Reported Oct 4, 2017 · Terminated

Long Drill 1/4 inch (6.4 mm) Diameter 8 inch (20.3 cm) Length, Item Number/EDI 00129100400, Nonsterile. orthopedic…

Zimmer Biomet, 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 Biomet, Inc. · 1800 W Center St · Warsaw, IN · 46580-2304

Is this the product you have?

  • Long Drill 1/4 inch (6.4 mm) Diameter 8 inch (20.3 cm) Length, Item Number/EDI 00129100400, Nonsterile. orthopedic surgical instrument.
Lot codes and dates
  • Lot Number63562128
Amount recalled
2 units

This recall covers 60 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 59 are below.

47 more are in the archive.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Various trauma and extremity instruments (drill bits and screw taps) were manufactured from raw material with an anomaly. The anomaly may be on or below the surface and can increase the risk of instrument fracture.

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 Mar 29, 2019 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:14 PM UTC

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