Zimmer Recalls Interlocking IM Screws and Tibial Nails Due to Packaging Validation
Zimmer is recalling interlocking IM screws and tibial nails sterile packaged at a Puerto Rico facility because packaging operations were not properly validated.
What this means for you
Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: This is a voluntary precautionary recall (FDA Class II) based on a lack of proper validation documentation, with no reported illnesses or injuries and testing that actually met acceptance criteria.
Plain-English summary
Zimmer, Inc. is recalling specific lots of Interlocking IM Screws (Small, Medium, and Large) and Medial/Distal Tibial Intramedullary Nails (6 mm to 15 mm). The affected products were sterile packaged in the Building 1 packaging operations at the Zimmer Manufacturing B.V. facility in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
The recall was initiated after Zimmer reviewed historic packaging validations and determined that the packaging operations in Building 1 were not properly validated. Although subsequent seal integrity testing showed that the packaging tray configurations met the acceptance criteria for sterile barrier integrity (99% reliability with a 90% confidence interval), Zimmer decided to recall all non-expired manufacturing lots from this specific facility and operation.
The affected products were distributed worldwide, including in the United States and numerous international markets. Consumers and healthcare providers should check their inventory for the specific product codes listed in the recall notice and contact Zimmer for further instructions on handling or returning the affected items.
The recalled product
- Product
- INTERLOCKING IM SCREW SML, MED and LRG; M/DN TIBIAL I/M NAIL 6 MM to 15 MM. Some items starting with codes 0022530, 0022531, 002532, 0022533, 0022534
- Manufacturer
- Zimmer, Inc.
- Affected units
- 7,044,680
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 44 recalled by Zimmer, Inc. under a single FDA (Devices) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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