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Zimmer Inc.: Zimmer M/L Taper Rasp Handle, Left, 45 degrees, non-sterile; Part number 83-7712-035-01. Recall Z-0671-06 extended to include this product.
- Recall number
- Z-0770-06
- Recalling firm
- Zimmer Inc.
- Product
- Zimmer M/L Taper Rasp Handle, Left, 45 degrees, non-sterile; Part number 83-7712-035-01. Recall Z-0671-06 extended to include this product.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2006-02-02
- Posted
- 2006-03-21
- Terminated
- 2007-12-05
- Reason
- A c-clip located near the rasp connection end of the instrument may detach during use and fall into the patient.
- Root cause
- Other
- Action
- Firm sales personnel were notified by letter dated 2/8/06 to visit each of their affected accounts and to remove the c-clip from the rasps or to remove the instrument from the hospital and return it to the firm. Similar instructions issued by letter dated 2/27/06 when the recall was extended to the two additional products.
- Quantity
- 32 right and Left
- Distribution
- Nationwide, Australia, Canada, Germany, Korea, Singapore and Taiwan.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Lots 08686700 and 08686500.
- 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
- 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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