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Event 71250

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
April 30, 2015
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Zimmer, Inc.

Dossier provenance

Source snapshots represented here

  • openFDA Device Enforcement Report-date coverage June 20, 2012–July 08, 2026 Known gap: openFDA describes 2004-present coverage, but the current export has no report-date records in this interval.
  • openFDA Device Recall event_date_initiated coverage June 01, 1997–June 30, 2026

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PRI Femoral Impactor Block for knee prosthesis surgery. Orthopedic Manual Surgical Instrument

Z-1696-2015
Recall number
Z-1696-2015
Initiated
April 30, 2015
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Zimmer, Inc.
Quantity
1,689

App-derived interpretation

Foreign material or chemical contamination reason.foreign_material_chemical_contamination · v1.0.0
Foreign material

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Reason for recall

Potential for uncured adhesive between the metal threaded insert and the impactor block to leak out of the assembled part following the autoclave sterilization process. The Master Bond epoxy serves as a secondary locking mechanism to fix the metal insert to the impactor head. Foreign material has been observed on the impactor block. This has the potential for a biological response.

Code information

Item No. 00-5901-032-00 Lots: 56572845 56574197 56574534 56574775 56575838 56573249 56574198 56574535 56575827 56575839 56573282 56574325 56574536 56575828 56575840 56573283 56574326 56574604 56575829 56576089 56573284 56574327 56574605 56575830 56576090 56573285 56574328 56574606 56575831 56576091 56574130 56574329 56574607 56575832 56576421 56574135 56574530 56574608 56575833 56576429 56574136 56574531 56574617 56575836 56576431 56574137 56574532 56574714 56575837 56576544 56574196 56574533 56574774

Distribution pattern

Worldwide Distribution-US (nationwide) including PR and the states of AL, AZ, CA, CO, FL, IL, IN, KS, MA, MI, MN, MO, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, and the countries of Canada, Korea, Singapore, Australia, Japan, Malaysia, India, Austria, Belgium, Canary Islands, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Iceland, Iran, Israel, Italy, Norway, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South America, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and United Arab Emirates.