Reported Sep 10, 2014 · Terminated

Natural-Knee System Patella Bushings Orthopedic surgical instrument. Part Number: 6290-00-703. 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 Number6290-00-703. 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 Number6290-00-703
  • Lots Manufactured by Zimmer

    95 of 95 codes

    • 1324204
    • 1346689
    • 1361954
    • 1371127
    • 1374460
    • 1382191
    • 1386076
    • 1388163
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    • 173342-09
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    • 173342-3
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    • 173342-9
    • 601804
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    • 60964904
    • 60970610
    • 60978734
    • 60998043
    • 61004755
    • 61019426
    • 61025143
    • 61037534
  • Lots Manufactured by Centerpulse

    108 of 108 codes

    • 9878
    • 11486
    • 95318
    • 95657
    • 97415
    • 98273
    • 98697
    • 98698
    • 98699
    • 98700
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    • 1267384
    • 1267385
    • 1299603
    • 1299604
    • 1306224
    • 1306225
    • 1307950
    • 1307951
    • 1312647
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, 6:15 PM UTC

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