Zimmer Manufacturing B.V.: Medical Device Recall in 2016 - (Recall #: Z-1108-2016)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2016.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

Product 10consists of all product under product code HWC, and same usage: Item no: 47484502601 4.5 X 26 CORT SCREW SELF Product Usage: A smooth or threaded metallic bone fixation fastener is a device intended to be implanted that consists of a stiff wire segment or rod made of alloys, such as cobalt-chromium-molybdenum and stainless steel, and that may be smooth on the outside, fully or partially threaded, straight or U-shaped; and may be either blunt pointed, sharp pointed, or have a formed, slotted head on the end. It may be used for fixation of bone fractures, for bone reconstructions, as a guide pin for insertion of other implants, or it may be implanted through the skin so that a pulling force (traction) may be applied to the skeletal system.

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: January 11, 2016

Date Posted: March 23, 2016

Recall Number: Z-1108-2016

Event ID: 72900

Reason for Recall:

As a result of the insufficient sealer calibration data for product packaged in firm's Building II between August 2010 and April 2013. The affected products are sterile.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 2

Code Information:

lot no:61854116 61930079

Distribution Pattern:

US Nationwide Distribution

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated