FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Zimmer, Inc.: 23.5 Deg Rasp Handle Assy- RIGHT Nonsterile
- Recall number
- Z-2231-2014
- Recalling firm
- Zimmer, Inc.
- Product
- 23.5 Deg Rasp Handle Assy- RIGHT Nonsterile
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2014-07-23
- Posted
- 2014-08-14
- Terminated
- 2015-09-15
- Reason
- The firm received complaints for failure of the handle to remain assembled to the rasp during use due to various failure modes, including fracture of the leaf spring.
- Root cause
- Device Design
- Action
- On July 23, 2014, Zimmer issued recall notification to their consignees. Distributors were notified via electronic mail and courier. Recall notification included a description of the issue, affected product, possible risks to patient, and instructions for responding to the recall. Questions or concerns regarding the recall are directed to Zimmer customer call center @ 1-800-348-2759 M-F, 8am-8pm ET.
- Quantity
- not on file
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) including the states of AK, AL, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IN, KS, KY, MI, MN, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SD, TN, TX, UT, and VA, and the countries of Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, and Canada.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Item Number 82-0167-636-20 Lot Number 97009531, 97009781
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- LXH
- 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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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