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Zimmer Manufacturing B.V.: Zimmer universal locking system (ULS) 3.5 mm cortical screw selftapping 18 mm length 47493501801
- Recall number
- Z-1675-2016
- Recalling firm
- Zimmer Manufacturing B.V.
- Product
- Zimmer universal locking system (ULS) 3.5 mm cortical screw selftapping 18 mm length 47493501801
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2016-05-04
- Posted
- 2016-05-16
- Terminated
- 2017-07-05
- Reason
- A small hole may be present in the inner tray of specific lots of sterile Hip and Trauma Implant Screws.
- Root cause
- Packaging change control
- Action
- All distributors will be notified via electronic mail. Distributors with affected lots will also be notified via courier. Hospitals risk managers and surgeons will be notified via recall notification letter, dated May 4, 2016.
- Quantity
- 200
- Distribution
- Worldwide distribution. US nationwide, Korea, Japan, Argentina, Brazil, Singapore, Taiwan, China, El Salvador, Australia, India, Hong Kong, Chile, Germany, Italy, France, Spain, UK, Sweden, Canada.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- LOT: 63297474
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K082527"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- HWC
- Firm FEI
- 1000132037
- Firm city
- Mercedita
- Firm state
- not on file
- Firm country
- PR
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
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- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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