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Event 82726

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
April 16, 2019
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Zimmer Surgical 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 Biomet Alvarado Knee Holder Base Plate Assembly and Foot Piece, & Alvarado II Base Plate and Foot Piece: Alvarado Foot Piece: Item Number: 00-1320-010-00 Alvarado Knee Holder Base Plate Assembly: Item Number: 00-1320-011-00 Alvarado II Foot Piece: Item Number: 00-1320-210-00 Alvarado II Base Plate: Item Number: 00-1320-211-00 Product Usage: This device is designed to hold the patient s knee in the selected position during surgery. The Alvarado Knee Holder includes a Base Plate assembly with two rows of slotted hooks. These rows extend upward from the base plate for a sufficient length to provide adequate selective adjustment. A Foot Piece is mounted on an alignment rod that is pivotally engaged into the hook portion of the slots.

Z-1494-2019
Recall number
Z-1494-2019
Initiated
April 16, 2019
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Zimmer Surgical Inc
Quantity
37,402

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

Foreign Material in the Alvarado Knee Holder Base Plate Assembly and Foot Piece and Alvarado II Base Plate and Foot Piece due to potentially inadequate cleaning procedures

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Distribution pattern

Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and countries of AUKLAND AUSTRALIA BRAZIL CANADA CHILE Dominican Republic EL SALVADOR GUATEMALA HONG KONG INDIA JAPAN MEXICO NETHERLANDS NEW ZEALAND KOREA SINGAPORE TAIWAN VENEZUELA