Reported Sep 4, 2013 · Terminated

VERSA-FX FEMORAL FIXATION SYSTEM COMPRESSION LAG SCREW, several length (55 mm to 155 mm), diameters (12.7 mm and 15.8…

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?

  • VERSA-FX FEMORAL FIXATION SYSTEM COMPRESSION LAG SCREW, several length (55 mm to 155 mm), diameters (12.7 mm and 15.8 mm) and short thread, standard thread and large thread. Item codes starting with 00-1193-005, 00-1193-010 and 00-1193-015. orthopedic implant.
Lot codes and dates
  • 1,042 of 1,042 codes

    • 60550146
    • 60585234
    • 60585240
    • 60621358
    • 60612822
    • 60585235
    • 60612824
    • 60585239
    • 60629949
    • 60629951
    • 60573157
    • 60612823
    • 60612832
    • 60629948
    • 60629756
    • 60629755
    • 60629950
    • 60560744
    • 60621346
    • 60621347
    • 60621348
    • 60621350
    • 60612826
    • 60621349
    • 60621351
    • 60621353
    • 60585244
    • 60612820
    • 60612830
    • 60621354
    • 60621356
    • 60621357
    • 60612825
    • 60612829
    • 60612831
    • 60653083
    • 60653092
    • 60653075
    • 60653078
    • 60653085
    • 60653088
    • 60653100
    • 60653111
    • 60539408
    • 60539409
    • 60653095
    • 60653098
    • 60653107
    • 60653110
    • 60653114
    • 60653116
    • 60653115
    • 60653121
    • 60671979
    • 60671980
    • 60653146
    • 60671982
    • 60561143
    • 60653108
    • 60653109
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, 6:51 PM UTC

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