Recall Z-1029-2014 ยท JDI Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Polymer, Cemented
Zimmer, Inc.
12/14 UNIPOLAR FEMORAL HE VERSYS CEM LD/FX SZ 11X12 VERSYS CEM LD/FX SZ 12X12 VERSYS CEM LD/FX SZ 14X13 VERSYS CEM LD/FX SZ 16X14 VERSYS CEM LD/FX ST 18X15 VERSYS PRESS FIT LD/FX ST VERSYS PRESS FIT LD/FX SZ VERSYS ADVOCATE CEMENTED VERSYS ADVOCATE V-LIGN CE VERSYS CEMENTED FEM STEM VERSYS CT FEM STEM 11X120 VERSYS CT FEM STEM 12X125 VERSYS CT FEM STEM 13X130 VERSYS CT FEM STEM 14X135 VERSYS CT
| 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 |