Exact FDA event identifier

Event 72688

2 recalled-product records grouped only because every row carries this exact official event ID.

Event summary

Timeline bucket: November 10, 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

Enforcement coverage uses report dates; product initiation dates can precede those bounds. Device-enrichment coverage uses FDA event_date_initiated.

How coverage and grouping work

Complete imported group

Every recalled product in this event

2 official enforcement rows

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device · product 1 of 2

Zimmer UNIVERSAL Power System Loaner and Modular Electric/Battery Double Trigger Handpiece. Rx only Made in Switzerland

Z-0452-2016

Recall number: Z-0452-2016
Initiated: November 10, 2015
Classification: Class II
Status: Terminated
Recalling firm: Zimmer, Inc.
Quantity: 87

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

The firm identified a malfunction which made it possible for a handpiece to start by itself when the power source is connected.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Device Design

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Reason for recall

The firm identified a malfunction which made it possible for a handpiece to start by itself when the power source is connected.

Code information

Model # 01-8507-400-00 & Model # 89-8507-400-00

Distribution pattern

US Distribution to the states of : AR, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, IL, KS, KY, LA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NV, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV and WY.

device · product 2 of 2

Zimmer UNIVERSAL Power System Loaner and Modular Electric/Battery Single Trigger Handpiece. Rx only Made in Switzerland

Z-0453-2016

Recall number: Z-0453-2016
Initiated: November 10, 2015
Classification: Class II
Status: Terminated
Recalling firm: Zimmer, Inc.
Quantity: 89 units

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

The firm identified a malfunction which made it possible for a handpiece to start by itself when the power source is connected.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Device Design

Compare all device evidence states

Inspect official wording and provenance

Reason for recall

The firm identified a malfunction which made it possible for a handpiece to start by itself when the power source is connected.

Code information

Model # 01-8507-400-10 & Model # 89-8507-400-10

Distribution pattern

US Distribution to the states of : AR, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, IL, KS, KY, LA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NV, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV and WY.