FDAFebruary 17, 2017device

various polyethylene implants Hips Active Articulation ArComXL Bearings Active Articulation E1 Bearings Arcos Taper Cap BIOLOX delta Option Head E1 RingLoc Bi-Polar Freedom Constrained Liner +5mm Hi-Wall ArcomXL All Poly Rimloc E1 10 Degree Liner RingLoc +3mm Hi-Wall E1 Liner Ringloc +3mm Neutral...

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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