FDAMay 18, 2015device
M/L Taper with Kinectiv¿ Technology. prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained (metal uncemented acetabular component) Product Usage: Usage: Total hip replacement for the following: severe hip pain and disability due to rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, traumatic arthritis, polyarthritis, collagen di...
Official recall recorded by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
The hazard
Zimmer is initiating a voluntary recall of 64 lots (752 implants total) of M/L Taper with Kinectiv¿ femoral stems and modular necks due higher than allowed cytotoxicity levels found with the product. Reasonable probability of adverse biological response and subsequent revision
What to do
FDA enforcement status: Terminated
Brands named
zimmer
UPCs
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Recall history
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- FDABrand Name: Zimmer Tourniquet Systems Product Name: A.T.S.¿ 5000TS Tourniquet Systems Model/Catalog Number: 60500010100 Software Version: Software version v2.04 or prior are within scope of the recall for A.T.S.¿ 5000TS Product Description: A.T.S 5000TS Tourniquet Systems Component: N/A2025-12-24
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