CLASS I Device recall · Reported 7 Nov 2018 · FDA Enforcement Report
EBI Osteogen Implantable Bone Growth Stimulator recalled
Zimmer Biomet is recalling EBI Osteogen Implantable Bone Growth Stimulator The OsteoGen Implantable Bone Growth, distributed nationwide in the US. The recall was initiated on 19 Feb 2018 and the FDA has classified it as Class I.
Check your package
Stop using the device if the notice says to, and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider for the correction or replacement.
Recall details
- Recall number
- Z-0286-2019
- FDA event ID
- 81127
- Recalling firm
- Zimmer Biomet, Warsaw, IN
- Classification
- Class I
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 19 Feb 2018
- FDA classified
- 1 Nov 2018
- Reported
- 7 Nov 2018
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Letter
- Reason category
- Other Reasons
- Device type
- Other Medical Devices
Timeline
| 19 Feb 2018 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 1 Nov 2018 | Classified by FDA | +255 days |
| 7 Nov 2018 | Published in enforcement report | +6 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
Lack of adequate validation and controls to ensure that product cleanliness parameters were consistently met.
Product as listed by the FDA
EBI Osteogen Implantable Bone Growth Stimulator The OsteoGen Implantable Bone Growth Stimulator is indicated in the treatment of long bone nonunions.
Where it was distributed
US Nationwide Distribution: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, and WV ; and country of: Australia.
Nationwide AlaskaAlabamaArkansasArizonaCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIowaIllinoisIndianaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMassachusettsMarylandMaine
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
Lack of adequate validation and controls to ensure that product cleanliness parameters were consistently met.
Which lots are affected?
All serial numbers expiring prior to March 31, 2019 are affected. Item # 10-1320 - OsteoGen 20/S; Serial Numbers: 520798, 520841, 521079, 521260, 521446, 521886, 520830, 520795, 520789, 521881, 520705, 520799, 520842, 521080, 521261, 521447, 521887, 520831, 520796, 520793, 521875, 520706, 520800, 520843, 521081, 521262, 521448, 521888, 520832, 520797, 520837, 521439, 520708, 520801, 520844, 521082, 521263, 521449, 521889, 520833, 520839, 520838, 521440, 520709, 520802, 520845, 521083, 521264, 521862, 521890, 520834, 520840, 520884, 521253, 520710, 520803, 520846, 521084, 521265, 521863, 520717, 520875, 520886, 520885, 521254, 520711, 520804, 520867, 521086, 521267, 521864, 520718, 520876, 521078, 521255, 520881, 520712, 520805, 520868, 521087, 521268, 521865, 520719, 520878, 521257, 521256, 520882, 520713, 520806, 520869, 521089, 521269, 521866, 520720, 520879, 521259, 521442, 520835, 520714, 520827, 520871, 521090, 521321, 521867, 520721, 520880, 521444, 521443, 520836, 520715, 520828, 520872, 521091, 521322, 521868, 521883, 521873, 521445, 521882, 520787, 520716, 520829, 520873, 521092, 521323, 521869, 521872, 521874, 521884, 521885, 520788, 521094, 521250, 521251, 521093, 521324, 521870, 521871, 521325, 521326, 521437, 521438 and 521252. Item # 10-1328S - OsteoGen - 20/SL; Serial Numbers: 521246, 521367, 521374, 521381, 521388, 521495, 521537, 521387, 521493, 520912, 521247, 521368, 521375, 521382, 521389, 521496, 521538, 521373, 521535, 520913, 521248, 521369, 521376, 521383, 521390, 521497, 521539, 521380, 521492, 520914, 521249, 521370, 521377, 521384, 521490, 521498, 521245, 521366, 521386, 520915, 521364, 521371, 521378, 521385, 521491, 521499, 521536, 521244, 521379, 520916, 521365, and 521372 Item # 10-1320M - OsteoGen - 20/M; Serial Numbers: 520857, 521020, 521284, 521597, 521723, 521934, 522046, 521990, 521932, 520722, 520858, 521021, 521285, 521598, 521724, 521935, 522047, 521991, 521933, 520723, 520859, 521022, 521286, 521599, 521725, 521936, 522048, 521996, 521589, 520724, 520860, 521023, 521287, 521600, 521727, 521937, 522049, 522003, 521590, 520725, 520861, 521024, 521288, 521601, 521728, 521939, 522050, 522004, 521715, 520726, 520862, 521025, 521289, 521602, 521729, 521940, 522051, 522005, 521716, 520727, 520863, 521027, 521296, 521603, 521730, 521941, 522052, 522006, 521926, 520728, 520864, 521030, 521297, 521604, 521731, 521942, 522053, 522007, 521927, 520729, 520865, 521031, 521298, 521605, 521732, 521943, 522054, 522008, 521283, 520730, 520866, 521032, 521299, 521606, 521733, 521944, 522055, 522009, 520847, 520731, 520887, 521033, 521300, 521607, 521734, 521945, 521587, 522010, 521010, 520732, 520888, 521034, 521301, 521608, 521735, 521946, 521165, 522011, 521170, 520733, 520889, 521035, 521302, 521609, 521736, 521947, 521166, 522012, 521588, 520734, 520890, 521036, 521303, 521610, 521737, 521948, 521167, 522013, 521714, 520735, 520891, 521037, 521304, 521611, 521738, 521949, 521168, 522014, 521925, 520736, 520892, 521038, 521305, 521612, 521739, 521950, 521169, 522015, 521282, 520737, 520893, 521039, 521306, 521613, 521740, 521951, 520974, 522036, 521277, 520738, 520894, 521115, 521307, 521614, 521741, 521952, 520975, 522037, 521276, 520739, 520895, 521116, 521308, 521615, 521763, 521953, 520976, 522038, 522121, 520740, 520896, 521117, 521309, 521616, 521764, 521954, 520977, 522039, 522124, 520741, 520897, 521118, 521310, 521617, 521765, 521955, 520979, 522040, 521591, 520742, 520898, 521120, 521311, 521618, 521766, 521956, 521585, 522041, 521592, 520743, 520899, 521121, 521312, 521619, 521767, 521957, 521899, 522042, 521593, 520744, 520900, 521123, 521313, 521620, 521785, 521958, 521924, 522043, 521594, 520745, 520901, 521125, 521314, 521621, 521786, 521959, 521709, 522044, 521595, 520746, 520902, 521126, 521315, 521622, 521787, 521960, 521710, 522045, 521596, 520747, 520903, 521127, 521397, 521624, 521788, 521961, 521711, 521928, 521717, 520748, 520904, 522128, 521398, 521625, 521789, 521962, 521712, 521929, 521718, 520749, 520905, 521129, 521399, 521626, 521790, 521963, 521713, 521930, 521719, 520750, 520906, 521130, 521400, 521627, 521791, 521964, 521583, 521931, 521720, 520751, 520927, 521131, 521403, 521628, 521792, 521965, 521584, 520820, 521721, 520752, 520928, 521132, 521405, 521629, 521793, 521968, 521856, 520821, 521722, 520753, 520929, 521133, 521406, 521630, 521794, 521969, 521857, 520822, 520848, 520754, 520930, 521134, 521408, 521631, 521795, 521970, ,521858, 520823, 520849, 520755, 520931, 521135, 521409, 521632, 521796, 521971, 521859, 520824, 521011, 520756, 520932, 521136, 521410, 521633, 521797, 521972, 521860, 520825, 521012, 520757, 520933, 521137, 521411, 521634, 521798, 521973, 521861, 520826, 521988, 520758, 520934, 521138, 521413, 521635, 521799, 521974, 521891, 521581, 521989, 520759, 520935, 521139, 521416, 521636, 521800, 521975, 521892, 521582, 520850, 520760, 520936, 521140, 521540, 521637, 521842, 521976, 521893, 521707, 520851, 520761, 520937, 521141, 521541, 521638, 521843, 521977, 521698, 521708, 520852, 520762, 520938, 521142, 521544, 521639, 521844, 521978, 521699, 521586, 520853, 520763, 520939, 521143, 521545, 521687, 521845, 521979, 521700, 521280, 520854, 520764, 520940, 521144, 521547, 521688, 521846, 521980, 521701, 521281, 520855, 520765, 520941, 521145, 521563, 521689, 521847, 521981, 521702, 520972, 520856, 520766, 520942, 521146, 521564, 521690, 521848, 521982, 521703, 520973, 521013, 520767, 520943, 521147, 521565, 521691, 521849, 521983, 521704, 521163, 521014, 520768, 520944, 521148, 521566, 521692, 521850, 521984, 521705, 521164, 521015, 520769, 520945, 521149, 521567, 521693, 521851, 521985, 521706, 521894, 521016, 520807, 520946, 521150, 521568, 521694, 521852, 521986, 521572, 521895, 521017, 520808, 520947, 521151, 521569, 521695, 521853, 521896, 521573, 521576, 521018, 520809, 520950, 521152, 521570, 521696, 521854, 521897, 521574, 521577, 521278, 520810, 520951, 521153, 521571, 521697, 521855, 521898, 521575, 521578, 521279, 520811, 520958, 521154, 521579, 520813, 520960, 521156, 520815, 520965, 521158, 520812, 520959, 521155, 521580, 520814, 520961, 521157, 520816, 520967, 521159, 520817, 520968, 521160, 520818, 520970, 521161, 520819, 520971, and 521162 Item # 10-1328M - OsteoGen - 20/ML; Serial Numbers: , 520910, 521340, 521347, 521355, 521361, 521835, 521841, 521354, 521346, 520701, 520911, 521341, 521348, 521356, 521362, 521836, 520909, 521360, 521839, 520703, 521335, 521342, 521351, 521357, 521801, 521837, 520908, 521804, 521803, 520770, 521336, 521343, 521352, 521358, 521802, 521838, 521338, 521840, 521359, 520907, 521337, 521344 and 521353. Item # 10-1318 - OsteoGen - 20/F; Serial Numbers: 521463, 521467, 521471, 521475, 521479, 521514, 521878, 521877, 521474, 521460, 521464, 521468, 521472, 521476, 521510, 521462, 521879, 521513, 521470, 521461, 521465, 521469, 521473, 521477, 521512, 521876, 521880, 521478, and 521466 Item # 10-1348S - OsteoGen - 40/S; Serial Numbers: 520675, 521049, 521233, 521481, 521502, 521516, 521525, 521678, 520673, 520663, 520676, 521050, 521234, 521482, 521503, 521517, 521526, 521679, 520674, 520664, 520677, 521051, 521235, 521483, 521504, 521518, 521527, 521680, 521500, 520665, 521040, 521052, 521236, 521484, 521505, 521519, 521528, 521681, 521501, 520666, 521041, 521053, 521237, 521485, 521506, 521520, 521529, 521682, 521242, 520667, 521042, 521054, 521238, 521486, 521507, 521521, 521530, 521683, 521243, 520668, 521043, 521055, 521239, 521487, 521508, 521522, 521531, 521684, 521058, 520669, 521044, 521056, 521240, 521488, 521509, 521523, 521532, 521685, 521059, 520670, 521045, 521057, 521241, 521489, 521515, 521524, 521533, 521686, 521480, 520671,521046, 520672, 521047, 521048, and 521232. Item # 10-1322S - ,OsteoGen - 40/SL; Serial Numbers: 521114, 521223, 521230, 521776, 521784, 521783, 521818, 521113, 521229, 521000, 521217, 521224, 521231, 521777, 521334, 521782, 521819, 521824, 521222, 521001, 521218, 521225, 521331, 521778, 521221, 521228, 521820, 521817, 521112, 521002, 521219, 521226, 521332, 521780, 521004, 521822, 521821, 521815, 521775, 521003, 521220, 521227, 521333, 521781, 521816, and 521823. Item # 10-1348M - OsteoGen - 40/M; Serial Numbers: 520918, 521062, 521177, 521209, 521645, 521676, 521833, 520784, 520917, 520678, 520919, 521063, 521178, 521210, 521646, 521677, 521834, 520785, 520999, 520679, 520920, 521064, 521179, 521212, 521647, 521742, 521900, 520786, 521060, 520680, 520921, 521065, 521180, 521213, 521648, 521743, 521901, 520781, 521061, 520681, 520922, 521066, 521181, 521215, 521649, 521744, 521902, 520782, 521174, 520682, 520923, 521067, 521182, 521216, 521650, 521745, 521903, 520783, 521175, 520683, 520924, 521068, 521183, 521417, 521651, 521746, 521904, 520996, 521176, 520684, 520925, 521069, 521184, 521418, 521652, 521747, 521905, 520997, 521205, 520685, 520926, 521095, 521185, 521419, 521653, 521748, 521906, 520998, 521206, 520686, 520980, 521096, 521186, 521420, 521654, 521749, 521907, 521171, 521208, 520687, 520981, 521097, 521187, 521421, 521655, 521750, 521908, 521172, 521642, 520688, 520982, 521098, 521188, 521422, 521656, 521751, 521909, 521202, 521643, 520689, 520983, 521099, 521189, 521423, 521657, 521752, 521910, 521203, 521644, 520690, 520984, 521100, 521190, 521424, 521658, 521753, 521911, 521436, 521673, 520691, 520985, 521101, 521191, 521425, 521659, 521754, 521912, 521640, 521674, 520692, 520986, 521102, 521192, 521426, 521660, 521755, 521913, 521670, 521675, 520772, 520987, 521103, 521193, 521427, 521661, 521756, 521914, 521671, 521830, 520773, 520988, 521104, 521194, 521428, 521662, 521757, 521826, 521827, 521831, 520774, 520989, 521105, 521195, 521429, 521663, 521758, 521669, 521828, 521832, 520775, 520990, 521106, 521196, 521430, 521664, 521759, 521201, 521435, 521829, 520776, 520991, 521107, 521197, 521431, 521665, 521760, 520995, 521111, 521672, 520777, 520992, 521108, 521198, 521432, 521666, 521761, 520780, 521173, 521641, 520778, 520993, 521109, 521199, 521433, 521667, 521762, 521668, 521825, 521204, 520779, 520994, 521110, 521200, and 521434. and Item # 10-1322M - OsteoGen - 40/ML. Serial Numbers: 521009, 521327, 521452, 521552, 521771, 521923, 521006, 521007, 521920, 520693, 521070, 521328, 521453, 521553, 521772, 522031, 521396, 521008, 521921, 520694, 521071, 521329, 521454, 521554, 521773, 522032, 521293, 521295, 521561, 520695, 521072, 521330, 521455, 521555, 521774, 522033, 521005, 521451, 521562, 520696, 521073, 521391, 521456, 521556, 521915, 522034, 521919, 521551, 521549, 520697, 521074, 521392, 521457, 521557, 521916, 522035, 521560, 521770, 521550, 520698, 521290, 521393, 521458, 521558, 521917, 521294, 521548, 521922, 521450, 520699, 521291, 521394, 521459, 521559, 521918, 520700, 521292, and 521395.
Where was it sold?
US Nationwide Distribution: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, and WV ; and country of: Australia.
What should I do if I have it?
Stop using the device if the notice says to, and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider for the correction or replacement.
What does Class I mean?
Class I is the most serious FDA recall category: there is a reasonable probability that using the product will cause serious health consequences or death.
Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 26 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.
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