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FDA (Devices) recall action 68655

Zimmer, Inc. recalled 4 products on 2014-09-10

The FDA (Devices) publishes a recall like this one as 4 separate product records. They share a firm, a date and a cause; this page is all of them in one place, so the scale of the action is visible rather than spread across 4 pages.

Products
4
Announced
2014-09-10
Critical
0
Units
34,552

Why these products were recalled

Zimmer received a trend of complaints indicating corrosion of product.

The agency’s own wording, quoted from the enforcement report.

The unit total adds up the quantities the agency stated for each product. Where a product record gave no figure, or gave a weight rather than a count, it contributes nothing — so the real total is at least this, never less.

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  • HighFDA (Devices)··2014-09-10

    Zimmer Recalls Natural-Knee System Patella Bushings Due to Corrosion

    Zimmer, Inc. is recalling Natural-Knee System Patella Bushings because of a trend of complaints indicating product corrosion.

    Product
    Natural-Knee System Patella Bushings Orthopedic surgical instrument. Part Number: 6290-00-703. Per the Natural-Knee II Primary System Surgical Technique, the patellar bushing is placed on the cut surface of the patella and used as a guide for the matching size patella…
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  • ModerateFDA (Devices)··2014-09-10

    Zimmer Recalls Natural-Knee Patella Bushings Due to Corrosion Complaints

    Zimmer, Inc. is recalling Natural-Knee System Patella Bushings due to a trend of complaints indicating product corrosion. The affected orthopedic surgical instruments were distributed worldwide.

    Product
    Natural-Knee System Patella Bushings. Orthopedic surgical instrument. Part Number 6290-00-690. Per the Natural-Knee II Primary System Surgical Technique, the patellar bushing is placed on the cut surface of the patella and used as a guide for the matching size patella…
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  • ModerateFDA (Devices)··2014-09-10

    Zimmer Recalls Natural-Knee System Patella Bushings Due to Corrosion

    Zimmer, Inc. is recalling Natural-Knee System Patella Bushings because of a trend of complaints indicating product corrosion.

    Product
    Natural-Knee System Patella Bushings Orthopedic surgical instrument. Part Number 6290-00-704. Per the Natural-Knee II Primary System Surgical Technique, the patellar bushing is placed on the cut surface of the patella and used as a guide for the matching size patella cutter
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  • HighFDA (Devices)··2014-09-10

    Zimmer Recalls Natural-Knee Patella Bushings Due to Corrosion Complaints

    Zimmer, Inc. is recalling Natural-Knee System Patella Bushings after receiving a trend of complaints indicating product corrosion. The affected orthopedic surgical instruments were distributed worldwide.

    Product
    Natural-Knee System Patella Bushings. Orthopedic surgical instrument. Part Number: 6290-00-702. Per the Natural-Knee II Primary System Surgical Technique, the patellar bushing is placed on the cut surface of the patella and used as a guide for the matching size patella…
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