FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Zimmer, Inc.: VerSys Hip System, Beaded Fullcoat Stems, Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN 46581
- Recall number
- Z-1842-2014
- Recalling firm
- Zimmer, Inc.
- Product
- VerSys Hip System, Beaded Fullcoat Stems, Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN 46581
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2014-05-19
- Posted
- 2014-06-20
- Terminated
- 2015-03-24
- Reason
- During routine inspection, beaded hip stem forgings received from supplier failed to meet ZES 2A-102. Processing of Beaded CoCrMo Alloy Hip Stem, material requirements per ATS #14-04818 and ATS #14-05549, respectively.
- Root cause
- Nonconforming Material/Component
- Action
- On 6/2/2014 the firm sent "Urgent Medical Device Recall" letters to their customers. On 8/13/14, Zimmer contacted a distributor via phone pertaining to one additional lot (00-7843-011-06; lot 62547211) which had been included in the recall. Formal recall notices were issued to the distributor via email on 8/15/14.
- Quantity
- 147 units
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) including the states of AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IL, IN, MA, MI, MN, NC, ND, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, TN, TX, VA & WI, and the countries of Canada, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Japan, Korea (S. Korea), Peru, Taiwan & Thailand.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Item # 784301108, Lot #'s: 62478967, 62479742, 62503408, 62528282, 62530786, 62544915, 62554360; Item # 784301126, Lot #: 62544885, 62547211, Item # 784301156, Lot #, 62587079; Item # 784301208, Lot #'s: 62503411, 62509385, 62530790, 62547217, 62554362; Item # 784301226, Lot #'s: 62515502, 62547216; Item # 784301256, Lot #'s: 62489572, 62522386; Item # 784301326, Lot #, 62496464, 62594428, 62622893; Item # 784301356, Lot #: 62622894; Item # 784301382, Lot #: 62544907; Item # 784301511, Lot #: 62472423 & Item # 784301581, Lot #: 62496469.
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K973714"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- LPH
- 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
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
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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