Zimmer Gmbh: Medical Device Recall in 2015 - (Recall #: Z-0119-2016)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2015.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

Zimmer Natural Nail CM Long. Intramedullary Fixation Rod. The Zimmer Natural Nail System is intended for temporary fracture fixation and stabilization of the bone.

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: September 3, 2015

Date Posted: October 21, 2015

Recall Number: Z-0119-2016

Event ID: 72123

Reason for Recall:

In about 5% of tested samples, the outer tray was found to be compromised. Risks: A damaged outer tray detected during surgery may cause a delay in surgery to obtain another implant. If a compromised packaging is not detected prior or during a surgery by the user, it may lead to periprosthetic infection. This may result in revision or multi-stage revision to treat the infection.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 57,603 units

Code Information:

All Lots. 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13mmX44cm 125 R 47-2493-484-11 ZNN CMN Nail 11.5mmX48cm 135 R 47-2493-443-13 ZNN CMN Nail 13mmX44cm 130 L 47-2493-481-13 ZNN CMN Nail 13mmX48cm 125 L 47-2493-442-13 ZNN CMN Nail 13mmX44cm 130 R 47-2493-480-13 ZNN CMN Nail 13mmX48cm 125 R 47-2493-445-13 ZNN CMN Nail 13mmX44cm 135 L 47-2493-483-13 ZNN CMN Nail 13mmX48cm 130 L 47-2493-444-13 ZNN CMN Nail 13mmX44cm 135 R 47-2493-482-13 ZNN CMN Nail 13mmX48cm 130 R 47-2493-421-10 ZNN CMN Nail 10mmX42cm 125 L 47-2493-485-13 ZNN CMN Nail 13mmX48cm 135 L 47-2493-420-10 ZNN CMN Nail 10mmX42cm 125 R 47-2493-484-13 ZNN CMN Nail 13mmX48cm 135 R 47-2493-423-10 ZNN CMN Nail 10mmX42cm 130 L 47-2493-463-13 ZNN CMN Nail 13mmX46cm 130 L 47-2493-422-10 ZNN CMN Nail 10mmX42cm 130 R 47-2493-461-10 ZNN CMN Nail 10mmX46cm 125 L 47-2493-425-10 ZNN CMN Nail 10mmX42cm 135 L 47-2493-460-10 ZNN CMN Nail 10mmX46cm 125 R 47-2493-424-10 ZNN CMN Nail 10mmX42cm 135 R 47-2493-463-10 ZNN CMN Nail 10mmX46cm 130 L 47-2493-421-11 ZNN CMN Nail 11.5mmX42cm 125 L 47-2493-462-10 ZNN CMN Nail 10mmX46cm 130 R 47-2493-420-11 ZNN CMN Nail 11.5mmX42cm 125 R 47-2493-465-10 ZNN CMN Nail 10mmX46cm 135 L 47-2493-423-11 ZNN CMN Nail 11.5mmX42cm 130 L 47-2493-464-10 ZNN CMN Nail 10mmX46cm 135 R 47-2493-422-11 ZNN CMN Nail 11.5mmX42cm 130 R 47-2493-461-11 ZNN CMN Nail 11.5mmX46cm 125 L 47-2493-425-11 ZNN CMN Nail 11.5mmX42cm 135 L 47-2493-460-11 ZNN CMN Nail 11.5mmX46cm 125 R 47-2493-424-11 ZNN CMN Nail 11.5mmX42cm 135 R 47-2493-463-11 ZNN CMN Nail 11.5mmX46cm 130 L 47-2493-421-13 ZNN CMN Nail 13mmX42cm 125 L 47-2493-462-11 ZNN CMN Nail 11.5mmX46cm 130 R 47-2493-420-13 ZNN CMN Nail 13mmX42cm 125 R 47-2493-465-11 ZNN CMN Nail 11.5mmX46cm 135 L 47-2493-423-13 ZNN CMN Nail 13mmX42cm 130 L 47-2493-464-11 ZNN CMN Nail 11.5mmX46cm 135 R 47-2493-422-13 ZNN CMN Nail 13mmX42cm 130 R 47-2493-461-13 ZNN CMN Nail 13mmX46cm 125 L 47-2493-425-13 ZNN CMN Nail 13mmX42cm 135 L 47-2493-460-13 ZNN CMN Nail 13mmX46cm 125 R 47-2493-424-13 ZNN CMN Nail 13mmX42cm 135 R 47-2493-462-13 ZNN CMN Nail 13mmX46cm 130 R 47-2493-401-10 ZNN CMN Nail 10mmX40cm 125 L 47-2493-465-13 ZNN CMN Nail 13mmX46cm 135 L 47-2493-400-10 ZNN CMN Nail 10mmX40cm 125 R 47-2493-464-13 ZNN CMN Nail 13mmX46cm 135 R 47-2493-403-10 ZNN CMN Nail 10mmX40cm 130 L 47-2493-441-10 ZNN CMN Nail 10mmX44cm 125 L 47-2493-402-10 ZNN CMN Nail 10mmX40cm 130 R 47-2493-440-10 ZNN CMN Nail 10mmX44cm 125 R 47-2493-405-10 ZNN CMN Nail 10mmX40cm 135 L 47-2493-443-10 ZNN CMN Nail 10mmX44cm 130 L 47-2493-404-10 ZNN CMN Nail 10mmX40cm 135 R 47-2493-401-11 ZNN CMN Nail 11.5mmX40cm 125 L 47-2493-340-10 ZNN CMN Nail 10mmX34cm 125 R 47-2493-400-11 ZNN CMN Nail 11.5mmX40cm 125 R 47-2493-343-10 ZNN CMN Nail 10mmX34cm 130 L 47-2493-403-11 ZNN CMN Nail 11.5mmX40cm 130 L 47-2493-342-10 ZNN CMN Nail 10mmX34cm 130 R 47-2493-402-11 ZNN CMN Nail 11.5mmX40cm 130 R 47-2493-341-11 ZNN CMN Nail 11.5mmX34cm 125 L 47-2493-405-11 ZNN CMN Nail 11.5mmX40cm 135 L 47-2493-340-11 ZNN CMN Nail 11.5mmX34cm 125 R 47-2493-404-11 ZNN CMN Nail 11.5mmX40cm 135 R 47-2493-343-11 ZNN CMN Nail 11.5mmX34cm 130 L 47-2493-401-13 ZNN CMN Nail 13mmX40cm 125 L 47-2493-342-11 ZNN CMN Nail 11.5mmX34cm 130 R 47-2493-400-13 ZNN CMN Nail 13mmX40cm 125 R 47-2493-341-13 ZNN CMN Nail 13mmX34cm 125 L 47-2493-403-13 ZNN CMN Nail 13mmX40cm 130 L 47-2493-340-13 ZNN CMN Nail 13mmX34cm 125 R 47-2493-402-13 ZNN CMN Nail 13mmX40cm 130 R 47-2493-343-13 ZNN CMN Nail 13mmX34cm 130 L 47-2493-405-13 ZNN CMN Nail 13mmX40cm 135 L 47-2493-342-13 ZNN CMN Nail 13mmX34cm 130 R 47-2493-404-13 ZNN CMN Nail 13mmX40cm 135 R 47-2493-321-10 ZNN CMN Nail 10mmX32cm 125 L 47-2493-381-10 ZNN CMN Nail 10mmX38cm 125 L 47-2493-320-10 ZNN CMN Nail 10mmX32cm 125 R 47-2493-380-10 ZNN CMN Nail 10mmX38cm 125 R 47-2493-323-10 ZNN CMN Nail 10mmX32cm 130 L 47-2493-383-10 ZNN CMN Nail 10mmX38cm 130 L 47-2493-322-10 ZNN CMN Nail 10mmX32cm 130 R 47-2493-382-10 ZNN CMN Nail 10mmX38cm 130 R 47-2493-321-11 ZNN CMN Nail 11.5mmX32cm 125 L 47-2493-381-11 ZNN CMN Nail 11.5mmX38cm 125 L 47-2493-320-11 ZNN CMN Nail 11.5mmX32cm 125 R 47-2493-380-11 ZNN CMN Nail 11.5mmX38cm 125 R 47-2493-323-11 ZNN CMN Nail 11.5mmX32cm 130 L 47-2493-383-11 ZNN CMN Nail 11.5mmX38cm 130 L 47-2493-322-11 ZNN CMN Nail 11.5mmX32cm 130 R 47-2493-382-11 ZNN CMN Nail 11.5mmX38cm 130 R 47-2493-321-13 ZNN CMN Nail 13mmX32cm 125 L 47-2493-381-13 ZNN CMN Nail 13mmX38cm 125 L 47-2493-320-13 ZNN CMN Nail 13mmX32cm 125 R 47-2493-380-13 ZNN CMN Nail 13mmX38cm 125 R 47-2493-323-13 ZNN CMN Nail 13mmX32cm 130 L 47-2493-383-13 ZNN CMN Nail 13mmX38cm 130 L 47-2493-322-13 ZNN CMN Nail 13mmX32cm 130 R 47-2493-382-13 ZNN CMN Nail 13mmX38cm 130 R 47-2493-301-10 ZNN CMN Nail 10mmX30cm 125 L 47-2493-361-10 ZNN CMN Nail 10mmX36cm 125 L 47-2493-300-10 ZNN CMN Nail 10mmX30cm 125 R 47-2493-360-10 ZNN CMN Nail 10mmX36cm 125 R 47-2493-303-10 ZNN CMN Nail 10mmX30cm 130 L 47-2493-363-10 ZNN CMN Nail 10mmX36cm 130 L 47-2493-302-10 ZNN CMN Nail 10mmX30cm 130 R 47-2493-362-10 ZNN CMN Nail 10mmX36cm 130 R 47-2493-301-11 ZNN CMN Nail 11.5mmX30cm 125 L 47-2493-361-11 ZNN CMN Nail 11.5mmX36cm 125 L 47-2493-300-11 ZNN CMN Nail 11.5mmX30cm 125 R 47-2493-360-11 ZNN CMN Nail 11.5mmX36cm 125 R 47-2493-303-11 ZNN CMN Nail 11.5mmX30cm 130 L 47-2493-363-11 ZNN CMN Nail 11.5mmX36cm 130 L 47-2493-302-11 ZNN CMN Nail 11.5mmX30cm 130 R 47-2493-362-11 ZNN CMN Nail 11.5mmX36cm 130 R 47-2493-301-13 ZNN CMN Nail 13mmX30cm 125 L 47-2493-361-13 ZNN CMN Nail 13mmX36cm 125 L 47-2493-300-13 ZNN CMN Nail 13mmX30cm 125 R 47-2493-360-13 ZNN CMN Nail 13mmX36cm 125 R 47-2493-303-13 ZNN CMN Nail 13mmX30cm 130 L 47-2493-363-13 ZNN CMN Nail 13mmX36cm 130 L 47-2493-302-13 ZNN CMN Nail 13mmX30cm 130 R 47-2493-362-13 ZNN CMN Nail 13mmX36cm 130 R 47-2493-305-10 ZNN CMN Nail 10mmX30cm 135 L 47-2493-341-10 ZNN CMN Nail 10mmX34cm 125 L 47-2493-305-11 ZNN CMN Nail 11.5mmX30cm 135 L 47-2493-325-10 ZNN CMN Nail 10mmX32cm 135 L 47-2493-305-13 ZNN CMN Nail 13mmX30cm 135 L 47-2493-325-11 ZNN CMN Nail 11.5mmX32cm 135 L 47-2493-365-13 ZNN CMN Nail 13mmX36cm 135 L 47-2493-325-13 ZNN CMN Nail 13mmX32cm 135 L 47-2493-344-10 ZNN CMN Nail 10mmX34cm 135 R 47-2493-304-10 ZNN CMN Nail 10mmX30cm 135 R 47-2493-344-11 ZNN CMN Nail 11.5mmX34cm 135 R 47-2493-304-11 ZNN CMN Nail 11.5mmX30cm 135 R 47-2493-344-13 ZNN CMN Nail 13mmX34cm 135 R 47-2493-304-13 ZNN CMN Nail 13mmX30cm 135 R 47-2493-364-10 ZNN CMN Nail 10mmX36cm 135 R 47-2493-324-10 ZNN CMN Nail 10mmX32cm 135 R 47-2493-364-11 ZNN CMN Nail 11.5mmX36cm 135 R 47-2493-324-11 ZNN CMN Nail 11.5mmX32cm 135 R 47-2493-364-13 ZNN CMN Nail 13mmX36cm 135 R 47-2493-324-13 ZNN CMN Nail 13mmX32cm 135 R 47-2493-385-10 ZNN CMN Nail 10mmX38cm 135 L 47-2493-345-10 ZNN CMN Nail 10mmX34cm 135 L 47-2493-385-11 ZNN CMN Nail 11.5mmX38cm 135 L 47-2493-345-11 ZNN CMN Nail 11.5mmX34cm 135 L 47-2493-385-13 ZNN CMN Nail 13mmX38cm 135 L 47-2493-345-13 ZNN CMN Nail 13mmX34cm 135 L 47-2493-384-10 ZNN CMN Nail 10mmX38cm 135 R 47-2493-365-10 ZNN CMN Nail 10mmX36cm 135 L 47-2493-384-11 ZNN CMN Nail 11.5mmX38cm 135 R 47-2493-365-11 ZNN CMN Nail 11.5mmX36cm 135 L 47-2493-384-13 ZNN CMN Nail 13mmX38cm 135 R

Distribution Pattern:

US Nationwide distribution.

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated