Device product
Natural-Knee¿ II Unicompartmental Knee System: UNI ALL-POLY TIB SZ 1-7mm UNI ALL-POLY TIB SZ 1-9mm
Z-1252-2014
Product summary
- Firm
- Zimmer, Inc.
- Event
- Event 67503
- Status
- Terminated
- Classification
- Class II
- Quantity
- 3638 units
- Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-1252-2014
Official wording
Reason: A complaint was received for a discolored All Poly Tibia. Root cause analysis found that the discoloration was the result of free radical oxidation. The oxidation process was advanced prematurely as a result of the machined component being stored in a transparent container exposed to artificial light for six years prior to inert packaging and sterilization of the device.
Code information: Item Number 613001007 613001009
Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) including DC and the states of AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, IL, IN, KS, LA, ME, MI, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, and WI, and the countries of Canada, Australia, India, Austria, Japan, Czech Republic, Seoul Korea, France, Venezuela, Germany, Luxembourg, Spain, and Switzerland.
Derived failure modes
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Unknown
A complaint was received for a discolored All Poly Tibia. Root cause analysis found that the discoloration was the result of free radical oxidation. The oxidation process was advanced prematurely as a result of the machined component being stored in a transparent container exposed to artificial light for six years prior to inert packaging and sterilization of the device.