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Event 63122

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
August 31, 2012
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Zimmer, Inc.

Dossier provenance

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  • openFDA Device Enforcement Report-date coverage June 20, 2012–July 08, 2026 Known gap: openFDA describes 2004-present coverage, but the current export has no report-date records in this interval.
  • openFDA Device Recall event_date_initiated coverage June 01, 1997–June 30, 2026

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Multipolar¿ Bipolar Cup Liner 22 mm LD.; Item 00-5001-040-22 Product Usage: The liner snaps into the Multipolar¿ Bipolar Cup and serves as the articulation surface for the femoral head. The split poly locking ring helps contain the head within the liner and also provides a popping sound as conformation that the femoral head has completed seated, as noted in surgical technique 97-5003-003-00

Z-0410-2013
Recall number
Z-0410-2013
Initiated
August 31, 2012
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Zimmer, Inc.
Quantity
195

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Zimmer Inc. is initiating a removal of the Multipolar¿ Bipolar Cup Liner 22 mm J.D. (item 00-5001-040-22) due to reports that the split poly ring was incorrectly assembled.

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Reason for recall

Zimmer Inc. is initiating a removal of the Multipolar¿ Bipolar Cup Liner 22 mm J.D. (item 00-5001-040-22) due to reports that the split poly ring was incorrectly assembled.

Code information

Item 00-5001-040- 22; Lot 61261192, 61261194, 61296091,

Distribution pattern

Worldwide Distribution - USA nationwide including the states of: AK, CA, IL, FL, HI, MI, MO, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, TX and the countries of Germany, Brazil, Canada, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, India and Korea.

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