FDA Devices recall · Reported December 4, 2019
Compress, Mini Compress; Item Nos. 178350 178351 178352 178353 178354 178355 178356 178357 178358 178359 178360 178361 178362 178363 178364 178365 178366 178367 178368 178369 178370 178371 178372 178373 178464 178472 178480 178488 178496 178504 178575 178576 178577 178578 178579 178580 178730 178731 178732 178733 178734 178735 178354S 178754 178755 178756 178757 178758 178759 Product Usage: 1) Correction of revision of unsuccessful osteotomy, ar
Elevated levels of bacterial endotoxin and residual debris remain on the devices due to cleaning issue.
Zimmer Biomet, Inc. recalled Compress, Mini Compress; Item Nos. 178350 178351 178352 178353 178354 178355 178356… - a moderate-severity action.
Compress, Mini Compress; Item Nos. 178350 178351 178352 178353 178354 178355 178356… was recalled by Zimmer Biomet, Inc. in December 4, 2019. Reason: Elevated levels of bacterial endotoxin and residual debris remain on the devices due to cleaning issue.. Check the official notice for the remedy. Verify recall #Z-0519-2020 with the FDA Devices before acting.
The recall
Zimmer Biomet, Inc. issued this moderate-severity FDA Devices recall-Elevated levels of bacterial endotoxin and residual debris remain on the devices due to cleaning issue..
- Moderate
- severity level
- 220K units
- affected scope
- Class II
- classification
- December 4, 2019
- reported
Sourced from official FDA Devices enforcement records. Verify recall #Z-0519-2020 with the agency before acting. Full product description, hazard, remedy, and related recalls are below.
Recall Insight
This recall's affected scope (see the Recall Profile below) is large enough to require multi-state distribution tracking. Distribution scope (see Distribution below) directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.
Within the same product category the archive holds 6 closely related recalls, 6 from FDA Devices - clustering in a narrow category often points to a systemic quality-control or supplier issue rather than a one-off defect. Always verify the recall number against the official agency record before acting.
Medical Devices recalls over time
Where this recall sits in its category - 41,021 medical devices recalls on record
Of 88,244 recalls with an agency hazard classification, 19,068 are high severity, 64,652 moderate, and 4,524 low. A further 16,179 CPSC/NHTSA recalls have no agency class and are excluded from this split. This recall is classified moderate severity.
Counts reflect market size and reporting activity, not inherent danger, we do not rank products by risk from raw recall volume.
Product description
Compress, Mini Compress; Item Nos. 178350 178351 178352 178353 178354 178355 178356 178357 178358 178359 178360 178361 178362 178363 178364 178365 178366 178367 178368 178369 178370 178371 178372 178373 178464 178472 178480 178488 178496 178504 178575 178576 178577 178578 178579 178580 178730 178731 178732 178733 178734 178735 178354S 178754 178755 178756 178757 178758 178759 Product Usage: 1) Correction of revision of unsuccessful osteotomy, arthrodesis or previous joint replacement 2) Tumor resections 3) Revision of previously failed total joint arthroplasty 4) Trauma The ComPreSs Distal Femoral Replacement System is intended for uncemented use.
Reason for recall
Elevated levels of bacterial endotoxin and residual debris remain on the devices due to cleaning issue.
Recall Profile
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Agency | U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
| Severity class | Moderate (Class II) |
| Status | Terminated |
| Recall number | Z-0519-2020 |
| Date reported | December 4, 2019 |
| Date initiated | August 21, 2019 |
| Recalling firm | Zimmer Biomet, Inc. |
| Firm location | Warsaw, IN |
| Affected scope | 219988 units |
| Distribution | US Nationwide distribution and countries of Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Italy, Netherlands, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Panama, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailan… |
Profile values are sourced directly from the official FDA Devices enforcement record. Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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