FDAMarch 28, 2018device
Gentle Threads, Interference Screw; Model No. 905608, for soft tissue reattachment procedures in the ankle/foot and knee.
Official recall recorded by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
The hazard
Specific lots of the device were overexposed during EtO sterilization. This may lead to revision due to infection from loss of sterile barrier during over-exposure cycle.
What to do
FDA enforcement status: Terminated
Brands named
zimmer biometzimmer
Recall history
Other federal recalls tied to the same brand — a factual pattern, straight from the source data.
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- FDAOff-Axis Comprehensive Shoulder System Small, Augment, Off-Axis, Reamer Guide, Model/Catalog Number: 1100402402026-05-20
- FDAOff-Axis Comprehensive Shoulder System, Large, Augment, Off-Axis, Reamer Guide Model/Catalog Number: 1100402422026-05-20
- FDAOff-Axis Comprehensive Shoulder System, Medium, Augment, Off-Axis, Reamer Guide Model/Catalog Number: 1100402412026-05-20
- FDABrand Name: Persona Revision Product Name: Persona Revision¿ Trabecular Metal¿ Femoral Distal Augment Model/Catalog Number: 42-5572-066-10 Software Version: N/A Product Description: Persona Revision¿ Trabecular Metal¿ Femoral Distal Augment Size 9, 9+ 10mm Thicknes Component: N/A2026-05-11
- FDABrand Name: Disposable Mixing Bowls with Spatula Product Name: Mixing Bowl and Spatula Model/Catalog Number: 00-5049-011-00 Software Version: N/A Product Description: Mixing Bowl and Spatula Component: N/A2026-03-30
- 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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