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Device product

Zimmer Universal Locking System, Titanium 3.5mm. Zimmer Implant and Instrument Cases are reusable, non-implantable devices designed to facilitate organization, identification, storage, transportation, cleaning, and sterilization processing of reusable instruments and certain unused implantable devices.

Z-0027-2016

August 11, 2015

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Zimmer, Inc.
Event
Event 72121
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
18 units
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-0027-2016

Official wording

Reason: It was found through review of open Complaints and stock investigations that a single lot of Zimmer Universal Locking System 3.5 mm Stainless Steel Base and Trays has incorrect silk screening as applied by the supplier. The T-plate catalog numbers noted in the tray are listed as the 00-4946-xxx-xx series (titanium plates); however, the correct numbers should be 00-4936-xxx-xx (stainless steel plat

Code information: Item No. 00-4836-080-00; Lot 56555128

Distribution pattern: Distributed in NC, AL, KS, TX, UT, CA, and SINGAPORE.

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    It was found through review of open Complaints and stock investigations that a single lot of Zimmer Universal Locking System 3.5 mm Stainless Steel Base and Trays has incorrect silk screening as applied by the supplier. The T-plate catalog numbers noted in the tray are listed as the 00-4946-xxx-xx series (titanium plates); however, the correct numbers should be 00-4936-xxx-xx (stainless steel plat