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Zimmer recently conducted a review of all historic packaging validations at its Zimmer Manufacturing B.V. (ZMBV) facility in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Based on this review, it was deter…

Recall #: Z-1029-2014
Affected scope: 7,044,680 total
Initiated: October 11, 2013

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Zimmer, Inc. recalled 12/14 UNIPOLAR FEMORAL HE VERSYS CEM LD/FX SZ 11X12 VERSYS CEM LD/FX SZ 12X12 VERSYS C… - a moderate-severity action.

12/14 UNIPOLAR FEMORAL HE VERSYS CEM LD/FX SZ 11X12 VERSYS CEM LD/FX SZ 12X12 VERSYS C… was recalled by Zimmer, Inc. in February 26, 2014. Reason: Zimmer recently conducted a review of all historic packaging validations at its Zimmer Manufacturing B.V. (ZM…. Check the official notice for the remedy. Verify recall #Z-1029-2014 with the FDA Devices before acting.

The recall

Zimmer, Inc. issued this moderate-severity FDA Devices recall-Zimmer recently conducted a review of all historic packaging validations at its Zimmer Manufacturing B.V. (ZM….

Moderate
severity level: Class II
classification: February 26, 2014
reported

Sourced from official FDA Devices enforcement records. Verify recall #Z-1029-2014 with the agency before acting. Full product description, hazard, remedy, and related recalls are below.

Recall Insight

This recall's affected scope, documented in the Recall Profile below, stays within a single-region or limited-distribution footprint. 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.

Where this agency-classified recall sits among FDA Class I/II/III notices

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.

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Product description

12/14 UNIPOLAR FEMORAL HE VERSYS CEM LD/FX SZ 11X12 VERSYS CEM LD/FX SZ 12X12 VERSYS CEM LD/FX SZ 14X13 VERSYS CEM LD/FX SZ 16X14 VERSYS CEM LD/FX ST 18X15 VERSYS PRESS FIT LD/FX ST VERSYS PRESS FIT LD/FX SZ VERSYS ADVOCATE CEMENTED VERSYS ADVOCATE V-LIGN CE VERSYS CEMENTED FEM STEM VERSYS CT FEM STEM 11X120 VERSYS CT FEM STEM 12X125 VERSYS CT FEM STEM 13X130 VERSYS CT FEM STEM 14X135 VERSYS CT FEM STEM 15X140 VERSYS CT FEM STEM 16X145 VERSYS CT FEM STEM 17X150 VERSYS CEM/REV/CALCAR 13X VERSYS CEM/REV/CALCAR 15X VERSYS CEM/REV/CALCAR 17X VERSYS CEM/REV/CALCAR 19X

Reason for recall

Zimmer recently conducted a review of all historic packaging validations at its Zimmer Manufacturing B.V. (ZMBV) facility in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Based on this review, it was determined that the packaging operations conducted in the Building 1 packaging operation at this facility were not properly validated. As a result, Zimmer conducted seal integrity testing to evaluate if previously packaged product from this facility met the established requirements for sterile barrier integrity. The acceptance criteria established for this testing was 99% reliability with a 90% confidence interval. These packaging tray configurations met the acceptance criteria for sterile barrier integrity of both the inner and outer trays, however, Zimmer has decided to recall all manufacturing lots that have not expired and that were sterile packaged in the ZMBV facility Building 1 packaging operations.

Recall Profile

Structured summary of the FDA Devices recall record
Attribute	Value
Agency	U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Severity class	Moderate (Class II)
Status	Terminated
Recall number	Z-1029-2014
Date reported	February 26, 2014
Date initiated	October 11, 2013
Recalling firm	Zimmer, Inc.
Firm location	Warsaw, IN
Affected scope	7,044,680 total
Distribution	Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) and the countries of Belgium, Canada, Canary Islands, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxemburg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portu…

Profile values are sourced directly from the official FDA Devices enforcement record. Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

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This recall was issued by the FDA Devices on February 26, 2014. Severity: Moderate. Recall number: Z-1029-2014.

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Distribution: Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) and the countries of Belgium, Canada, Canary Islands, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxemburg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal Reunion, Russian Federation, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Taiwan, Thailand, and United Kingdom..

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