Zimmer Dermatome Blades- 10-pack boxes of blades…

Date

Oct. 11, 2023

Risk class

Class II (FDA's definition, 21 CFR 7.3(m): a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote)

Status

Ongoing

Filed by

Zimmer Surgical Inc

Product

Zimmer Dermatome Blades- 10-pack boxes of blades. Intended for use with the dermatome handpiece which is a skin grafting instrument that is intended to provide variable graft thickness and width capabilities Part number: 00880000010

Reason

Skin grafts thin and non-uniform when using the affected blades. The issue would be identified at the time of use and may result in the need for additional harvests to adequately cover the area

Distribution pattern

US Nationwide Foreign: AUSTRALIA BRAZIL CHINA HONG KONG INDIA JAPAN MALAYSIA MEXICO NETHERLANDS ON SEOUL SINGAPORE TAIWAN THAILAND

Quantity

11,985 boxes (119,850 blades)

Codes and lots

FG (Blade) UDI: (01)00889024375895(17)280205(10)65599469 (01)00889024375895(17)280206(10)65620875 (01)00889024375895(17)280207(10)65621233 (01)00889024375895(17)280209(10)65630969 (01)00889024375895(17)280212(10)65647382 (01)00889024375895(17)280213(10)65648460 (01)00889024375895(17)280214(10)65709066 (01)00889024375895(17)280219(10)65925347 (01)00889024375895(17)280220(10)65925348 (01)00889024375895(17)280221(10)65935737 (01)00889024375895(17)280223(10)65935738 (01)00889024375895(17)280319(10)65952857 (01)00889024375895(17)280424(10)65952858 (01)00889024375895(17)280430(10)65972711 (01)00889024375895(17)280503(10)65972712 (01)00889024375895(17)280507(10)65988623 (01)00889024375895(17)280426(10)65952862 (01)00889024375895(17)280509(10)65988624 (01)00889024375895(17)280514(10)65989036 (01)00889024375895(17)280516(10)65989037 (01)00889024375895(17)280520(10)66000975 (01)00889024375895(17)280523(10)66000976 (01)00889024375895(17)280528(10)66002852 (01)00889024375895(17)280530(10)65952860 (01)00889024375895(17)280610(10)66002853 (01)00889024375895(17)280613(10)66014333 (01)00889024375895(17)280617(10)66014332 (01)00889024375895(17)280624(10)66038885 (01)00889024375895(17)280628(10)66172214 (01)00889024375895(17)280710(10)66049031 (01)00889024375895(17)280724(10)66078057 (01)00889024375895(17)280719(10)66049032 Sales Unit (Box) UDI (01)00889024380318(17)280205(10)65599469 (01)00889024380318(17)280206(10)65620875 (01)00889024380318(17)280207(10)65621233 (01)00889024380318(17)280209(10)65630969 (01)00889024380318(17)280212(10)65647382 (01)00889024380318(17)280213(10)65648460 (01)00889024380318(17)280214(10)65709066 (01)00889024380318(17)280219(10)65925347 (01)00889024380318(17)280220(10)65925348 (01)00889024380318(17)280221(10)65935737 (01)00889024380318(17)280223(10)65935738 (01)00889024380318(17)280319(10)65952857 (01)00889024380318(17)280424(10)65952858 (01)00889024380318(17)280430(10)65972711 (01)00889024380318(17)280503(10)65972712 (01)00889024380318(17)280507(10)65988623 (01)00889024380318(17)280426(10)65952862 (01)00889024380318(17)280509(10)65988624 (01)00889024380318(17)280514(10)65989036 (01)00889024380318(17)280516(10)65989037 (01)00889024380318(17)280520(10)66000975 (01)00889024380318(17)280523(10)66000976 (01)00889024380318(17)280528(10)66002852 (01)00889024380318(17)280530(10)65952860 (01)00889024380318(17)280610(10)66002853 (01)00889024380318(17)280613(10)66014333 (01)00889024380318(17)280617(10)66014332 (01)00889024380318(17)280624(10)66038885 (01)00889024380318(17)280628(10)66172214 (01)00889024380318(17)280710(10)66049031 (01)00889024380318(17)280724(10)66078057 (01)00889024380318(17)280719(10)66049032 Lot Numbers: 65599469 65620875 65621233 65630969 65647382 65648460 65709066 65925347 65925348 65935737 65935738 65952857 65952858 65972711 65972712 65988623 65952862 65988624 65989036 65989037 66000975 66000976 66002852 65952860 66002853 66014333 66014332 66038885 66172214 66049031 66078057 66049032

Recall started

Sept. 5, 2023

Device type

Dermatome

Root cause (FDA)

Process control

What the company told customers

Zimmer issued Urgent Medical Device Recall Letter (FA 2023-00208 ) to Distributors and Risk Managers and Recall FAQs to affected consignees on September 5, 2023. Letter states reason for recall, health risk and action to take: 1. Review this notification and ensure that affected personnel are aware of the contents. 2. If you have affected product at your facility, immediately locate and quarantine affected product in your inventory. a. Your Zimmer Biomet sales representative may remove and return the affected product from your facility on your behalf. b. Alternatively, you may directly return all affected product from your facility. i. Complete Attachment 1 Certificate of Acknowledgement for each return and send to CorporateQuality.PostMarket@zimmerbiomet.com. ii. Include a hardcopy of Attachment 1 in each carton of your return shipment for immediate processing. iii. Mark RECALL on the outside of the returned cartons 3. If the product has been further distributed, provide your customers with the recall notice and ensure documentation. 4. Complete Attachment 1 Certificate of Acknowledgement and send to CorporateQuality.PostMarket@zimmerbiomet.com. This form shall be returned even if you do not have affected products at your facility. Upon receipt of affected product, Zimmer Biomet will credit your account. Please return a copy of the completed response form along with your returned product to ensure proper credit. 5. Retain a copy of the acknowledgement form with your recall records in the event of a compliance audit of your facility s documentation. 6. If you have further questions or concerns after reviewing this notice, please call customer service at 574-371-3071 between 8:00 am and 5:00pm EST, Monday through Friday. Calls received outside of call center operating hours will receive a voicemail prompt or be transferred to an on-call representative in the event of an emergency. Alternatively, your questions may be emailed to CorporateQuality.PostMarket@zimm

Recall number

Z-0069-2024

What should I do? How serious is a recall? Classes and warnings explained

Source: FDA · Medical device enforcement report, recall number Z-0069-2024. The agency record governs; check it and the company before acting.