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Persona (TM) The Personalized Knee System recallZ-2298-2014 · Zimmer, Inc. · initiated Jun 10, 2013

Class II Terminated All recalls posted in August 2014

Is my device affected?

  1. Compare the model, catalog and lot or serial numbers on your device or its packaging with the code information below. A recall usually covers only specific models or lots.
  2. If yours is listed, follow the instructions from Zimmer, Inc. or your healthcare provider. The company's action is summarized under what the company is doing.
  3. Do not stop using a prescribed or implanted device on your own — talk to your healthcare provider first.

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Why it was recalled

Zimmer had received complaints that reported breakage of the Persona Knee Trial Articular Surface Provisionals (TASPs). This is a retrospective recall which covers Zimmer's corrective actions taken earlier this year concerning the TASPs.

FDA root cause category: Device Design

What the company is doing

On February 10, 2014, Zimmer sent letter to surgeons who had filed complaints regarding the affected TASP fractures. The letter provided the surgeons with Zimmer's investigational findings of the issue. Surgeons were directed to send questions or any additional informtion to [email protected]. The Zimmer Weekly Wrap-Up, dated February 14, 2014, was issued electronically to sales force. They were notified to engage in mandatory training to improve the usage of the TASPs and prevent potential breakage. Zimmer has taken additional corrective measures by initiating another recall in July 2014 whereby they notify the distributors as well as all users of the enhanced surgical technique.

Recall details

Recall number
Z-2298-2014
Recall class
Class II
Status
Terminated
Initiated by the company
Jun 10, 2013
Posted by the FDA
Aug 21, 2014
Recalling firm
Zimmer, Inc.
Quantity
70,986 distribution events
Product code
JWH
FDA submissions
K123459
Distribution
Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) including DC and Puerto Rico and the states of AK, AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WY, and the countries of Australia, Canada, Germany, India, Japan, Korea, and Singapore.

Product description

Persona (TM) The Personalized Knee System CR Tibial Articular Surface Provisional Top Nonsterile TASP CR L 3-9 CD TOP

Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)

Item Numbers: 42517000410 Lot Numbers:  62024975 62043546 62144792 62152725 62165538 62187318 62337961 62372407 62386776 62397159 62405917 62456263 62499170 62551386 62568272 62572572 62565051 62663168 62691384 62707494 62717346

Other devices under the same FDA submission

67 devices cleared under K123459 — the recall does not name any of them by identifier. One submission often covers many models, so they may or may not be affected.

Other products in the same recall event

The FDA groups related products into one recall event (event 68817).

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