Reported Sep 10, 2014 · Terminated

Natural-Knee System Patella Bushings Orthopedic surgical instrument. Part Number 6290-00-704. 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 6290-00-704. 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 6290-00-704
  • Lots Manufactured by Zimmer

    85 of 85 codes

    • 1137602
    • 1324205
    • 1331331
    • 1346218
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    • 593336
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    • 60983070
    • 60987243
    • 61010771
    • 61092652
    • 61099690
    • 611105
  • Lots Manufactured by Centerpulse

    105 of 105 codes

    • 9827
    • 10406
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    • 1265021
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    • 1265024
    • 1265025
    • 1265026
    • 1299412
    • 1299413
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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