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Z-2148-2020Class II

Knee Products: 154335 Oxford Partial Knee System, Fixed Lateral Tibial Construct, Left, Cemented, D3 154336...

Zimmer GmbH / initiated 2020-04-17 / Terminated / root cause: manufacturing process

Biomet, Inc. began a recall of Knee Products: 154335 Oxford Partial Knee System, Fixed Lateral Tibial Construct, Left, Cemented, D3 154336 Oxford Partial Knee System, Fixed Lateral Tibial... on . FDA classified it as Class II and gives the reason as "Potential presence of elevated endotoxin levels that exceed the specification limit". As of , the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as manufacturing process.

Recall record

Recall number
Z-2148-2020
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Initiated
Posted
Terminated
Recalling firm
Zimmer GmbH
Product
Knee Products: 154335 Oxford Partial Knee System, Fixed Lateral Tibial Construct, Left, Cemented, D3 154336 Oxford Partial Knee System, Fixed Lateral Tibial Construct, Left, Cemented, D4 154339 Oxford Partial Knee System, Fixed Lateral Tibial Construct, Left, Cemented, D7 154355 Oxford Partial Knee System, Fixed Lateral Tibial Construct, Right, Cemented, B3 154361 Oxford Partial Knee System, Fixed Lateral Tibial Construct, Right, Cemented, C4 154366 Oxford Partial Knee System, Fixed Lateral Tibial Construct, Right, Cemented, D4 154370 Oxford Partial Knee System, Fixed Lateral Tibial Construct, Right, Cemented, E3 154375 Oxford Partial Knee System, Fixed Lateral Tibial Construct, Right, Cemented, F3 154375 Oxford Partial Knee System, Fixed Lateral Tibial Construct, Right, Cemented, F3 154376 Oxford Partial Knee System, Fixed Lateral Tibial Construct, Right, Cemented, F4 154376 Oxford Partial Knee System, Fixed Lateral Tibial Construct, Right, Cemented, F4 154377 Oxford Partial Knee System, Fixed Lateral Tibial Construct, Right, Cemented, F5 159575 Oxford Partial Knee System Anatomic Meniscal Bearing, Right Medial, Medium, 3 MM Product Usage: Knee prosthesis
Product code
HRY Prosthesis, Knee, Femorotibial, Semi-Constrained, Cemented, Metal/Polymer
Reason for recall
Potential presence of elevated endotoxin levels that exceed the specification limit
Root cause tag
manufacturing process
FDA root cause
Process control
Action
Zimmer Biomet issued Urgent Medical Device recall letter dated April 17, 2002 to distributors with direct sales and/or field inventory via email and traceable letter sent via FedEx. Hospitals with direct sales or current inventory, as well as hospitals that have consumed products will be notified via FedEx. Surgeons that have consumed products will be notified via FedEx. Action to take: 1. Review this notification and ensure that affected team members are aware of the contents. 2. Immediately locate and quarantine affected product in your inventory. 3. Immediately return all affected product from your distributorship and from affected hospitals within your territory. a. Complete Attachment 1 Inventory Return Certification Form and send to [email protected] within three (3) days. This form must be returned even if you do not have affected products available to return in your territory. b. For international returns, request an IRA by emailing [email protected] c. For each return, send a copy of Attachment 1 to [email protected]. CF04107 Rev. 4, Eff. Date: 16 Jul 2019 Ref. CP04102 Field Action Activities d. Include a hardcopy of Attachment 1 in each carton of your return shipment for immediate processing. e. Mark RECALL on the outside of the returned cartons. 4. Return the Additional Accounts form to [email protected]. a. Review the list of hospitals and/or surgeons included with the email notification sent to your facility, which includes a list of hospitals and/or surgeons that have already been notified of this recall. b. Identify whether there are any additional hospitals and/or surgeons that Zimmer Biomet has not notified and list these accounts on the Additional Accounts form. Please provide the form in Excel format. c. If there are no additional accounts or surgeons to notify, please indicate that there are no additional accounts, or i
Quantity in commerce
76 units
Distribution
Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide distribution and the countries of Canada, AHMADABAD, GUJARAT, BANGKOK, BELROSE NSW, BUENOS AIRES, CHILE, COSTA RICA, HIRATSUKA CITY, HUECHURABA SANTIAGO, INDIA, JAPAN, MEXICO DF, NETHERLANDS, PICHINCHA, EC, SAN JOSE, SINGAPORE, TAIWAN, THAILAND, YONGSAN-GU SEOUL.
Product codes and lots
Lot Numbers: Product UDI Number 666130 Knees Oxford Partial Knee System, Fixed Lateral Tibial Construct, Left, Cemented, D3 (01)05019279515226(17)211226(10)666130 570480 Knees Oxford Partial Knee System, Fixed Lateral Tibial Construct, Left, Cemented, D4 (01)05019279515240(17)211223(10)570480 589030 Knees Oxford Partial Knee System, Fixed Lateral Tibial Construct, Left, Cemented, D7 (01)05019279515301(17)211226(10)589030 602820 Knees Oxford Partial Knee System, Fixed Lateral Tibial Construct, Right, Cemented, B3 (01)05019279515493(17)211226(10)602820 328350 Knees Oxford Partial Knee System, Fixed Lateral Tibial Construct, Right, Cemented, E3 (01)05019279515646(17)211223(10)328350 560530 Knees Oxford Partial Knee System, Fixed Lateral Tibial Construct, Right, Cemented, F3 (01)05019279999453(17)211226(10)560530 827910 Knees Oxford Partial Knee System, Fixed Lateral Tibial Construct, Right, Cemented, F3 (01)05019279999453(17)211224(10)827910 786780 Knees Oxford Partial Knee System, Fixed Lateral Tibial Construct, Right, Cemented, F4 (01)05019279999460(17)211226(10)786780 602860 Knees Oxford Partial Knee System, Fixed Lateral Tibial Construct, Right, Cemented, F5 (01)05019279999477(17)211223(10)602860 374340 Knees Oxford Partial Knee System Anatomic Meniscal Bearing, Right Medial, Medium, 3 MM (01)05019279786213(17)211228(10)374340  374340 Oxford Partial Knee System Anatomic Meniscal Bearing, Right Medial, Medium, 3 MM (01)05019279786213(17)211228(10)374340

Enforcement reports

One row per recalled product line
FDA enforcement reports joined to recall event Z-2148-2020
Recall numberClassStatusVoluntary or mandatedReport dateClassified
Z-2144-2020Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-2145-2020Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-2146-2020Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-2147-2020Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-2148-2020Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-2149-2020Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-2150-2020Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-2151-2020Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-2152-2020Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-2153-2020Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-2154-2020Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-2155-2020Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-2156-2020Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated