Recall Z-1008-2014 ยท HSB Rod, Fixation, Intramedullary And Accessories
Zimmer, Inc.
RECON SCREW LG 5.5MM DIA and M/DN FEM IM NAIL 8MM DIA to 16 MM DIA. Item codes starting with 0022520, 0022521, 002522, 0022523, 0022524 and 0022525.
| Date | Feb 20, 2014 (initiated Oct 11, 2013) |
| Status | Terminated |
| Reason | Zimmer recently conducted a review of all historic packaging validations at its Zimmer Manufacturing B.V. (ZMBV) facility in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Based on this review, it was determined that the packaging operations conducted in the Building 1 packaging operation at this facility were not properly validated. As a result, Zimmer conducted seal integrity testing to evaluate if previously packaged product from this facility met the established requirements for sterile barrier integrity. The acceptance criteria established for this testing was 99% reliability with a 90% confidence interval. These p |
| Root cause | Packaging |
| Action | Distributors received a letter identifying the issue and their responsibilities dated November 4, 2013. These responsibilities include quarantining the affected fielded inventory in their possession, providing hospital risk managers with the recall notification letter and retrieving affected fielded inventory and direct sales from the hospitals. |
| Quantity | 7,044,680 total |
| Distribution | Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) and the countries of Belgium, Canada, Canary Islands, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxemburg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal Reunion, Russian Federation, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, |
| FDA record | Open on fda.gov |