CLASS II Device recall · Reported 21 Mar 2018 · FDA Enforcement Report
Versys Beaded Fc 12x200mm Str Std Body/neck 13x200mm Str recalled
Zimmer Biomet is recalling Versys Beaded Fc 12x200mm Str Std Body/neck 13x200mm Str Std Body/neck 14x200mm Str Std, distributed nationwide in the US. The recall was initiated on 29 Nov 2017 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-1029-2018
- FDA event ID
- 78706
- Recalling firm
- Zimmer Biomet, Warsaw, IN
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 29 Nov 2017
- FDA classified
- 14 Mar 2018
- Reported
- 21 Mar 2018
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Letter
- Reason category
- Packaging Defects
- Device type
- Hip & Knee Implants
Timeline
| 29 Nov 2017 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 14 Mar 2018 | Classified by FDA | +105 days |
| 21 Mar 2018 | Published in enforcement report | +7 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
The LDPE bag packaging for various highly polished hip and knee implants may adhere to the highly polished surface, leaving residue or material from the LDPE bag on the implant after it is removed from the bag.
Packaging recalls include wrong labels, wrong products in the wrong bottle, missing leaflets, short-filled or empty capsules and seals that fail.
Product as listed by the FDA
VERSYS 8 INCH BEADED FC 12X200MM STR STD BODY/NECK 13X200MM STR STD BODY/NECK 14X200MM STR STD BODY/NECK REV 13.5X200MM BWD LT 15X200MM STR STD BODY/NECK REV 13.5X200MM BWD RT REV 15.0X200MM BWD LT REV 15.0X200MM BWD RT REV 16.5X200MM BWD LT REV 16.5X200MM BWD RT Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Polymer, Porous Uncemented
Where it was distributed
Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide) and countries of: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Bolivia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, India, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, Seoul-Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and UAE.
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
The LDPE bag packaging for various highly polished hip and knee implants may adhere to the highly polished surface, leaving residue or material from the LDPE bag on the implant after it is removed from the bag.
Which lots are affected?
Item Number: 00-7843-012-08 Lot Numbers: 62053685 62116471 Item Number: 00-7843-013-08 Lot Number: 62184774 Item Number: 00-7843-014-08 Lot Numbers: 62184777 62158847 62184778 Item Number: 00-7843-013-81 Lot Numbers: 61987954 61815082 62116484 61956726 Item Number: 00-7843-015-08 Lot Number: 62158851 Item Number: 00-7843-013-82 Lot Numbers: 61937673 61759258 61951276 61815083 62120674 61829373 77000819 Item Number: 00-7843-015-81 Lot Numbers: 61968101 61781981 61968103 Item Number: 00-7843-015-82 Lot Numbers: 61834826 61932605 Item Number: 00-7843-016-81 Lot Numbers: 61735809 61759260 Item Number: 00-7843-016-82 Lot Numbers: 62029071 61775246 62029071N 61981820 77000820
Where was it sold?
Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide) and countries of: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Bolivia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, India, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, Seoul-Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and UAE.
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
47 other products · FDA event 78706This product is part of a recall event; the main page for the event is Cpt 12/14 Cocr Size 0 Std prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained recalled.
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