FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Zimmer, Inc.: CoCr Head (Not distributed in the United States) Used in total hip replacement.
- Recall number
- Z-0072-2014
- Recalling firm
- Zimmer, Inc.
- Product
- CoCr Head (Not distributed in the United States) Used in total hip replacement.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2013-08-30
- Posted
- 2013-10-25
- Terminated
- 2014-09-25
- Reason
- The low density polyethylene (LDPE) bag used to package implants adheres to the highly polished surface of the devices.
- Root cause
- Package design/selection
- Action
- August 30, 2013 Urgent Recall Notices were sent to Distributors, hospital risk managers and surgeons identifying the issue and directing consignees to make all affected personnel aware of the contents of the notification. The notice identified the products involved, the issue, possible adverse events associated with the issue and recommended that implants found with LDPE bag adhesion not use the product and return it to Zimmer sales representatives. Questions or concerns should be addressed to Zimmer customer call center at 1-877-946-2761 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. EST.
- Quantity
- 604064 total
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide) and countries of: Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Venezula.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Part Number Range:01.01012.405/408
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- LPH
- Firm FEI
- 1000220733
- Firm city
- Warsaw
- Firm state
- IN
- Firm country
- not on file
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
- sha256
- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
- Source file
- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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