Zimmer Manufacturing B.V.: Medical Device Recall in 2016 - (Recall #: Z-1116-2016)

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 18 consists of all product under product code: HWC and same usage: Item no: 47248001441 CANC SCR 4.0MM X 14MM FUL 47248001641 CANC SCR 4.0MM X 16MM FUL 47248001840 CANC SCR 4.0MM X 18MM 47248001841 CANC SCR 4.0MM X 18MM FUL 47248002041 CANC SCR 4.0MM X 20MM FUL 47248002441 CANC SCR 4.0MM X 24MM FUL 47248003641 CANC SCR 4.0MM X 36MM FUL 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-1116-2016

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: 83

Code Information:

lot no.: 62050736 62230456 62261576 61976745 62127763 62230457 62261627 62261659 61955473

Distribution Pattern:

US Nationwide Distribution

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated