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Zimmer Orthopaedic Surgical Products: Pulsavac Hip Kit ,Catalog #00-5150-482-01, 1kit/package, Zimmer Orthopaedic Surgical Products, Dover, Ohio

Recall number
Z-0862-2008
Recalling firm
Zimmer Orthopaedic Surgical Products
Product
Pulsavac Hip Kit ,Catalog #00-5150-482-01, 1kit/package, Zimmer Orthopaedic Surgical Products, Dover, Ohio
Status
Terminated
Initiated
2007-12-18
Posted
2008-03-06
Terminated
2012-05-03
Reason
Sterility (package integrity) compromised; The effect of a silicone stain produced during assembly operations on the sterility barrier properties of the Tyvek lids has not been validated by the firm.
Root cause
Other
Action
Zimmer notified their customers via an Urgent Device Recall letter dated January 8, 2008. The letter requests each customers to inventory their stock. If any recalled product is located the customer is to notify Zimmer via fax and a replacement part will be shipped to them.
Quantity
8,990 kits
Distribution
Worldwide-USA, forty-two international and one Canadian account, including countries of Singapore, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Finland, Australia, Japan, Israel, Korea, Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Denmark, Czech Republic, Guatemala, Brazil, Taiwan, China, Nicaragua, Virgin Island, Switzerland, Austria, Spain, Belgium, The Netherlands, France, Germany, Portugal, England, Sweden, India, Argentina, Italy, Chile, Thailand & Saudi Arabia
Lot, serial or model codes
Lot Numbers: 60613033, 60630005, 60650392, 60656855, 60666509, 60693324, 60694281, and 60703308.
510(k) numbers
not on file
PMA numbers
not on file
Product code
FQH
Firm FEI
1526350
Firm city
Dover
Firm state
OH
Firm country
not on file

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Published
2026-09-28
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