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Event 79682

6 recalled-product records grouped only because every row carries this exact official event ID.

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
March 28, 2018
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

Enforcement coverage uses report dates; product initiation dates can precede those bounds. Device-enrichment coverage uses FDA event_date_initiated.

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Every recalled product in this event

6 official enforcement rows

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device · product 1 of 6

Gentle Threads, Interference Screw; Model No. 905617, for soft tissue reattachment procedures in the ankle/foot and knee.

Z-1734-2018
Recall number
Z-1734-2018
Initiated
March 28, 2018
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
Quantity
54

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
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.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Nonconforming Material/Component

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Reason for recall

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.

Code information

lot 207910

Distribution pattern

Worldwide distribution. US nationwide, Netherlands, Mexico, Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina, Malaysia, Costa Rica, Chile, South Korea, and Canada.

device · product 2 of 6

Gentle Threads, Interference Screw; Model No. 905604, for soft tissue reattachment procedures in the ankle/foot and knee.

Z-1735-2018
Recall number
Z-1735-2018
Initiated
March 28, 2018
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
Quantity
108

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
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.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Nonconforming Material/Component

Compare all device evidence states

Inspect official wording and provenance

Reason for recall

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.

Code information

lot 326860, 326880

Distribution pattern

Worldwide distribution. US nationwide, Netherlands, Mexico, Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina, Malaysia, Costa Rica, Chile, South Korea, and Canada.

device · product 3 of 6

Gentle Threads, Interference Screw; Model No. 905605, for soft tissue reattachment procedures in the ankle/foot and knee.

Z-1736-2018
Recall number
Z-1736-2018
Initiated
March 28, 2018
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
Quantity
53

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
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.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Nonconforming Material/Component

Compare all device evidence states

Inspect official wording and provenance

Reason for recall

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.

Code information

lot 326900

Distribution pattern

Worldwide distribution. US nationwide, Netherlands, Mexico, Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina, Malaysia, Costa Rica, Chile, South Korea, and Canada.

device · product 4 of 6

Gentle Threads, Interference Screw; Model No. 905607, for soft tissue reattachment procedures in the ankle/foot and knee.

Z-1737-2018
Recall number
Z-1737-2018
Initiated
March 28, 2018
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
Quantity
54

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
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.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Nonconforming Material/Component

Compare all device evidence states

Inspect official wording and provenance

Reason for recall

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.

Code information

lot 326920

Distribution pattern

Worldwide distribution. US nationwide, Netherlands, Mexico, Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina, Malaysia, Costa Rica, Chile, South Korea, and Canada.

device · product 5 of 6

Gentle Threads, Interference Screw; Model No. 905608, for soft tissue reattachment procedures in the ankle/foot and knee.

Z-1738-2018
Recall number
Z-1738-2018
Initiated
March 28, 2018
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
Quantity
54

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
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.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Nonconforming Material/Component

Compare all device evidence states

Inspect official wording and provenance

Reason for recall

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.

Code information

lot 326960

Distribution pattern

Worldwide distribution. US nationwide, Netherlands, Mexico, Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina, Malaysia, Costa Rica, Chile, South Korea, and Canada.

device · product 6 of 6

Gentle Threads, Interference Screw; Model No. 905615, for soft tissue reattachment procedures in the ankle/foot and knee.

Z-1739-2018
Recall number
Z-1739-2018
Initiated
March 28, 2018
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
Quantity
107

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
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.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Nonconforming Material/Component

Compare all device evidence states

Inspect official wording and provenance

Reason for recall

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.

Code information

lot 326980, 371540

Distribution pattern

Worldwide distribution. US nationwide, Netherlands, Mexico, Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina, Malaysia, Costa Rica, Chile, South Korea, and Canada.

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