FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Zimmer Inc.: Zimmer Trabecular Metal Shoulder, humeral stem, 12 mm stem diameter, 130 mm stem length, 48 degrees, sterile, Zimmer, Warsaw, IN, REF 4348-112-13. Shoulder replacement surgery.
- Recall number
- Z-0178-2010
- Recalling firm
- Zimmer Inc.
- Product
- Zimmer Trabecular Metal Shoulder, humeral stem, 12 mm stem diameter, 130 mm stem length, 48 degrees, sterile, Zimmer, Warsaw, IN, REF 4348-112-13. Shoulder replacement surgery.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2009-09-17
- Posted
- 2009-11-12
- Terminated
- 2009-12-22
- Reason
- Some of the devices may possess a taper which will not mate with the humeral head, as intended.
- Root cause
- Other
- Action
- Zimmer distributors were notified by email on 9/19/09 to locate and return the products. Letter dated 9/29/09 were sent to the Zimmer salesforce and distributors with a letter to be given to each affected hospital account to inform them of the problem. Zimmer accounts were again asked to locate and return the devices. Hospital accounts were requested to consider the available facts when monitoring potentially affected patients.
- Quantity
- 12
- Distribution
- Nationwide.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Lot 60947164.
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K041549"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- HSD
- Firm FEI
- 1000220733
- Firm city
- Warsaw
- Firm state
- IN
- Firm country
- not on file
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- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
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- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
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