CLASS II Device recall · Reported 23 Mar 2016 · FDA Enforcement Report
Product 7 consists of all products under product recalled
Zimmer Manufacturing is recalling Product 7 consists of all products 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-1105-2016
- 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 7 consists of all products under product code HWC, and same usage: Item no: 47234801435 3.5MM CORT SCR X 14MM 47234801635 3.5MM CORT SCR X 16MM 47234806535 3.5MM CORT SCR X 65MM 47234807035 3.5MM CORT SCR X 70MM 47234807535 3.5MM CORT SCR X 75MM 47234808035 3.5MM CORT SCR X 80MM 47234808535 3.5MM CORT SCR X 85MM 47234809035 3.5MM CORT SCR X 90MM Product Usage: A smooth or threaded metallic bone fixation fastener is a device intended to be implanted that consists of a stiff wire segment or rod made of alloys, such as cobalt-chromium-molybdenum and stainless steel, and that may be smooth on the outside, fully or partially threaded, straight or U-shaped; and may be either blunt pointed, sharp pointed, or have a formed, slotted head on the end. It may be used for fixation of bone fractures, for bone reconstructions, as a guide pin for insertion of other implants, or it may be implanted through the skin so that a pulling force (traction) may be applied to the skeletal system.
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: 62230449 62081271 62133855 62159156 62047629 62127760 61903333 62261628 61830478 61830479 62138082 62230452 61800380 61800381
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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