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NA 8011-20-20Recalls & reported problems

Zimmer, Inc. · Class 2 · Implant

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 00889024432994), received between Sep 14, 2023 and Sep 14, 2023 — classified as 1 injury.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Malposition of Device” (1 report).

1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K001733); they may or may not involve this specific model.

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

  • Malposition of Device1

Patient problems

  • Failure of Implant1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • InjurySep 14, 2023Malposition of Device; Malposition of Device

    IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A HIP PROCEDURE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PATIENT WAS REVISED APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR LATER DUE TO INSTABILITY, MALPOSITION, AND LOOSENING. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.

    Patient problems: Failure of Implant

    MAUDE report 17744096 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under K001733. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.

  • Z-1699-2009 · Jun 8, 2009 · Terminated
    Zimmer Allen medullary cement plugs, 1 - 20 dia. flange/10 mm dia. core, 1 - 24 mm dia. flange/12 mm dia. core (polyethylene with barium sulfate) with inserter, sterile, Zimmer, Wa

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