Zimmer Trabecular Metal Reverse Shoulder System… recallZ-1417-06 · Zimmer Inc. · initiated Jul 20, 2006
Terminated All recalls posted in August 2006
Is my device affected?
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Where to find your model and lot numbers · What recall classes and statuses mean
Why it was recalled
Components may not lock together as intended.
FDA root cause category: Other
What the company is doing
Consignees were notified via recall letter dated 7/20/06 to cease use of the products and to return the product to Zimmer.
Recall details
- Recall number
- Z-1417-06
- Recall class
- Not yet classified by the FDA
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated by the company
- Jul 20, 2006
- Posted by the FDA
- Aug 26, 2006
- Recalling firm
- Zimmer Inc.
- Quantity
- 197 for all three recalls Z-1416-1418-06
- Product code
- KWT
- FDA submissions
- K052906
- Distribution
- Worldwide distribution --- USA and countries of Australia and China
Product description
Zimmer Trabecular Metal Reverse Shoulder System Glenosphere, 40 mm diameter; Catalog/Ref No. 00-4349-040-01.
Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)
All lots.
Other devices under the same FDA submission
34 devices cleared under K052906 — the recall does not name any of them by identifier. One submission often covers many models, so they may or may not be affected.
- Trabecular Metal® 00-4349-036-11Zimmer, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, SHOULDER, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER CEMENTED17 reports
- Trabecular Metal® 00-4349-012-13Zimmer, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, SHOULDER, HEMI-, HUMERAL, METALLIC UNCEMENTED14 reports
- Trabecular Metal® 00-4349-036-03Zimmer, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, SHOULDER, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER CEMENTED9 reports
- Trabecular Metal® 00-4349-014-13Zimmer, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, SHOULDER, NON-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER CEMENTED8 reports
- Trabecular Metal® 00-4349-036-00Zimmer, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, SHOULDER, NON-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER CEMENTED7 reports
- Trabecular Metal® 00-4349-066-06Zimmer, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, SHOULDER, NON-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER CEMENTED7 reports
- Trabecular Metal® 00-4349-036-06Zimmer, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, SHOULDER, NON-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER CEMENTED6 reports
- Trabecular Metal® 00-4349-040-11Zimmer, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, SHOULDER, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER CEMENTED6 reports
- Trabecular Metal® 00-4309-029-00Zimmer, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, SHOULDER, NON-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER CEMENTED5 reports
- Trabecular Metal® 00-4349-065-06Zimmer, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, SHOULDER, HEMI-, HUMERAL, METALLIC UNCEMENTED5 reports
- Trabecular Metal™ 00-4309-041-00Zimmer, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, SHOULDER, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER CEMENTED4 reports
- Trabecular Metal® 00-4349-039-12Zimmer, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, SHOULDER, HEMI-, HUMERAL, METALLIC UNCEMENTED4 reports
Other products in the same recall event
The FDA groups related products into one recall event (event 35942).
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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