FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Zimmer Biomet, Inc.: Comprehensive Reverse Shoulder System Glenosphere Mini Baseplate with Taper Adapter, Model Number 010000589 Biomet Comprehensive Reverse Shoulder products are indicated for use in patients whose shoulder joint has a grossly deficient rotator cuff with severe arthropathy and/or previously failed shoulder joint replacement with a grossly deficient rotator cuff.
- Recall number
- Z-0972-2019
- Recalling firm
- Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
- Product
- Comprehensive Reverse Shoulder System Glenosphere Mini Baseplate with Taper Adapter, Model Number 010000589 Biomet Comprehensive Reverse Shoulder products are indicated for use in patients whose shoulder joint has a grossly deficient rotator cuff with severe arthropathy and/or previously failed shoulder joint replacement with a grossly deficient rotator cuff.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2018-12-21
- Posted
- not on file
- Terminated
- 2020-05-06
- Reason
- The product was potentially being packaged without a taper adapter.
- Root cause
- Packaging process control
- Action
- The firm, Zimmer Biomet, sent an "URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL" letters dated 12/21/18 to customers. The letters described the product, problem and actions to be taken. The customers were instructed to do the following: 1. Review this notification and ensure that affected personnel are aware of the contents. 2. If you have unconsumed affected product at your facility, assist your Zimmer Biomet sales representative and quarantine all affected product. Your Zimmer Biomet sales representative will remove the affected product from your facility. 3. Complete Attachment 1 Certificate of Acknowledgement and send to CorporateQuality.PostMarket@zimmerbiomet.com. This form must be returned even if you do not have affected products at your facility. 4. Retain a copy of the acknowledgement form with your recall records in the event of a compliance audit of your facilitys documentation. 5. If you have further questions or concerns after reviewing this notice, please call 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
- 52
- Distribution
- US Distribution to states of:: AR, KY, and WA.; Internationally to: Australia and Japan.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Lot Numbers 994110, 921950 UDI Numbers: (01) 0 0880304 53246 5 (17) 280920 (10) 994110 (01) 0 0880304 53246 5 (17) 280913 (10) 921950
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K120121"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- KWS
- 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