FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Zimmer Inc.: Zimmer Durom cup, Metasul Durom acetabular component, uncemented, 54/48, code N, Zimmer, Winterthur, Switzerland; REF 01.00214.154. The product is component of the Metasul LDH Head System intended for Noninflammatory degenerative joint disease. (Hip replacement)
- Recall number
- Z-2420-2008
- Recalling firm
- Zimmer Inc.
- Product
- Zimmer Durom cup, Metasul Durom acetabular component, uncemented, 54/48, code N, Zimmer, Winterthur, Switzerland; REF 01.00214.154. The product is component of the Metasul LDH Head System intended for Noninflammatory degenerative joint disease. (Hip replacement)
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2008-07-22
- Posted
- 2008-09-26
- Terminated
- 2009-10-21
- Reason
- Instructions for use/surgical technique instructions are inadequate.
- Root cause
- Labeling False and Misleading
- Action
- A press release issued on 7/23/08. A letter was sent to implanting surgeons on 7/22/08 advising them of the problem and instructing them to stop implanting these devices until they receive training. Zimmer suspended all marketing and distribution in the U.S. pending completion of user training and revision of the instructions for surgical technique. Zimmer will conduct a removal of all copies of the current surgical technique document and replace it with revised surgical technique document(s). Contact Zimmer, Inc. at 1-866-946-5633 for assistance. Update: A dear surgeon letter was mailed 8/4/08 and provided patient management guidelines. A correction update was sent 8/16/08 with updated surgical technique and instructions for use documents. A dear surgeon letter was mailed 9/25/08 providing additional information regarding the training program.
- Quantity
- 19,014 of all products.
- Distribution
- Nationwide.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- All units.
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K053536"]
- 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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