The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-1225-2018·Announced 2018-04-04

Zimmer Biomet Recalls ACE Trochanteric Nail System Due to Performance Failure

Zimmer Biomet is recalling the ACE Trochanteric Nail System because a device performance review failed clinical analysis for survivorship.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II, and the hazard involves a structural failure (survivorship) of an orthopedic implant, which poses a risk of harm even though no specific injuries are reported in the source text.

Plain-English summary

Zimmer Biomet, Inc. is conducting a medical device recall for the ACE Trochanteric Nail (ATN) system. The recall involves specific nail components, including 11mm and 13mm sizes at 125, 130, and 135 degrees. The Trochanteric Nail System is intended to treat stable and unstable proximal fractures of the femur, including pertrochanteric, intertrochanteric, and high subtrochanteric fractures.

The recall was initiated after a Device Performance Review (DPR) failed clinical analysis for survivorship pursuant to the acceptance criteria for the DPR protocol for the ATN system. The source text does not specify the number of affected units, the distribution scope, or any reported injuries or illnesses associated with the device.

Healthcare providers and patients who have received this device should contact Zimmer Biomet for further instructions. The source text does not provide specific consumer action steps beyond the general recall notification.

The recalled product

Product
ACE Trochanteric Nail System ACE TROCH NAIL 125 DEG. X 11MM ACE TROCH NAIL 130 DEG. X 11MM ACE TROCH NAIL 135 DEG. X 11MM ACE TROCH NAIL 125 DEG. X 13MM ACE TROCH NAIL 130 DEG. X 13MM ACE TROCH NAIL 135 DEG. X 13MM The Trochanteric Nail System is intended to treat stable
Affected units
3,454

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (1)

  • 903011225 903011230 903011235 903013225 903013230 903013235

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 11 recalled by Zimmer Biomet, 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.

See all 11 products in this recall →