Zimmer Bone Screw, self tapping, 6.5 mm dia., 20 mm length… recallZ-1344-06 · Zimmer Inc. · initiated Jun 26, 2006
Terminated All recalls posted in August 2006
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Why it was recalled
Lack of assurance of sterility, as the sterile barrier packaging may have been compromised.
FDA root cause category: Other
What the company is doing
Hospital accounts were notified via recall letter dated 6/26/06 and distributor accounts were notified via recall letter dated 6/28/06 to return the product. Recall was extended to additional lots via recall letter dated 7/26/06.
Recall details
- Recall number
- Z-1344-06
- Recall class
- Not yet classified by the FDA
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated by the company
- Jun 26, 2006
- Posted by the FDA
- Aug 3, 2006
- Recalling firm
- Zimmer Inc.
- Quantity
- 310 total for all catalog numbers
- Product code
- HWC
- FDA submissions
- K934765
- Distribution
- Worldwide, including USA, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, England, France, Germany, Guatemala, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, UAE.
Product description
Zimmer Bone Screw, self tapping, 6.5 mm dia., 20 mm length, tivanium TI-6AL-4V alloy, sterile, Catalog no. 6250-65-20 (00625006520).
Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)
Lot 60330168.
Other devices under the same FDA submission
8 devices cleared under K934765 — the recall does not name any of them by identifier. One submission often covers many models, so they may or may not be affected.
- Trilogy® 6200-56-22Zimmer, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED5 reports
- Trilogy® 6200-50-22Zimmer, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED3 reports
- Trilogy® 6200-52-22Zimmer, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED2 reports
- Trilogy® 6200-60-22Zimmer, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED2 reports
- Trilogy® 6200-54-22Zimmer, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED1 report
- Trilogy® 6200-62-20Zimmer, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED1 report
- Trilogy® 6200-66-22Zimmer, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED1 report
- Trilogy® 6105-50-32Zimmer, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED1 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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