FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Biomet, Inc.: 3.0mm Cannulated Screw System, BCS Cannulated Screw System (3.0, 4.0/5.0, 6.5/8.0mm), Item numbers 110009787 110009790, 110009794, 110009796, 110009798, 110009800 - Product Usage: Fracture fixationof small bones, small bone fragements and long bones.
- Recall number
- Z-0616-2021
- Recalling firm
- Biomet, Inc.
- Product
- 3.0mm Cannulated Screw System, BCS Cannulated Screw System (3.0, 4.0/5.0, 6.5/8.0mm), Item numbers 110009787 110009790, 110009794, 110009796, 110009798, 110009800 - Product Usage: Fracture fixationof small bones, small bone fragements and long bones.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2020-11-25
- Posted
- 2020-12-17
- Terminated
- 2024-05-08
- Reason
- Specific lots of multiple sterile medical devices may have a breach in the sterile seal. A breach in the packaging seal could lead to loss of sterility of the device.
- Root cause
- Process control
- Action
- On November 25, 2020, the firm distributed Urgent Medical Device Recall letters to affected customers. Customers were informed of the potential loss of sterility in affected devices. Customers were asked to do the following: Risk Manager Responsibilities: 1. Review this notification and ensure that affected personnel are aware of the contents. 2. If you have affected product at your facility, assist your Zimmer Biomet sales representative and quarantine all affected product. Your Zimmer Biomet sales representative will remove the affected product from your facility. 3. If the product has been further distributed, provide your customers with the field safety notice for hospitals and ensure documentation. Surgeon Responsibilities: 1. Review this notification for awareness of the contents. 2. There are no specific patient monitoring instructions related to this recall that are recommended beyond your existing follow-up schedule. All customers should also complete the certificate of acknowledgement included with the letter and return to the firm. If you have further 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. Calls received outside of call center operating hours will receive a voicemail prompt or be transferred to an on-call representative in the event of an emergency. Alternatively, your questions may be emailed to CorporateQuality.PostMarket@zimmerbiomet.com.
- Quantity
- 7,428 units
- Distribution
- Worldwide distribution. US nationwide, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, Brazil, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COSTA RICA, EMEA, HONG KONG, INDIA, JAPAN, KOREA, MALAYSIA, NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, and TAIWAN
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Lots 180140 180150 180160 371180 371190 371250
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K143188"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- HWC
- Firm FEI
- 1825034
- 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
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- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
- Source file
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- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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