CLASS II Device recall · Reported 23 Mar 2016 · FDA Enforcement Report
Product 14 consists of all product under product recalled
Zimmer Manufacturing is recalling Product 14 consists of all product under, distributed nationwide in the US. The recall was initiated on 11 Jan 2016 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-1112-2016
- FDA event ID
- 72900
- Recalling firm
- Zimmer Manufacturing, Mercedita, PR
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 11 Jan 2016
- FDA classified
- 12 Mar 2016
- Reported
- 23 Mar 2016
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Letter
- Reason category
- Sterility
- Device type
- Other Medical Devices
Timeline
| 11 Jan 2016 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 12 Mar 2016 | Classified by FDA | +61 days |
| 23 Mar 2016 | Published in enforcement report | +11 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
As a result of the insufficient sealer calibration data for product packaged in firm's Building II between August 2010 and April 2013. The affected products are sterile.
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
Product 14 consists of all product under product code HSB , and same usage: Item no: 225600230 ASIA ONE-PIECE LAG SCREW 225600232 ASIA ONE-PIECE LAG SCREW 225600235 ASIA ONE-PIECE LAG SCREW 225600237 ASIA ONE-PIECE LAG SCREW 225600240 ASIA ONE-PIECE LAG SCREW 225600242 ASIA ONE-PIECE LAG SCREW 225600245 ASIA ONE-PIECE LAG SCREW 225600227 ASIA ONE-PIECE LAG SCREW 70MM Product Usage: An intramedullary fixation rod is a device intended to be implanted that consists of a rod made of alloys such as cobalt-chromium-molybdenum and stainless steel. It is inserted into the medullary (bone marrow) canal of long bones for the fixation of fractures.
Where it was distributed
US Nationwide Distribution
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
As a result of the insufficient sealer calibration data for product packaged in firm's Building II between August 2010 and April 2013. The affected products are sterile.
Which lots are affected?
lot no.: 61902234 61930449 62238240 61781914 61818112 61873640 61873641 61921821 61930453 62142331 62171289 61656184 61656185 61663560 61818114 61818116 61818118 61873642 61930459 61969224 61969225 62118686 62238244 62250669 62279154 62279156 61640868 61781919 61781920 61866144 61866145 61969228 62122251 62142308 62171295 62255624 62279159 61663622 61781922 61781927 61831643 61862302 61930474 62142311 62232636 62238251 62283223 62283223N 61663623 61781928 61866147 62092290 62155425 62031720
Where was it sold?
US Nationwide 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
70 other products · FDA event 72900This product is part of a recall event; the main page for the event is Product 25 consists of all product under product recalled.
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