FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Zimmer Biomet, Inc.: Spinal Rod Cutter, Item number 00392500200. The product is a nonsterile pin cutter - Product Usage: The intended use of this instrument is to be used for cutting orthopedic rods/pins during orthopedic surgeries.
- Recall number
- Z-0696-2021
- Recalling firm
- Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
- Product
- Spinal Rod Cutter, Item number 00392500200. The product is a nonsterile pin cutter - Product Usage: The intended use of this instrument is to be used for cutting orthopedic rods/pins during orthopedic surgeries.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2020-11-20
- Posted
- not on file
- Terminated
- 2022-05-26
- Reason
- Device has the potential for fracture during use.
- Root cause
- Under Investigation by firm
- Action
- The firm distributed Urgent Medical Device Recall and Notice of Discontinuation letters to affected customers on November 20, 2020. Customers were informed of the product's potential for fracture during use. Customers were asked to locate and quarantine affected product and to return all affected product to the firm. The firm is discontinuing this product; it will not longer be available. If you have questions regarding this recall, please contact the firm's 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
- 4713
- Distribution
- Domestic distribution nationwide. Foreign distribution to Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, Canada, Netherlands, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Venezuela, Panama, and Chile.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- All lots
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- HXZ
- 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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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