Reported Aug 28, 2013 · Terminated

00597504110 Provisional AC ART SURF PROV 56/STR GRN 10, Rx, Sterile; 00597504112 Provisional AC ART SURF PROV 56/STR…

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?

  • 00597504110 Provisional AC ART SURF PROV 56/STR GRN 10, Rx, Sterile; 00597504112 Provisional AC ART SURF PROV 56/STR GRN 12, Rx, Sterile; 00597504114 Provisional AC ART SURF PROV 56/STR GRN 14, Rx, Sterile; 00597504117 Provisional AC ART SURF PROV 56/STR GRN 17, Rx, Sterile; 00597504120 Provisional AC ART SURF PROV 56/STR GRN 20, Rx, Sterile; 00597504123 Provisional AC ART SURF PROV 56/STR GRN 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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Where this came from

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

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated Dec 15, 2014 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:30 PM UTC

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