FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Zest Anchors LLC: LOCATOR Implant Attachment System. The LOCATOR Implant Attachment System is a universal hinge, resilient attachment for endosseous implants. The LOCATOR Implant Attachment System is designed for use with overdentures or partial dentures, retained in whole or in part, by endosseous implants in the mandible or maxilla. FDA 510(k): K994257, K072878
- Recall number
- Z-0935-2014
- Recalling firm
- Zest Anchors LLC
- Product
- LOCATOR Implant Attachment System. The LOCATOR Implant Attachment System is a universal hinge, resilient attachment for endosseous implants. The LOCATOR Implant Attachment System is designed for use with overdentures or partial dentures, retained in whole or in part, by endosseous implants in the mandible or maxilla. FDA 510(k): K994257, K072878
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2014-01-16
- Posted
- 2014-02-06
- Terminated
- 2014-05-15
- Reason
- Zest Anchors, LLC is voluntarily recalling specific lots of LOCATOR Implant Attachment Systems because it is currently provided with a label that indicates that the final torque applied to the abutment should be 30 N-cm. It was recently noted by Zest that in order to provide an optimal performance by increasing the factor of safety between the failure load of the abutment screw and the recommend
- Root cause
- Unknown/Undetermined by firm
- Action
- Zest Anchors, LLC initiated this recall by sending customers recall notification letter on 01/16/2014 via FedEx overnight. The customer notification letter, titled, "IMPORTANT: MEDICAL DEVICE VOLUNTARY RECALL NOTICE", informed customers of the recall, reason for voluntary recall, product information with part numbers and lot numbers, actions to be taken, and contact information. The customer notification letter was accompanied by a response form titled "MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL RETURN RESPONSE Acknowledgement & Receipt Form".
- Quantity
- 3,130
- Distribution
- Distributed in Ohio and Switzerland.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Part Numbers: 8875-SPI, 8875-SPI-TMS, 8876-SPI, 8876-SPI-TMS, 08877-SPI, 08877-SPI-TMS, 08878-SPI, 08878-SPI-TMS, 08879-SPI, 08880-SPI; Lot Numbers: 11052, 15306, 20665, 21351, 12025,12259, 22440, I0K7X, I0K7Y, 11963,15307,17676,18934, 25294, 25567, I0JQ7, 12258,12941,15000, 19735, 20666, I0K7Z, I0KY7, 12703, 14568, 19832, 22170, I0LCG, 11093, 13364, 14151, 15624, 20043, 25026, 13530, I0LE4, 10055, 14152, 15001, 25027, 10892, 10893. Since the LOCATOR¿ Implant Attachment System (including the restorative components) is not sold by the Zest Anchors as a sterilized product, it does not have a designated shelf-life.
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K072878","K994257"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- DZE
- Firm FEI
- 2023950
- Firm city
- Escondido
- Firm state
- CA
- Firm country
- not on file
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- 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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- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
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