FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Aesculap Inc: Metha(R) Hip System Cobalt Chrome (CoCr) Metha Modular Neck Adapters used with the Metha Modular Short Hip Stems. Aesculap AG. Intended to replace a hip joint
- Recall number
- Z-3014-2011
- Recalling firm
- Aesculap Inc
- Product
- Metha(R) Hip System Cobalt Chrome (CoCr) Metha Modular Neck Adapters used with the Metha Modular Short Hip Stems. Aesculap AG. Intended to replace a hip joint
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2011-07-19
- Posted
- 2011-08-12
- Terminated
- 2013-03-19
- Reason
- Aesculap Implant Systems received a notification from the manufacturer, Aesculap, AG of a fractured CoCr neck adapter.
- Root cause
- Unknown/Undetermined by firm
- Action
- AESCULAP Implant Systems sent an "Important Recall Notification" letter dated to all affected customers. The informed customers of a complaint received where fractured CoCR adapter was found and to return any affected product to the firm. The reason for the fracture is currently under investigation. While the firm is trying to determine the root cause of the fracture, they will be offering the Metha non-modular short hip implants to their customers. Customers are asked to return an Inventory Sheet to AESCULAP. For additional information on this recall call (610) 984-9239 or (610) 984-9300.
- Quantity
- 149
- Distribution
- Nationwide (USA) Distribution including the states of AL, FL, GA, MD, NM, NY, OK, and TN.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Part Numbers: NC077K, NC078K, NC079K, NC087K, NC088K, NC089K, NC097K, NC098K, and NC099K) Lot Numbers: All distributed lot numbers.
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K071916"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- LZO
- Firm FEI
- 2916714
- Firm city
- Center Valley
- Firm state
- PA
- 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
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- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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