Trabecular Metal acetabular revision system column buttress… recallZ-2217-2010 · Zimmer Inc. · initiated Apr 6, 2010
Terminated All recalls posted in August 2010
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 firm has determined that some of the packages could develop a breach of the seal in the sterile barrier pouches.
FDA root cause category: Packaging
What the company is doing
The firm sent an "Urgent Device Removal" letter dated 4/6/2010. The consignees were instructed to inventory the products on hand and return the recalled product to the manufacturer. More information is available at 1-800-613-6131.
Recall details
- Recall number
- Z-2217-2010
- Recall class
- Not yet classified by the FDA
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated by the company
- Apr 6, 2010
- Posted by the FDA
- Aug 12, 2010
- Recalling firm
- Zimmer Inc.
- Quantity
- 1,972 all products
- Product code
- LPH
- FDA submissions
- K061067
- Distribution
- US, Germany, Brazil, Singapore, Canada, Australia, England, India, and Switzerland.
Product description
Trabecular Metal acetabular revision system column buttress right posterior/left anterior, 00-4894-400-00, sterile, Zimmer Inc., Parsippany, NJ.
Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)
60492197, 60704071, 60667465, 60728122, 60770944, 60796679, 60862513, 61081548, 61143008, and 61324533.
Other devices under the same FDA submission
2 devices cleared under K061067 — 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™ 00-4894-300-00Zimmer Trabecular Metal Technology Inc. · PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED1 report
- TRABECULAR METAL™ 00-4894-400-00Zimmer Trabecular Metal Technology Inc. · PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED1 report
Other products in the same recall event
The FDA groups related products into one recall event (event 55364).
- Z-2214-2010 · TerminatedTrabecular Metal acetabular revision system buttress augment size, 54, 00-4898-001-54, sterile, Zimmer Inc., Parsippany, NJ. Usage: Implantable devices that are used to address b…
- Z-2215-2010 · TerminatedTrabecular Metal acetabular revision system buttress augment size, 58, 00-4898-001-58, sterile, Zimmer Inc., Parsippany, NJ. Usage: Implantable devices that are used to address b…
- Z-2216-2010 · TerminatedTrabecular Metal acetabular revision system column buttress left posterior/right anterior, 00-4894-300-00, sterile, Zimmer Inc., Parsippany, NJ. Usage: Implantable devices that a…
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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