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Event 82324

1 recalled-product record grouped only because every row carries this exact official event ID.

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Event summary

Timeline bucket: February 28, 2019
Product types: Device
Classifications: Class II
Statuses: Terminated
Recalling firm wording: Zimmer Biomet, 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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Biomet Small Diameter Cement Plug Inserter-Sterile, single-use accessory instrumentation to be used during surgical procedures utilizing the Small Diameter Cement Plug implant devices Item Number: 414989

Z-1081-2019

Recall number: Z-1081-2019
Initiated: February 28, 2019
Classification: Class II
Status: Terminated
Recalling firm: Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
Quantity: 89 units

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

Lack of an adequate sterilization validation

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Reason for recall

Lack of an adequate sterilization validation

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Distribution pattern

Nationwide