Zimmer NexGen Knee System Components Recalled for Unapproved Combinations
Zimmer is recalling NexGen CR Complete Knee System components because surgeons are implanting unapproved micro and standard combinations.
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 involves a medical device where injury has not yet been reported, but the risk of harm exists due to the use of unapproved component combinations.
Plain-English summary
Zimmer, Inc. is recalling specific components of the NexGen Cruciate Retaining (CR) Complete Knee System. The recall involves 192,355 devices, including CR Micro Femurs, Articular Surfaces, Patellae, instruments, and provisionals, which were distributed nationwide in the United States and in Japan.
The recall is being conducted because surgeons are implanting these components in combinations that are not approved, specifically combining micro components with standard components. Although a March 2012 recall reiterated the proper combination labeling, the mismatch problem has continued.
Healthcare providers and patients should be aware that these specific components should not be used in unapproved combinations. Zimmer is removing the devices from the market to address this labeling and usage issue.
The recalled product
- Product
- 90597002009 Articular Surface CR ART SURF 12/PURPLE 09MM, Rx, Sterile; 90597002010 Articular Surface CR ART SURF 12/PURPLE 10MM, Rx, Sterile; 90597002012 Articular Surface CR ART SURF 12/PURPLE 12MM, Rx, Sterile; 90597002014 Articular Surface CR ART SURF 12/PURPLE 14MM,
- Manufacturer
- Zimmer, Inc.
- Affected units
- 192,355
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 codes
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 47 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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