CLASS II Device recall · Reported 23 Mar 2016 · FDA Enforcement Report
Product 33 consists of all product under product recalled
Zimmer Manufacturing is recalling Product 33 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-1131-2016
- 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
- Hip & Knee Implants
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 33 consists of all product under product code: JDI and same usage: Item no: 662406515 HGP II ACETABULAR CUP BON 662406520 HGP II ACETABULAR CUP BON 662406525 HGP II ACETABULAR CUP BON 662406530 HGP II ACETABULAR CUP BON 662406535 HGP II ACETABULAR CUP BON 662406540 HGP II ACETABULAR CUP BON 662406550 HGP II ACETABULAR CUP BON 662406560 HGP II ACETABULAR CUP BON For use in total hip arthroplasty
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.: 61674472 61906696 62016799 62332483 61674473 61902194 61906697 62326386 61674476 61953546 62161131 62172656 62326385 61953547 62011539 62017894 62130757 61886072 61953548 62017895 62172659 61886073 61948763 61953551 62172661 61874793 61948764 61996232 62017897 62172663 61874794 61953554 62286122
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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