Zimmer Gmbh: CoCr Femoral Head - indicated for hip arthroplasty for noncemented use in skeletally mature invididuals undergoing primary surgery for rehabilitating hips damaged as a result of noninflammatory degenerative joint disease

Recall number

Z-1135-2105

Recalling firm

Zimmer Gmbh

Product

CoCr Femoral Head - indicated for hip arthroplasty for noncemented use in skeletally mature invididuals undergoing primary surgery for rehabilitating hips damaged as a result of noninflammatory degenerative joint disease

Status

Terminated

Initiated

2014-12-17

Posted

2015-02-20

Terminated

2015-09-23

Reason

Potential compromise of the inner sterile tray. If a compromised tray is detected, a delay in surgery may result. If undetected breach in both the inner and outer trays were to occur, and there is contamination present, a periprosthetic infection is possible, which could lead to revision.

Root cause

Package design/selection

Action

On 12/17/2014, URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL notifications were sent to the affected distributors and hospital Risk Managers with instructions for returning the affected product. All distributors were notified via electronic mail, and all hospital Risk Managers and distributors with affected inventory were also notified via courier. The recall notification included a description of the reason for the recall, affected product, consignee responsibilities, and instructions for responding to the formal recall notification. For questions, call the customer call center at 1-800-348-2759.

Quantity

6109

Distribution

Domestic: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MS, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV, WY International: Canada, Japan

Lot, serial or model codes

Item numbers: 7210-22-000; 7210-22-350; 7210-22-800; 7210-26-000; 7210-26-035; 7210-26-350; 7210-26-800; 7210-28-000; 7210-28-004; 7210-28-400; 7210-28-800; 7210-32-000; 7210-32-004; 7210-32-400; 7210-32-800.  Lot #'s:  61487412, 61516918, 61525215, 61533617, 61582735, 61417397, 61487413, 61417398, 61393996, 61393997, 61417401, 61417402, 61487414, 61487415, 61487416, 61487417, 61487418, 61487420, 61487422, 61487423, 61495211, 61495212, 61500247, 61516884, 61516885, 61516886, 61516888, 61525212, 61525213, 61533606, 61533607, 61533608, 61538022, 61538024, 61538026, 61554502, 61565073, 61565079, 61565081, 61565082, 61582736, 61417403, 61487424, 61487425, 61487426, 61495218, 61516903, 61516904, 61525214, 61533612, 61565084, 61565085, 61577701, 61582737, 61417399, 61487427, 61487428, 61487429, 61495210, 61516881, 61516882, 61533605, 61538021, 61543660, 61565071, 61565072, 61487443, 61565088, 61487447, 61487450, 61500252, 61525210, 61533616, 61565091, 61565104, 61582738, 61487453, 61500245, 61525209, 61565102, 61394048, 61487455, 61500250, 61538042, 61577704, 61487456, 61565101, 61382197, 61394027, 61394029, 61417404, 61417405, 61487571, 61487572, 61487573, 61487574, 61487575, 61487576, 61487577, 61495217, 61516893, 61516894, 61516896, 61516897, 61516898, 61525224, 61525225, 61525226, 61533610, 61538041, 61543661, 61565106, 61565112, 61565119, 61565125, 61382207, 61393990, 61417407, 61487578, 61487579, 61487580, 61487581, 61495237, 61516921, 61516922, 61525230, 61538057, 61543828, 61565116, 61565124, 61582745, 61394050, 61417406, 61487582, 61487583, 61487584, 61500251, 61516927, 61525227, 61525228, 61565109, 61565121, 61402292, 61487585, 61516917, 61525229, 61565122

510(k) numbers

["K954800"]

PMA numbers

not on file

Product code

MEH

Firm FEI

3005233524

Firm city

Winterthur

Firm state

not on file

Firm country

Switzerland

Cite as

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

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