NCB® 02.03260.109Recalls & reported problems
Zimmer GmbH · NCB PLATE FOR FEMUR, LEFT, 9 HOLES · Class 2
All models of NCB (78)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 7
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 7
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 7 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00889024297401), received between Dec 13, 2018 and Oct 17, 2024 — classified as 7 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fracture” (6 reports).
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 16, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Fracture6
- Insufficient Device Problem Information1
- Material Integrity Problem1
Patient problems
- Failure of Implant3
- Bone Fracture(s)1
- Insufficient Information1
- No Code Available1
- No Information1
- Pain1
Recent adverse event reports
The 7 most recent of 7 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryOct 17, 2024Fracture; Fracture
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT HAD AN INITIAL LEFT TOTAL KNEE ON AN UNKNOWN DATE WITH UNKNOWN IMPLANTS. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PATIENT SUSTAINED A PERIPROSTHETIC FEMUR FRACTURE AND UNDERWENT AN ORIF WITH NCB PLATE IMPLANTED. APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS LATER, THE PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO AN NCB PLATE FRACTURE. DURING THE REVISION IT WAS NOTED THAT NO INFECTION WAS PRESENT, AND THE REDUCTION HAD IMPROVED. PATIENT NCB PLATE WAS REVISED WITHOUT COMPLICATIONS. DILIGENCE IS COMPLETED AND TO DATE NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE REPORTED EVENT HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 20475801 ↗InjuryJun 18, 2021Fracture; Fracture
InjuryFeb 17, 2021Fracture; Material Integrity Problem
NO CHANGE TO PREVIOUSLY REPORTED EVENT.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 11337394 ↗InjuryMar 16, 2020Fracture; Fracture
InjuryOct 23, 2019Fracture; Fracture
PRODUCT WAS IMPLANTED ON THE LEFT SIDE AND PATIENT UNDERWENT REVISION DUE TO IMPLANT FRACTURE.
Patient problems: No Information
MAUDE report 9223880 ↗InjurySep 17, 2019Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
InjuryDec 13, 2018Fracture; Fracture
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Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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