FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Zimmer Inc.: Zimmer M/DN Intramedullary Fixation 4.2 dia. cortical screw, 3.5 mm hex head, 70 mm length, 22-13-5 stainless steel, sterile bone screw; Cat. no. 2253-70-42 (00225307042).
- Recall number
- Z-1338-06
- Recalling firm
- Zimmer Inc.
- Product
- Zimmer M/DN Intramedullary Fixation 4.2 dia. cortical screw, 3.5 mm hex head, 70 mm length, 22-13-5 stainless steel, sterile bone screw; Cat. no. 2253-70-42 (00225307042).
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2006-06-26
- Posted
- 2006-08-03
- Terminated
- 2007-12-05
- Reason
- Lack of assurance of sterility, as the sterile barrier packaging may have been compromised.
- Root cause
- Other
- Action
- Hospital accounts were notified via recall letter dated 6/26/06 and distributor accounts were notified via recall letter dated 6/28/06 to return the product. Recall was extended to additional lots via recall letter dated 7/26/06.
- Quantity
- 310 total for all catalog numbers
- Distribution
- Worldwide, including USA, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, England, France, Germany, Guatemala, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, UAE.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Lots 17035000, 17308200, 17600700, 17733300, 18277400, 19001000, 19148900 and 19149000.
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- NDJ
- Firm FEI
- 1000220733
- 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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