62578361
    • 62614850
    • 62652926
    • 62659300 & 62681516
  • Product ID
    • 00771300900
    • Lot #: 61548886
    • 62225891
    • 62282073
    • 62335405
    • 62335409
    • 62356148
    • 62361455
    • 62367790
    • 62414880
    • 62417690
    • 62472139
    • 62484266
    • 62489363
    • 62496069
    • 62521565
    • 62530628
    • 62540514
    • 62554103
    • 62564692
    • 62578368
    • 62578370
    • 62652933
    • 62667455 & 62700933
  • Product ID
    • 00771301000
    • Lot #: 61356738
    • 61796994
    • 61850999
    • 62030070
    • 62124949
    • 62169497
    • 62198185
    • 62253484
    • 62288848
    • 62342743
    • 62342963
    • 62342967
    • 62367798
    • 62367799
    • 62443121
    • 62443123
    • 62503161
    • 62560129
    • 62564694
    • 62564698
    • 62578377
    • 62594161
    • 62652941
    • 62652942
    • 62667463
    • 62694065 & 77003232
  • Product ID
    • 00771301100
    • Lot #: 61576325
    • 61786474
    • 61909829
    • 61950874
    • 62066981
    • 62163668
    • 62201722
    • 62207778
    • 62253492
    • 62417698
    • 62428479
    • 62432955
    • 62432959
    • 62450085
    • 62496079
    • 62521571
    • 62521572
    • 62540529
    • 62554121
    • 62564702
    • 62578385
    • 62616557
    • 62647175
    • 62647178
    • 62659302
    • 62667466 & 62667469
  • Product ID
    • 00771301200
    • Lot #: 60898841
    • 61300903
    • 61409710
    • 62030078
    • 62041818
    • 62163670
    • 62198191
    • 62207784
    • 62253638
    • 62270938
    • 62282101
    • 62356206
    • 62418052
    • 62428484
    • 62428488
    • 62432966
    • 62478323
    • 62484283
    • 62496086
    • 62503168
    • 62521407
    • 62546967
    • 62546968
    • 62546975
    • 62564705
    • 62578401
    • 62659306 & 62687964
  • Product ID
    • 00771301300
    • Lot #: 61542773
    • 61909835
    • 61978950
    • 61998346
    • 62030103
    • 62059101
    • 62066988
    • 62176190
    • 62213560
    • 62219796
    • 62243241
    • 62350591
    • 62418054
    • 62420827
    • 62425109
    • 62484286
    • 62489381
    • 62521416
    • 62521419
    • 62578404
    • 62614869
    • 62622958 & 62681546
  • Product ID
    • 00771301500
    • Lot #: 61613909
    • 61743314
    • 61894833
    • 61925319
    • 61967638
    • 62014552
    • 62014553
    • 62071435
    • 62130041
    • 62213563
    • 62225910
    • 62253643
    • 62350594
    • 62361478
    • 62420834
    • 62594177
    • 62622960 & 62652963
  • Product ID
    • 00771301600
    • Lot #: 60803338
    • 61735132
    • 61781830
    • 61796999
    • 61837511
    • 61945229
    • 61945232
    • 61966387
    • 61991587
    • 62030114
    • 62041829
    • 62114219
    • 62153556
    • 62246579
    • 62420836
    • 62432974
    • 62432975
    • 62432976 & 77002653
  • Product ID
    • 00771301700
    • Lot #: 11002955
    • 60815998
    • 60819830
    • 60845838
    • 61719863
    • 61741697
    • 61894835
    • 62010559
    • 62078152
    • 62101365
    • 62124961
    • 62207790
    • 62219802
    • 62253646
    • 62361479
    • 62478333
    • 62521429
    • 62564713
    • 62578411 & 60841248R
  • Product ID
    • 00771302000
    • Lot #: 60617023
    • 60940201
    • 61326522
    • 61576337
    • 61613958
    • 61729730
    • 61985982
    • 62078154
    • 62225912
    • 62295421
    • 62356231 & 62478335
  • Product ID
    • 00771302200
    • Lot #: 11001594
    • 11001595
    • 11001596
    • 11003622
    • 60617024
    • 60837142
    • 60940196
    • 61040881
    • 61081253 & 62342976
Amount recalled
315 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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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated Mar 6, 2015 · Data as of Sep 19, 4:47 PM UTC

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