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NCB® 02.00024.001Recalls & reported problems

Zimmer GmbH · Class 2

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Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
1
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
1
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00889024289253), received between Jan 29, 2021 and Jan 29, 2021 — classified as 1 injury.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fracture” (1 report).

Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 18, 2026.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Fracture1

Patient problems

  • Foreign Body In Patient1

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryJan 29, 2021Fracture; Fracture

    DURING SURGERY THE DRILL BIT WAS FRACTURED INSIDE THE BONE AND SURGEON COULDN'T RETRIEVE IT. THE BROKEN PIECE REMAINED IN THE PATIENT. THE IMPLANTATION AND EXPLANTATION DATES ARE LEFT EMPTY AS THE DEVICE INVOLVED IN THIS COMPLAINT IS AN INSTRUMENT. HENCE, NO EXPIRATION DATE IS CAPTURED, FOR THE SAME REASON.

    Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient

    MAUDE report 11250781 ↗

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