CLASS II Device recall · Reported 23 Mar 2016 · FDA Enforcement Report
Product 38 consists of all product under product recalled
Zimmer Manufacturing is recalling Product 38 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-1136-2016
- 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 38 consists of all product under product code: HSB and same usage: Item no: 225303255 INTERLOCKING IM SCREW LG 225303555 INTERLOCKING IM SCREW LG 225303755 INTERLOCKING IM SCREW LG 225307055 INTERLOCKING IM SCREW LG 225302742 INTERLOCKING IM SCREW MED 225303242 INTERLOCKING IM SCREW MED 225307042 INTERLOCKING IM SCREW MED 225302737 INTERLOCKING IM SCREW SML 225303237 INTERLOCKING IM SCREW SML 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.: 61793328 62253390 61641813 62194666 61993625 62262085 62313056 62313056N 62021140 62312364 62312364N 61817404 61809837 61851878 61987145 62165485 62244841 62244854 61763549 61826386 61851889 61968098 62114111 62114112 62172486 61804389 61841502 61872521 61962448 61983689 62137121 62244852 61665045 61841504 62031683 62137150 62244853 61809838 62306323 62306323N 61830462 61809839 62189554 61804722 61830471 62165499 62165501 62189558 61809843
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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