Device recall: NexGen Complete Knee Solution Monoblock Tibial Provisional / Drill Guide Tibial Size 5 Femoral Size Green / CH Zimmer…
Class II FDA enforcement event 69866. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
During cleaning, two separate units of the NexGen Tibial Base plates did not fit with the Tibial Base Plate handle.
Class II, in the words of FDA
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
Zimmer Trabecular Metal Technology, Inc. started this device recall on 2 Dec 2014. The firm address in the FDA record is in Parsippany, NJ. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 69866 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 31 Dec 2014. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 28 Aug 2015.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Worldwide Distribution - US Distribution and the countries of Australia and Denmark.
Recalling firm
Zimmer Trabecular Metal Technology, Inc., Parsippany, NJ.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
1 product record in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-0851-2015 | NexGen Complete Knee Solution Monoblock Tibial Provisional / Drill Guide Tibial Size 5 Femoral Size Green / CH Zimmer U.K. Ltd., SN3 4FP, UK Zimmer Trabecular Metal Technology, Inc 10 Pomeroy Road, Parsippany, NJ 07054 USA | 8 units | Class II | Terminated | 31 Dec 2014 |
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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Device events that started in 2014
- 1,176
- Share of these events in Class II
- 91%
- Product records in this event
- 1Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 5
Other events of the firm
| Initiated | Product (first record) | Type | Class | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Feb 2019 | NexGenTrabecular Metal Tibial Half Block Augment, Right Lateral/Left Medial, Size 4 5MM Thickness W/Screws Item Number: | Device | Class II | 2 |
| 7 Jul 2016 | The TM Ardis Interbody System implant is a convex, straight TLIF or PLIF device for interbody fusion of the anterior col | Device | Class III | 1 |
| 15 Apr 2016 | POROUS PATELLA 32MM X 10MM - 00587806532 POROUS PATELLA 35MM X 10MM- 00587806535 POROUS PATELLA 38MM X 10MM - 0058780653 | Device | Class II | 6 |
| 4 Feb 2015 | NexGen TRABECULAR METAL FEMORAL AUGMENT BLOCK DISTAL ONLY, 20 MM Augment, Size D, Sterile, Rx Only. Product Usage: Inten | Device | Class II | 1 |
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report Z-0851-2015The FDA record of the first product of this event.
- FDA: recalls, market withdrawals and safety alertsThe recall notices on the FDA site.
- FDA MedWatchThe FDA safety reporting program for drugs and medical devices.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 69866. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/69866/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA device enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
Worldwide Distribution - US Distribution and the countries of Australia and Denmark.
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 69866?
- The FDA record gives this quantity:
8 units
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many device recalls of 2014 have the same class?
- 91% of the 1,176 device events that started in 2014 are in Class II.