FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Zimmer Biomet, Inc.: Ziptight Ankle Syndesmosis Fixation Device, Titanium Implant Titanium Implant for surgical repairs of soft tissue.
- Recall number
- Z-0818-2018
- Recalling firm
- Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
- Product
- Ziptight Ankle Syndesmosis Fixation Device, Titanium Implant Titanium Implant for surgical repairs of soft tissue.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2017-08-22
- Posted
- not on file
- Terminated
- 2020-05-12
- Reason
- Ziptight Ankle Syndesmosis Fixation was packaged without the tip protectors.
- Root cause
- Packaging process control
- Action
- Customers were notified via letter on about 08/22/2017. Instructions for distributors, sales representatives, and distributor operation managers include to ensure affected personnel are aware of the recall, locate and quarantine affected product in inventory, complete and return the Certification of Acknowledgement, return affected product, and identify any additional hospitals or surgeons that should be notified. Instructions for surgeons and risk managers include to ensure affected personnel are aware of the recall, identify and quarantine any affected product on hand, complete and return the Certificate of Acknowledgement, return any affected product. Questions or concerns can be addressed to the customer call center at 1-877-946-2761 between 8:00 am and 5:00pm EST, Monday through Friday. Additionally, questions may be sent by email to corporatequality.postmarket@zimmerbiomet.com.
- Quantity
- 885 units total
- Distribution
- Distributed domestically to AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, ID, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI. Distributed internationally to ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, COSTA RICA, JAPAN, NETHERLANDS.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Item No. 905759, Lot No. (UDI No.): 58860 ((01)00880304476103(17)220523(10)058860), 58880 ((01)00880304476103(17)220608(10)058880), 58890 ((01)00880304476103(17)220608(10)058890), 58910 ((01)00880304476103(17)220608(10)058910), 116030 ((01)00880304476103(17)220519(10)116030), 169780 ((01)00880304476103(17)220609(10)169780), 169790 ((01)00880304476103(17)220608(10)169790), 213450 ((01)00880304476103(17)220609(10)213450), 213480 ((01)00880304476103(17)220607(10)213480), 374420 ((01)00880304476103(17)220319(10)374420), 392530 ((01)00880304476103(17)220610(10)392530), 476670 ((01)00880304476103(17)220607(10)476670), 503830 ((01)00880304476103(17)220608(10)503830), 614910 ((01)00880304476103(17)220421(10)614910), 670640((01)00880304476103(17)220621(10)670640), 728190 ((01)00880304476103(17)220606(10)728190), 984070 ((01)00880304476103(17)220512(10)984070), 984080 ((01)00880304476103(17)220607(10)984080)
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K083070","K130033"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- MBI
- 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
- 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