Z-1469-2018Class II

Zimmer Natural Nail System Tear Drop Guide Wire 3.0 mm Diameter, 100 cm Length; Item Number: 47-2490-097-00

Name: Z-1469-2018 Zimmer Natural Nail System Tear Drop Guide Wire 3.0 mm Diameter, 100 cm Length; Item Number: 47-2490-097-00
Creator: Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
Published: 2018-03-26
License: https://open.fda.gov/license/

Zimmer GmbH / initiated 2018-03-26 / Terminated / root cause: packaging

FDA source

Zimmer Biomet, Inc. began a recall of Zimmer Natural Nail System Tear Drop Guide Wire 3.0 mm Diameter, 100 cm Length; Item Number: 47-2490-097-00 on 2018-03-26. FDA classified it as Class II and gives the reason as "Potential failure of sterile packaging seal". As of 2026-09-10, the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as packaging.

Recall record

Recall number: Z-1469-2018
Classification: Class II
Status: Terminated
Initiated: 2018-03-26
Posted: 2018-04-20
Terminated: 2020-11-18
Recalling firm: Zimmer GmbH
Product: Zimmer Natural Nail System Tear Drop Guide Wire 3.0 mm Diameter, 100 cm Length; Item Number: 47-2490-097-00
Product code: HSB Rod, Fixation, Intramedullary And Accessories
Reason for recall: Potential failure of sterile packaging seal.
Root cause tag: packaging
FDA root cause: Under Investigation by firm
Action: Zimmer Biomet will conduct this recall to distributors and hospital risk managers that have consigned inventory or inventory within their territory, as well as distributors that have accounts in their territory that received a direct sale of affected products. Affected products that remain in consignment will be referred to as fielded inventory throughout the remainder of this recall strategy. All distributors will be notified via email. Hospital risk managers, as well as distributors, with direct sales and/or fielded inventory, will be notified via courier. Notification letters were sent to customers on March 26, 2018. " Distributors will be sent a letter identifying the issue and their responsibilities. These responsibilities include locating and removing the product in their territory, as well as identifying hospitals who have fielded inventory. " Distributors will return on-hand product to Zimmer Biomet and ensure all affected fielded inventory is accounted for using the form provided in the letter. " Hospital risk managers will be provided with a letter identifying the issue and their responsibilities. These responsibilities include: o Assisting the Zimmer Biomet sales representative with the quarantine of fielded inventory and completion and return of the Attachment 1 form. o Complete and return Attachment 1 (Acknowledgement of Responsibility) to email address provided.
Quantity in commerce: 19483 total products
Distribution: US Nationwide and the following countries: Brazil, Singapore, Canada, Australia, Japan, Malaysia, Chile, Netherlands, Trinidad
Product codes and lots: Lot Numbers: 63609177 63631715 63638172 63638173 63638175 63638176 63645643 63645644 63655990 63655991 63655992 63655993 63655994 63662538 63662539 63662540 63662541 63668694 63668695 63668696 63668697 63675668 63675669 63675670 63675704 63675705 63681724 63681726 63681728 63690176 63690179 63690180 63705228 63705229 63709163 63709164 63709165 63709166 63715680 63715681 63715682 63715683 63721368 63721369 63721370 63721371 63731169 63748392 63753760 63753761 63753762 63753763 63758420 63758421 63758422 63758423 63771066 63771067 63780119 63780120 63780121 63780122 63781875 63781876 63781877 63781878 63787475 63787476 63787477 63796531 63796532 63796533 63796534 63796535 63803579 63803581 63803583 63803591 63803592 63812281 63812283 63812284 63812285 63817702 63817704 63817705 63844026 63812282 63817701 63826234 63826235 63836285 63844028

Enforcement reports

One row per recalled product line

FDA enforcement reports joined to recall event Z-1469-2018
Recall number	Class	Status	Voluntary or mandated	Report date	Classified
Z-1465-2018	Class II	Terminated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2018-05-02	2018-04-20
Z-1466-2018	Class II	Terminated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2018-05-02	2018-04-20
Z-1467-2018	Class II	Terminated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2018-05-02	2018-04-20
Z-1468-2018	Class II	Terminated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2018-05-02	2018-04-20
Z-1469-2018	Class II	Terminated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2018-05-02	2018-04-20
Z-1470-2018	Class II	Terminated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2018-05-02	2018-04-20
Z-1471-2018	Class II	Terminated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2018-05-02	2018-04-20
Z-1472-2018	Class II	Terminated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2018-05-02	2018-04-20
Z-1473-2018	Class II	Terminated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2018-05-02	2018-04-20
Z-1474-2018	Class II	Terminated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2018-05-02	2018-04-20
Z-1475-2018	Class II	Terminated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2018-05-02	2018-04-20
Z-1476-2018	Class II	Terminated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2018-05-02	2018-04-20

Product code HSB

K101622Class IIZimmer Natural Nail System Retrograde Femoral NailsZimmer, Inc. / cleared 2010-10-01

MDM coverage of this record lists here, newest first.

About this record

Sourced from the FDA device recall database and the FDA enforcement reports, both ingested from openFDA. The recall record supplies the product, the reason and the product code; the enforcement report supplies the classification. The two datasets are exported by FDA on different days, and the date above is the older of the two, so nothing on this page is newer than it says.

MDM adds the root cause tag, derived from FDA’s own root cause text, and the cross-links to the product code, the clearances named on the record and MDM coverage. Where a recall has not been joined to an enforcement report, no classification is shown.

Data as of 2026-10-14, the FDA export date for this dataset. Page last changed 2026-09-05. View this recall on fda.gov (opens on fda.gov)