FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Zimmer, Inc.: Trabecular Metal Tibial Impactor Replacement Pads. Product Usage: TM Tibial Impactor pads are used in conjunction with the TM Tibial Impactor to impact the tibial tray onto the tibia.
- Recall number
- Z-0424-2015
- Recalling firm
- Zimmer, Inc.
- Product
- Trabecular Metal Tibial Impactor Replacement Pads. Product Usage: TM Tibial Impactor pads are used in conjunction with the TM Tibial Impactor to impact the tibial tray onto the tibia.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2014-10-14
- Posted
- 2014-11-24
- Terminated
- 2015-06-09
- Reason
- To provide clarifying instructions relating to the assembly/disassembly of the Trabecular Metal Tibial Impactor with/from TM tibial Impactor Pads due to complaints regarding Tibal Impactor pad fracture.
- Root cause
- Labeling design
- Action
- On 10/14/2014, URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE CORRECTION notifications were sent to the affected distributors and hospital Risk Managers. All distributors were notified via electronic mail, and all hospital Risk Managers and distributors with affected inventory were also notified via courier. The recall notification included a description of the reason for the recall, affected product, consignee responsibilities, and instructions for responding to the formal recall notification. For questions, call the customer call center at 1-877-946-2761.
- Quantity
- 4961 units
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide in the state of AL, CA, CO, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, ND, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, TX, VA, WI, NC, TN, OK, AZ, UT, AK, PR, DC. and the countries of: Germany, China, Canada, Australia, Japan, United Arab Emirates, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russian Fed., Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Slovakia, and South Africa.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Item 00-5953-056-06; all lots
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- HWA
- 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
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- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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