Zimmer Cannulated Screw System Cannulated Driver, 5.0 mm… recallZ-0872-06 · Pioneer Surgical Technology · initiated Mar 3, 2006
Terminated All recalls posted in May 2006
Is my device affected?
- 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.
- If yours is listed, follow the instructions from Pioneer Surgical Technology or your healthcare provider. The company's action is summarized under what the company is doing.
- Do not stop using a prescribed or implanted device on your own — talk to your healthcare provider first.
Where to find your model and lot numbers · What recall classes and statuses mean
Why it was recalled
There may be an obstruction in the cannula that will prevent the guide wire from passing through it. The obstruction in the cannula can force the guidewire to advance further into the patient than intended.
FDA root cause category: Other
What the company is doing
Pioneer notified Zimmer via letter dated 3/3/06 and Zimmer notified their hospital customers and distribution sites via letters dated 3/10/06 to check their inventory and return the product immediately to Zimmer.
Recall details
- Recall number
- Z-0872-06
- Recall class
- Not yet classified by the FDA
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated by the company
- Mar 3, 2006
- Posted by the FDA
- May 18, 2006
- Recalling firm
- Pioneer Surgical Technology
- Quantity
- 74
- Product code
- HWC
- FDA submissions
- K003496
- Distribution
- Nationwide.
Product description
Zimmer Cannulated Screw System Cannulated Driver, 5.0 mm Hex, REF 1147-49-50; Catalog # 00-1147-049-50. Manufactured by Pioneer Surgical Technology, Marquette, MI; Distributed by Zimmer, Warsaw, IN.
Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)
Lots 51198300, 51217200, 51234800, 51260000 and 51302600.
Other devices under the same FDA submission
1 device cleared under K003496 — the recall does not name any of them by identifier. One submission often covers many models, so they may or may not be affected.
- Zimmer® Cannulated Screw System 00-1147-150-72Pioneer Surgical Technology, Inc. · Screw, fixation, bone1 report
Sources and updates
- Recall record: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026 · View the FDA recall notice ↗
- Devices: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026. Devices are linked when their identifier (with a valid check digit) appears in the recall's code information.
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 18, 2026. Text above is shown as published by the FDA.
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