FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Zimmer Inc.: Zimmer Metasul Head 32/-4'S', taper 12/14, hip implant component; REF 19.32.05.
- Recall number
- Z-2299-2008
- Recalling firm
- Zimmer Inc.
- Product
- Zimmer Metasul Head 32/-4'S', taper 12/14, hip implant component; REF 19.32.05.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2008-06-30
- Posted
- 2008-09-17
- Terminated
- 2009-01-05
- Reason
- The wrong part may be in the package. Package may contain a 28 mm head.
- Root cause
- Packaging process control
- Action
- Zimmer notified consignees via recall letter dated 6/20/08 to return the product.
- Quantity
- 4
- Distribution
- Florida, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Lot 2299218.
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K033634"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- KWA
- 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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