Z-2604-2010

10 MM DISPOSABLE DOWEL HARVEST TUBE WITH PROTECTION SLEEVE, REF 900740, Sterile, BIOMET Sports Medicine...

Name: Z-2604-2010 10 MM DISPOSABLE DOWEL HARVEST TUBE WITH PROTECTION SLEEVE, REF 900740, Sterile, BIOMET Sports Medicine...
Creator: Biomet, Inc.
Published: 2010-07-01
License: https://open.fda.gov/license/

Zimmer GmbH / initiated 2010-07-01 / Terminated / root cause: packaging

FDA source

Biomet, Inc. began a recall of 10 MM DISPOSABLE DOWEL HARVEST TUBE WITH PROTECTION SLEEVE, REF 900740, Sterile, BIOMET Sports Medicine, Warsaw, IN 46581. Usage: Bone Coring Device used in... on 2010-07-01. The reason FDA records is "The affected instruments are discolored and/or have a sticky residue on the end". 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-2604-2010
Status: Terminated
Initiated: 2010-07-01
Posted: 2010-09-28
Terminated: 2012-08-20
Recalling firm: Zimmer GmbH
Product: 10 MM DISPOSABLE DOWEL HARVEST TUBE WITH PROTECTION SLEEVE, REF 900740, Sterile, BIOMET Sports Medicine, Warsaw, IN 46581. Usage: Bone Coring Device used in ACL and PCL procedures.
Product code: LXH Orthopedic Manual Surgical Instrument
Reason for recall: The affected instruments are discolored and/or have a sticky residue on the end.
Root cause tag: packaging
FDA root cause: Packaging change control
Action: The firm sent out "Urgent Medical Device Recall" notices dated 7/1/2010. Letters were sent to distributors, customers and OR managers. The letters stated that the devices should be located, quarantined and shipped back to the recalling firm. On 7/15/2010, the firm added one lot of one additional product to the recall (product 900788 lot 780470). The firm sent letters to physicians that had used that lot of product. Questions relating to this recall should be directed to 574-371-3755.
Quantity in commerce: 116
Distribution: US, Canada, Australia, Chile, Argentina, Netherlands, Costa Rica and Japan.
Product codes and lots: 019900, 019950 and 821060.

Product code LXH

The FDA recall record names no cleared device, and no clearance has been matched to it.

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Data as of 2026-10-07, the FDA export date for this dataset. Page last changed 2026-09-05. View this recall on fda.gov (opens on fda.gov)