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Event 72938

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
December 09, 2015
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Zimmer Biomet, 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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device · product 1 of 1

Zimmer Periarticular Locking Plate System 3.5mm Locking Screw 58 mm Length; Zimmer Periarticular Locking Plate System 2.4mm Locking Screw 14 mm Length. Indicated for temporary internal fixation and stabilization of osteotomies and fractures.

Z-0646-2016
Recall number
Z-0646-2016
Initiated
December 09, 2015
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
Quantity
400

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Product on the package label did not match what was inside the package. The label was for part number 00-2359-058-35 (Zimmer Periarticular Locking Plate System 3.5mm Locking Screw 58mm Length) lot number 62918019 while the product inside the package was part number 00-2359-014-24 (Zimmer Periarticular Locking Plate System 2.4mm Locking Screw 14mm Length) lot number 62896038.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

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Reason for recall

Product on the package label did not match what was inside the package. The label was for part number 00-2359-058-35 (Zimmer Periarticular Locking Plate System 3.5mm Locking Screw 58mm Length) lot number 62918019 while the product inside the package was part number 00-2359-014-24 (Zimmer Periarticular Locking Plate System 2.4mm Locking Screw 14mm Length) lot number 62896038.

Code information

Item 00-2359-058-35, Lot 62918019 PERI LOCKING SCREW 3.5MM Item 00-2359-014-24, Lot 62896038 PERI LOCKING SCREW 2.4MM

Distribution pattern

Worldwide Distribution-US including the states of CA, NY, PA, AL, FL, GA, ID, WI, MO, SC, NC, and ME, and the countries of Brazil, Dominican Republic, Taiwan, China, Uruguay, Australia, Japan, Malaysia, India, Belgium, France, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, United Arab Emirates, and Canada.