Reported Sep 4, 2013 · Terminated

Free Lock Femoral Hip Fixation System Compression Lag Screw . Several lengths (55 to 150 mm) and diameters (12.7 and…

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?

  • Free Lock Femoral Hip Fixation System Compression Lag Screw . Several lengths (55 to 150 mm) and diameters (12.7 and 15. 8 mm). Item codes starting with 00-1181-05, 00-1181-10 and 00-1181-15. ZIMMER Compression Hip Screw, orthopedic implant.
Lot codes and dates
  • 260 of 260 codes

    • 60621340
    • 60621339
    • 60621342
    • 60621345
    • 60639475
    • 60621341
    • 60621338
    • 60621344
    • 60671954
    • 60653031
    • 60653066
    • 60671958
    • 60639474
    • 60653032
    • 60653043
    • 60653053
    • 60653063
    • 60671956
    • 60671957
    • 60705048
    • 60653057
    • 60653069
    • 60671955
    • 60621343
    • 60705047
    • 60714810
    • 60705044
    • 60701995
    • 60705045
    • 60701998
    • 60702002
    • 60705043
    • 60702006
    • 60680439
    • 60736748
    • 60781210
    • 60781213
    • 60781212
    • 60781211
    • 60782044
    • 60782047
    • 60782049
    • 60705046
    • 60714808
    • 60782048
    • 60782043
    • 60782050
    • 60736749
    • 60714809
    • 60736750
    • 60782046
    • 60736752
    • 60736753
    • 60736756
    • 60782040
    • 60782045
    • 60736754
    • 60781209
    • 60782041
    • 60812142
Amount recalled
85, 794 units in total

This recall covers 7 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 6 are below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide
  • PR

Why it was recalled

Single packaging configuration used for the VERSA-FX-II Femoral Fixation System failed the leak test compromising the sterility of the product.

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 Jun 16, 2015 · Data as of Sep 19, 4:51 PM UTC

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