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Event 72121

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
August 11, 2015
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Zimmer, Inc.

Dossier provenance

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  • 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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Zimmer Universal Locking System, Titanium 3.5mm. Zimmer Implant and Instrument Cases are reusable, non-implantable devices designed to facilitate organization, identification, storage, transportation, cleaning, and sterilization processing of reusable instruments and certain unused implantable devices.

Z-0027-2016
Recall number
Z-0027-2016
Initiated
August 11, 2015
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Zimmer, Inc.
Quantity
18 units

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
It was found through review of open Complaints and stock investigations that a single lot of Zimmer Universal Locking System 3.5 mm Stainless Steel Base and Trays has incorrect silk screening as applied by the supplier. The T-plate catalog numbers noted in the tray are listed as the 00-4946-xxx-xx series (titanium plates); however, the correct numbers should be 00-4936-xxx-xx (stainless steel plat

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Reason for recall

It was found through review of open Complaints and stock investigations that a single lot of Zimmer Universal Locking System 3.5 mm Stainless Steel Base and Trays has incorrect silk screening as applied by the supplier. The T-plate catalog numbers noted in the tray are listed as the 00-4946-xxx-xx series (titanium plates); however, the correct numbers should be 00-4936-xxx-xx (stainless steel plat

Code information

Item No. 00-4836-080-00; Lot 56555128

Distribution pattern

Distributed in NC, AL, KS, TX, UT, CA, and SINGAPORE.