FDAFebruary 17, 2017device

various polyethylene implants BIO PLUG 10MM Product Usage: Non-weight bearing accessory. Sterile, optional speciality components that are non-bioabsorbable, implantable devices designed to be inserted into the medullary canal of a bone during orhtopedic surgery to prevent cement progression in th...

Official recall recorded by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.

The hazard

Endotoxin levels higher than process maximum limits were discovered in the identified polyethylene components.

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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