Reported Sep 10, 2014 · Terminated

Natural-Knee System Patella Bushings. Orthopedic surgical instrument. Part Number 6290-00-690. Per the Natural-Knee II…

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?

  • Natural-Knee System Patella Bushings. Orthopedic surgical instrument. Part Number 6290-00-690. Per the Natural-Knee II Primary System Surgical Technique, the patellar bushing is placed on the cut surface of the patella and used as a guide for the matching size patella cutter.
Lot codes and dates
  • Part Number 6290-00-690
  • Lots Manufactured by Zimmer

    93 of 93 codes

    • 1327524
    • 1339783
    • 1344879
    • 1346702
    • 1361955
    • 1368604
    • 1382204
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    • 1601040
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    • 170454
    • 171324
    • 173342-09
    • 173342-10
    • 173342-2
    • 173342-3
    • 173342-9
    • 601863
    • 60319687
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    • 60970630
    • 60994794
    • 61028392
    • 61080335
    • 61099775
    • 61171949
    • 61171950
    • 61208215
  • Lots Manufactured by Centerpulse

    105 of 105 codes

    • 93302
    • 95066
    • 95067
    • 95068
    • 95069
    • 97240
    • 97538
    • 97539
    • 99928
    • 1142822
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    • 1226013
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    • 1238479
    • 1238480
    • 1268798
    • 1268799
    • 1276896
    • 1276897
    • 1276898
    • 1276899
    • 1276900
Amount recalled
8638 distribution events

This recall covers 10 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 9 are below.

Why it was recalled

Zimmer received a trend of complaints indicating corrosion of 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 Aug 20, 2015 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:28 PM UTC

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