Reported Sep 10, 2014 · Terminated

Natural-Knee System Patella Bushings. Orthopedic surgical instrument. Part Number: 6290-00-702. 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 Number6290-00-702. 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 Number6290-00-702
  • Lots Manufactured by Zimmer

    95 of 95 codes

    • 1324203
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    • 1363348
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  • Lots Manufactured by Centerpulse

    111 of 111 codes

    • 10249
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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, 4:47 PM UTC

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