Zimmer Biomet, Inc.: Medical Device Recall in 2016 - (Recall #: Z-1917-2016)

Persona Trabecular Metal Tibia; Persona Trabecular Metal Tibial Plate Instruments and Modular Brackets; Used to facilitate the implantation of joint replacement implants.

Class II

Zimmer Inc. is initiating a recall of specific Persona" Trabecular Metal" Tibial Plate Instruments and Modular Brackets, due to incidents of radiolucent lines and loosening in implants.

Part Number, Lot Number, Date of Manufacture: 42509909210, 63138589, 07/28/2015; 42509909210, 63097616, 06/10/2015; 00590708181, 56595825, 04/20/2015; 00590708185, 56610423, 03/12/2015; 00590708176, 56595826, 03/04/2015; 00590708179, 56595827, 03/04/2015; 00590708180, 56595828, 03/04/2015; 00590708181, 56595824, 03/02/2015; 00590708178, 56595692, 02/17/2015; 00590708176, 56595691, 02/16/2015; 00590708177, 56595801, 02/16/2015; 00590708180, 56595694, 02/04/2015; 00590708179, 56595693, 01/29/2015; 00590708181, 56595642, 01/20/2015; 00590708177, 56595625, 01/06/2015; 42539807902, 62906456, 12/14/2014; 00590708178, 56595569, 12/12/2014; 42539808802, 62885379, 11/22/2014; 42539807102, 62885377, 11/21/2014; 42539806702, 62885376, 11/20/2014; 42539806701, 62885375, 11/18/2014; 42539808801, 62863647, 10/29/2014; 42539802000, 62854350, 10/16/2014; 42539808802, 62849167, 10/14/2014; 42539806702, 62849168, 10/13/2014; 42539807502, 62839311, 10/08/2014; 42539807101, 62833614, 10/07/2014; 42539802000, 62844358, 10/07/2014; 42539808301, 62839310, 10/04/2014; 42539806401, 62833616, 10/03/2014; 42539807101, 62839312, 10/03/2014; 42539800500, 62844377, 09/30/2014; 42539802000, 62827692, 09/29/2014; 42539807901, 62831188, 09/25/2014; 42539808301, 62833610, 09/25/2014; 00590708176, 56595440, 09/25/2014; 42539806401, 62837612, 09/24/2014; 42539807502, 62833612, 09/24/2014; 00590708179, 56595441, 09/24/2014; 00590708180, 56595442, 09/24/2014; 42539807501, 62831191, 09/22/2014; 00590708181, 56595443, 09/18/2014; 42539807501, 62827408, 09/15/2014; 42539807901, 62827407, 09/15/2014; 42509909210, 62817496, 09/08/2014; 42539806402, 62817469, 09/03/2014; 42539808302, 62817467, 09/03/2014; 42539807902, 62817468, 09/02/2014; 42539806701, 62813822, 08/24/2014; 00590708177, 56595435, 08/05/2014; 42539802000, 62769875, 08/03/2014; 42539800500, 62779559, 07/30/2014; 42539800100, 62779557, 07/29/2014; 42539800700, 62769874, 07/28/2014; 42539800100, 62769871, 07/27/2014; 42539800500, 62769872, 07/27/2014; 42509909210, 62782990, 07/24/2014; 00590708176, 56595308, 07/17/2014; 42539807101, 62741938, 07/07/2014; 42539808802, 62736082, 06/26/2014; 42539807501, 62736060, 06/25/2014; 42539808801, 62736081, 06/25/2014; 42539807502, 62732180, 06/19/2014; 42539806401, 62724757, 06/14/2014; 42539806702, 62736062, 06/14/2014; 42539807501, 62696888, 05/14/2014; 42539807901, 62702760, 05/05/2014; 42539808301, 62702762, 05/02/2014; 42539807102, 62665087, 04/09/2014; 42509909210, 62658516, 04/03/2014; 42539807902, 62677171, 04/02/2014; 42539806701, 62677173, 04/01/2014; 42539806402, 62677172, 04/01/2014; 42539808302, 62677174, 04/01/2014; 42539800100, 62550569, 12/14/2013; 42539800700, 62550582, 12/13/2013; 42509909210, 62563823, 12/09/2013; 42539800500, 62550573, 11/23/2013; 42539800100, 62550565, 11/18/2013; 42539800700, 62550578, 11/18/2013; 42539802000, 62550588, 11/13/2013; 42539800500, 62519720, 11/11/2013; 42539802000, 62485450, 09/03/2013; 42539807101, 62474901, 08/22/2013; 42539808801, 62469464, 08/20/2013; 42539808802, 62469457, 08/20/2013; 42509909210, 62468258, 08/20/2013; 00590708186, 56524701, 08/20/2013; 42539807501, 62469447, 08/16/2013; 00590708186, 56524691, 08/16/2013; 42539807901, 62469448, 08/15/2013; 42539807502, 62469449, 08/15/2013; 00590708185, 56529311, 08/14/2013; 42509909210, 62460135, 08/02/2013; 42539806702, 62449207, 08/01/2013; 42539806401, 62424809, 07/26/2013; 42539807502, 62424810, 07/25/2013; 42539808802, 62429189, 07/25/2013; 42539807501, 62429187, 07/24/2013; 00590708185, 56570277, 07/17/2013; 42509909210, 62442315, 07/16/2013; 00590708186, 56524662, 07/16/2013; 00590708185, 56570276, 07/12/2013; 42539807102, 62420235, 07/08/2013; 42539800100, 62434639, 07/08/2013; 42539800500, 62434641, 07/08/2013; 42539800700, 62434642, 07/08/2013; 42509909210, 62429474, 06/28/2013; 42539807901, 62419053, 06/27/2013; 42539807101, 62420230, 06/26/2013; 42539807101, 62391499, 06/25/2013; 42539807901, 62391505, 06/25/2013; 00590708186, 56524634, 06/21/2013; 42539807902, 62386403, 06/20/2013; 42539808801, 62377922, 06/17/2013; 42539806402, 62377911, 06/17/2013; 42539808301, 62377914, 06/12/2013; 42539808302, 62377918, 06/12/2013; 42539806401, 62385935, 06/11/2013; 42539806701, 62386402, 06/11/2013; 00590708179, 56528980, 06/11/2013; 42539802000, 62364964, 06/07/2013; 42509909210, 62412194, 06/07/2013; 42539800700, 62357622, 06/03/2013; 42539807101, 62357870, 05/24/2013; 42539807901, 62366122, 05/24/2013; 42539806702, 62366119, 05/24/2013; 42509909210, 62399872, 05/24/2013; 42539800500, 62315770, 05/18/2013; 42539800100, 62386789, 05/16/2013; 42539800500, 62315769, 05/16/2013; 42539800100, 62301872, 05/15/2013; 00590708178, 56528979, 05/11/2013; 42539807902, 62366123, 05/09/2013; 42509909210, 62383744, 05/07/2013; 42539807501, 62301873, 05/06/2013; 42539807102, 62315772, 05/06/2013; 42539807502, 62301874, 05/06/2013; 42539807902, 62301875, 05/06/2013; 00590708176, 56528977, 05/02/2013; 00590708180, 56528981, 05/01/2013; 00590708181, 56528982, 05/01/2013; 00590708177, 56528978, 04/30/2013; 42539808802, 62374294, 04/25/2013; 42509909210, 62369694, 04/22/2013; 42539808802, 62357874, 04/17/2013; 42539808802, 62357873, 04/17/2013; 42539808801, 62357872, 04/16/2013; 42539808801, 62357871, 04/15/2013; 42509909210, 62357131, 04/04/2013; 42539808302, 62290686, 03/29/2013; 42509909210, 62345129, 03/22/2013; 00590708185, 56529104, 03/22/2013; 00590708179, 56519351, 03/20/2013; 00590708186, 56524431, 03/12/2013; 00590708186, 56524539, 03/11/2013; 00590708178, 56519339, 03/09/2013; 42509909210, 62331503, 03/07/2013; 00590708186, 56524430, 03/05/2013; 00590708177, 56519352, 02/26/2013; 00590708176, 56519335, 02/19/2013; 00590708178, 56519338, 02/19/2013; 00590708180, 56519348, 02/18/2013; 42539807501, 62274305, 02/14/2013; 42539806402, 62276254, 02/14/2013; 00590708179, 56519350, 02/13/2013; 00590708181, 56519337, 02/13/2013; 42539807502, 62274296, 02/05/2013; 42539807902, 62274276, 02/05/2013; 42539802000, 62274308, 02/05/2013; 42539806701, 62292435, 01/29/2013; 42539808301, 62289365, 01/24/2013; 42539807901, 62281193, 01/21/2013; 42539807101, 62256180, 01/15/2013; 42539806702, 62256179, 01/15/2013; 42539808302, 62276680, 01/15/2013; 42539800100, 62264917, 01/15/2013; 42539800500, 62264918, 01/15/2013; 42539800700, 62264919, 01/15/2013; 42539807102, 62254389, 01/14/2013; 42539800700, 62264920, 01/14/2013; 42539806402, 62248613, 12/05/2012; 42539806401, 62248612, 12/03/2012; 42539806701, 62248614, 12/03/2012; 00590708179, 56519203, 12/03/2012; 42539800100, 62244002, 11/26/2012; 42539800500, 62244003, 11/26/2012; 42539800700, 62244004, 11/26/2012; 00590708176, 56519244, 11/26/2012; 00590708178, 56519210, 11/26/2012; 00590708180, 56519219, 11/26/2012; 00590708177, 56519247, 11/24/2012; 00590708179, 56519204, 11/24/2012; 00590708180, 56519217, 11/24/2012; 00590708180, 56519218, 11/24/2012; 00590708181, 56519207, 11/24/2012; 00590708178, 56519209, 11/20/2012; 42539806701, 62237938, 11/19/2012; 42539808301, 62239035, 11/19/2012; 42539806402, 62237937, 11/19/2012; 42539808302, 62239029, 11/19/2012; 42539807101, 62233958, 11/16/2012; 42539807902, 62237932, 11/16/2012; 00590708176, 56519243, 11/16/2012; 00590708181, 56519206, 11/16/2012; 42539807501, 62237929, 11/15/2012; 42539807901, 62233959, 11/15/2012; 42539808301, 62237935, 11/15/2012; 42539807102, 62237962, 11/15/2012; 42539807502, 62237886, 11/15/2012; 42539808302, 62237936, 11/15/2012; 42539802000, 62233960, 11/15/2012; 00590708177, 56519246, 11/15/2012; 42539806401, 62226724, 11/14/2012; 42539806701, 62224797, 11/14/2012; 42539806402, 62224795, 11/14/2012; 00590708176, 56519242, 11/07/2012; 00590708178, 56519208, 11/07/2012; 00590708179, 56519202, 11/07/2012; 00590708181, 56519205, 11/07/2012; 00590708177, 56519245, 11/06/2012; 42539806401, 62214944, 10/22/2012; 42539806702, 62214945, 10/18/2012;

Worldwide Distribution -- US, including the states of AK, AL, AZ, CA, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, and WI; Foreign: Australia, New Zealand, Korea, Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and United Arab Emirates.

Voluntary: Firm initiated