Zimmer Dental AdVent Implant System, Abutment, Tapered, Rx… recallZ-0499-2010 · Zimmer Inc. · initiated Nov 6, 2009
Terminated All recalls posted in December 2009
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 Zimmer Inc. 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
The devices may not meet specifications, which may result in fracturing during tightening of the component.
FDA root cause category: Process control
What the company is doing
User accounts were notified of the issue by phone on or about 11/6/09. Clinicians were requested to schedule a follow-up appointment and to remove and replace the recalled components for any patients who had this device placed without fracturing during the procedure. Questions are directed to the company at 1-800-854-7019.
Recall details
- Recall number
- Z-0499-2010
- Recall class
- Not yet classified by the FDA
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated by the company
- Nov 6, 2009
- Posted by the FDA
- Dec 10, 2009
- Recalling firm
- Zimmer Inc.
- Quantity
- 738
- Product code
- DZE
- FDA submissions
- K061410
- Distribution
- Ohio, Canada and France.
Product description
Zimmer Dental AdVent Implant System, Abutment, Tapered, Rx, sterile, Zimmer Dental, Inc., Carlsbad, CA; REF AVACT.
Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)
Lots 61233652, 61238956, 61245049, 61252577, 61256798, 61263053, 61314067 and 61341224.
Other devices under the same FDA submission
1 device cleared under K061410 — the recall does not name any of them by identifier. One submission often covers many models, so they may or may not be affected.
- Tapered Screw-Vent® TSVWB10ZimVie US Corp LLC · IMPLANT, ENDOSSEOUS, ROOT-FORM805 reports
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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