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Event 79383

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
November 29, 2017
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Zimmer Biomet, Inc.

Dossier provenance

Source snapshots represented here

  • 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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Persona Partial Knee spacer block instruments; (1) 8mm block, Model Number: 42-5399-035-08; (2) 9mm block, Model Number:42-5399-035-09; (3) 10mm block, Model Number: 42-5399-035-10; (4) 12mm block, Model Number: 42-5399-035-12; (5) 14mm block, Model Number: 42-5399-035-14 A spacer block is used to ensure the tibial resection Is sufficient and to verify limb alignment. After verification the distal femoral resecUon Is complete using the distal femoral cut slot in the spacer block. The spacer block determines how much distal femoral bone is resected.

Z-1238-2018
Recall number
Z-1238-2018
Initiated
November 29, 2017
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
Quantity
1023

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Certain partial knee implant spacer blocks do not fit in the alignment tower instrument or handle.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Nonconforming Material/Component

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Reason for recall

Certain partial knee implant spacer blocks do not fit in the alignment tower instrument or handle.

Code information

(1) 8mm block, Model Number: 42-5399-035-08, Lots: 63767442 and 63807190; (2) 9mm block, Model Number:42-5399-035-09, Lot: 63769804; (3) 10mm block, Model Number: 42-5399-035-10, Lot: 63769805; (4) 12mm block, Model Number: 42-5399-035-12, Lot: 63769806; (5) 14mm block, Model Number: 42-5399-035-14, Lots: 63767443 and 63813674

Distribution pattern

USA (nationwide) Distribution to the states of : AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI., and Internationally to Japan and Netherlands.

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