CLASS II Device recall · Reported 3 Sep 2014 · FDA Enforcement Report
Endo & Unipolar Femoral Heads: Endo Femoral Head Dia recalled by Zimmer
Zimmer is recalling Endo & Unipolar Femoral Heads: Endo Femoral Head Dia. The recall was initiated on 22 Jul 2014 and the FDA has classified it as Class II.
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-2548-2014
- FDA event ID
- 68818
- Recalling firm
- Zimmer, Warsaw, IN
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 22 Jul 2014
- FDA classified
- 26 Aug 2014
- Reported
- 3 Sep 2014
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
- Reason category
- Sterility
- Device type
- Hip & Knee Implants
Timeline
| 22 Jul 2014 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 26 Aug 2014 | Classified by FDA | +35 days |
| 3 Sep 2014 | Published in enforcement report | +8 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
Zimmer is recalling sterile-packaged implants and instruments packaged in six different package configurations due to packaging design verification test failures. Specifically, multiple test samples from each of the six configurations failed simulated distribution and shipping testing when the devices either breached inner or outer package trays or seal integrity was lost.
A sterility recall means a product that must be sterile, such as an injection or eye drop, may be contaminated. Using a non-sterile product can cause serious infection.
Product as listed by the FDA
Endo & Unipolar Femoral Heads: ENDO FEMORAL HEAD 43MM DIA, ENDO FEMORAL HEAD 53MM DIA, ENDO FEMORAL HEAD 47MM DIA, ENDO FEMORAL HEAD 50MM DIA, ENDO FEMORAL HEAD 42MM DIA, ENDO FEMORAL HEAD 54MM DIA, ENDO FEMORAL HEAD 48MM DIA, ENDO FEMORAL HEAD 41MM DIA, ENDO FEMORAL HEAD 42MM DIA, ENDO FEMORAL HEAD 43MM DIA, ENDO FEMORAL HEAD 44MM DIA, ENDO FEMORAL HEAD 45MM DIA, ENDO FEMORAL HEAD 46MM DIA, ENDO FEMORAL HEAD 47MM DIA, ENDO FEMORAL HEAD 48MM DIA, ENDO FEMORAL HEAD 49MM DIA, ENDO FEMORAL HEAD 50MM DIA, ENDO FEMORAL HEAD 51MM DIA, ENDO FEMORAL HEAD 52MM DIA, ENDO FEMORAL HEAD 53MM DIA, ENDO FEMORAL HEAD 54MM DIA, ENDO FEMORAL HEAD 55MM DIA
Where it was distributed
Worldwide Distribution.
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
Zimmer is recalling sterile-packaged implants and instruments packaged in six different package configurations due to packaging design verification test failures. Specifically, multiple test samples from each of the six configurations failed simulated distribution and shipping testing when the devices either breached inner or outer package trays or seal integrity was lost.
Which lots are affected?
Item Numbers : 00781804300, 00781805300, 00781804700, 00781805000, 00781804200, 00781805400, 00781804800, 00781804100, 00781804200, 00781804300, 00781804400, 00781804500, 00781804600, 00781804700, 00781804800, 00781804900, 00781805000, 00781805100, 00781805200, 00781805300, 00781805400, 00781805500 Lot Numbers: 37210958, 37210967, 37211180, 37211183, 37211311, 37211316, 37211320, 37211379, 37211482, 62561484, 37211643, 37211645, 37211646, 37211647, 37211653, 37211655, 37211657, 37211658, 37211661, 37211801, 37211804, 37211805, 37211806, 37211811, 37211812, 37211815, 37211817, 37211820, 37212062, 37212063, 37212065, 37212074, 37212079, 62573574, 62573576, 62576002, 62576008, 62593298, 62593302, 37212608, 37211644
Where was it sold?
Worldwide Distribution.
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 II mean?
Class II means the product may cause temporary or medically reversible health problems, or the probability of serious harm is remote.
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.
Other products in this recall event
6 other products · FDA event 68818This product is part of a recall event; the main page for the event is Moore & Thompson Hip Stems: Fnstrd Hip 38HDX127ST Fnstrd recalled.
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