Device product
Apollo Knee Tibial Baseplate/Knee Tibial Insert: CONG TIB INS SZ0/19MM APO CONG TIB INS SZ0/22MM APO CONG TIB INS SZ1/9MM APOL CONG TIB INS SZ1/11MM APO CONG TIB INS SZ1/19MM APO CONG TIB INS SZ2/13MM APO CONG TIB INS SZ2/19MM APO CONG TIB INS SZ3/9MM APOL CONG TIB INS SZ3/13MM APO
Z-1259-2014
Product summary
- Firm
- Zimmer, Inc.
- Event
- Event 67503
- Status
- Terminated
- Classification
- Class II
- Quantity
- 3638 units
- Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-1259-2014
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 681100019 681100022 681101009 681101011 681101019 681102013 681102019 681103009 681103013
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.