Zimmer Biomet, Inc.: Medical Device Recall in 2017 - (Recall #: Z-3117-2017)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2017.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

Herga foot switch, model 6289-WS, a component of the ROSA Robotized Stereotactic Assistant Surgical Device, Model 2.5.8. The firm name on the foot switch label is Herga Electric Limited, Bury, St. Edmunds, Suffolk IP32 6NN. ROSA Surgical Device is a computer-controlled electromechanical arm. It is intended to be used in the operating room for the spatial positioning and orientation of an instrument holder or tool guide. Guidance is based on a pre-operative plan developed with three-dimensional imaging software and uses fiducial markers or optical registration. The system is intended for use by neurosurgeons to guide standard neurosurgical instruments. It is indicated for any neurosurgical condition in which the use of stereotactic surgery may be appropriate

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: January 20, 2016

Date Posted: September 20, 2017

Recall Number: Z-3117-2017

Event ID: 77614

Reason for Recall:

Complaints were received reporting the system would freeze/shut down while in Fulgurate mode.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 64 devices

Code Information:

Serial numbers for ROSA devices with the Herga Footswitch in US distribution: Serial No. RO10009, RO10011, RO10014, RO13023, RO13027, RO14033, RO14035, RO14037, RO14038, RO14039, RO14040, RO14041, RO14043, RO15044, RO15045, RO15046, RO15048, RO15050, RO15051, RO15052, RO15053, RO15054, RO15058, RO15059, RO15060, RO15061, RO15062, RO15063, RO15064, RO15067, RO15069, and RO14031. Serial numbers for ROSA devices with the Herga Footswitch in foreign distribution: Serial No. RO08003, RO09004, RO09005, RO10007, RO10010, RO10013, RO11015, RO11016, RO11017, RO12018, RO12019, RO12020, RO12021, RO12022, RO13024, RO13025, RO13026, RO14029, RO14030, RO14032, RO14034, RO14036, RO14042, RO15047, RO15049, RO15055, RO15056, RO15057, RO15065, RO15066, RO15068, and RO15070.

Distribution Pattern:

Worldwide Distribution - US (nationwide) and Internationally to Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Spain and the United Kingdom.

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated