FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Zimmer GmbH: Biolox Option Taper Sleeve, Type 1 Taper, -6mm Neck - Indicated for use in total hip replacement with cemented or non-cemented femoral and acetabular components. Item Number: 650-1064
- Recall number
- Z-3133-2024
- Recalling firm
- Zimmer GmbH
- Product
- Biolox Option Taper Sleeve, Type 1 Taper, -6mm Neck - Indicated for use in total hip replacement with cemented or non-cemented femoral and acetabular components. Item Number: 650-1064
- Status
- Open, Classified
- Initiated
- 2024-08-08
- Posted
- 2024-09-12
- Terminated
- not on file
- Reason
- Mislabeled: Incorrect sleeve in the packaging. The outer packaging is labeled as a standard neck sleeve, however, the product within the box is a -6mm neck sleeve, and vice versa. The neck of the sleeve can be identified by the device etching as either STD or -6
- Root cause
- Under Investigation by firm
- Action
- Zimmer issued Urgent Medical Device Recall letter on 8/8/24 to Distributors, Risk Managers and Surgeons. Letter states reason for recall, health risk and action to take: Risk Manager Responsibilities: 1.Review this notification and ensure that affected personnel are aware of the contents. 2.If you have affected product at your facility, assist your Zimmer Biomet sales representative and quarantine all affected product. Your Zimmer Biomet sales representative will remove the affected product from your facility. 3. If the product has been further distributed, provide your customers with this notice and ensure documentation. 4. Complete Attachment 1 Certificate of Acknowledgement and send to CorporateQuality.PostMarket@zimmerbiomet.com. This form shall be returned even if you do not have affected products at your facility. 5. Retain a copy of the acknowledgement form with your recall records in the event of a compliance audit of your facility s documentation. 6. If you have further questions or concerns after reviewing this notice, please call customer service at 574-371-3071 between 8:00 am and 5:00pm EST, Monday through Friday. Calls received outside of call center operating hours will receive a voicemail prompt or be transferred to an on-call representative in the event of an emergency. Alternatively, your questions may be emailed to CorporateQuality.PostMarket@zimmerbiomet.com. Surgeon Responsibilities: 1. Review this notification for awareness of the contents. 2. There are no specific patient monitoring instructions related to this recall that are recommended beyond your existing follow-up schedule. 3. Complete Attachment 1 Certificate of Acknowledgement and send to CorporateQuality.PostMarket@zimmerbiomet.com. 4. Retain a copy of the acknowledgement form with your recall records in the event of a compliance audit of your facility s documentation. 5. If you have further questions or concerns after reviewing this notice, please call customer service at 574-371
- Quantity
- 58 units
- Distribution
- Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of Japan, Netherlands.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- UDI: (01)00887868271465(17)331130(10)3185266 Lot Number: 3185266
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K082996"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- LZO
- Firm FEI
- 3005233524
- Firm city
- Winterthur
- Firm state
- not on file
- Firm country
- Switzerland
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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