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Recall Observatory FDA recall evidence

Device product

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

April 16, 2019

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Zimmer Surgical Inc
Event
Event 82726
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
37,402
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-1494-2019

Official wording

Reason: 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

Code information: All lot codes

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

Derived failure modes

  • Foreign material or chemical contamination

    reason.foreign_material_chemical_contamination · v1.0.0

    Foreign Material