Reported Oct 10, 2012 · Terminated

12/14 Neck Taper 00789503201 VerSys Femoral Head Provisional 32mm -3.5 00789503202 VerSys Femoral Head Provisional 32mm…

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?

  • 12/14 Neck Taper 00789503201 VerSys Femoral Head Provisional 32mm -3.5 00789503202 VerSys Femoral Head Provisional 32mm +0 00789503203 VerSys Femoral Head Provisional 32mm +3.5 00789503204 VerSys Femoral Head Provisional 32mm +7 00789503205 VerSys Femoral Head Provisional 32mm +10.5 The provisional heads replicate final femoral implant geometry and are used to trial range of motion, joint stability, and determine appropriate femoral head size and offset during total hip arthroplasty.
Lot codes and dates
  • All lots distributed from lot 69998600 (2/20/1996) to present
Amount recalled
231,641 all lots, all sizes

This recall covers 13 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 12 are below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide
  • PR

Why it was recalled

Complaints have been received reporting sub-optimal fit between provisional femoral heads (VerSys and MIS) and the mating components (ie stems and provisional femoral necks), in some cases alleging the fit was too loose and in other cases, alleging the fit was too tight. Intraoperative dislodging of the provisional head and the provisional head being left in-vivo after separating from mating comp

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 May 16, 2014 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:24 PM UTC

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