FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Zimmer Biomet, Inc.: Zimmer Natural Nail System - Tear Drop Guide Wire, 2.4 mm Diameter, 70 cm Length Item Number: 47-2490-098-01 Product Usage: A single use surgical instrument used during orthopaedic surgery for implantation of a prosthesis.
- Recall number
- Z-0541-2019
- Recalling firm
- Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
- Product
- Zimmer Natural Nail System - Tear Drop Guide Wire, 2.4 mm Diameter, 70 cm Length Item Number: 47-2490-098-01 Product Usage: A single use surgical instrument used during orthopaedic surgery for implantation of a prosthesis.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2018-10-22
- Posted
- not on file
- Terminated
- 2020-12-30
- Reason
- Various Trauma Guide Wires- creases in the sealing area on the end opposite of the product's chevron opening compromising product sterility
- Root cause
- Packaging process control
- Action
- Zimmer Biomet conducted recall to distributors and hospital risk managers on 10/22/18, distributors notified via email. Hospital risk managers, as well as distributors with product, will be notified via Fed'X." Distributors responsibilities include:- Locating and removing the product in their territory, as well as identifying hospitals with fielded inventory. Distributors will return on-hand product to Zimmer Biomet and ensure all of their products are accounted for using the form provided in the letter. Hospital risk managers will be provided with a letter identifying the issue and their responsibilities. These responsibilities include: Ensuring affected personnel are aware of the notice contents - Assisting the Zimmer Biomet sales representative with the quarantine of the affected products. Certificate of Acknowledgement complete and send to CorporateQuality.PostMarket@zimmerbiomet.com. This form must be returned even if you do not have affected products at your facility. Questions or concerns after reviewing this notice, please call customer service at 574-371-3071 between 8:00 am and 5:00pm EST, Monday through Friday
- Quantity
- 2519
- Distribution
- Worldwide - US Nationwide Distribution Foreign: CANADA AUSTRALIA BRAZIL CHILE HONG KONG JAPAN MALAYSIA NETHERLANDS NICARAGUA SINGAPORE TAIWAN
- Lot, serial or model codes
- All lots expiring prior to September 30, 2023
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- LXH
- 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
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
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FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)), device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip, sha256 b87518bfe2e8, published 2026-09-28