CLASS II Device recall · Reported 23 Mar 2016 · FDA Enforcement Report
Product 55 consists of all product under product recalled
Zimmer Manufacturing is recalling Product 55 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-1153-2016
- 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 55 consists of all product under product code: HSB and same usage: Item no: 225900132 ONE-PIECE LAG SCREW 11MM 225900135 ONE-PIECE LAG SCREW 11MM 225900137 ONE-PIECE LAG SCREW 11MM 225900140 ONE-PIECE LAG SCREW 11MM 225900142 ONE-PIECE LAG SCREW 11MM 225900145 ONE-PIECE LAG SCREW 11MM 225900152 ONE-PIECE LAG SCREW 11MM 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.: 62133636 61882374 61964347 61987304 62133643 62171285 62298481 61969229 62080367 62292385 61657722 61930479 61930480 61930481 62109268 61136016 61930482 62098917 62098918 61764507 61764508 61764509 61895897 61895905 61895907 61895908
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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