The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Devices)·Z-1479-2019·Announced 2019-05-29

Zimmer GmbH Recalls Cannulated Drills Due to Potential Material Deviation

Zimmer GmbH is recalling specific cannulated drills because they may have been manufactured from a material different from the specifications.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Devices): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

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 involves a medical device with a potential material deviation, which poses a risk of harm, but no injuries or illnesses have been reported.

Plain-English summary

Zimmer GmbH is recalling the Drill, cannulated, 2x95mm, AO, Item Number ST502015623. The recall was initiated after an investigation identified that the products were possibly manufactured from a different material than defined in the applicable specifications.

The affected products were distributed to the following US states: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV, and WY. All items marked with "Normed" are affected.

Healthcare providers and consumers should stop using the affected products and contact Zimmer GmbH for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Drill, cannulated, 2x95mm, AO, Item Number ST502015623
Manufacturer
Zimmer GmbH

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)

  • All items marked with "Normed" are affected

Distribution

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 76 recalled by Zimmer GmbH 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 76 products in this recall →

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