Device recall: M/DN Intramedullary Fixation Humeral Guide Wire - Smooth 2.4 mm Diameter 70 cm Length Single Use Only, Item Number…
Class II FDA enforcement event 78219. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
The design verification for the previous packaging configuration G928 does not cover the 70cm wires. A design verification has been completed to move the 70cm guide wires to a new packaging configuration. As a result, the products packaged in the previous packaging configuration are being removed.
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 Biomet, Inc. started this device recall on 5 Jun 2017. The firm address in the FDA record is in Warsaw, IN. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 78219 has 5 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 14 Feb 2018. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 17 Apr 2019.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Nationwide within U.S.A and Puerto Rico; International: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, India, Japan, Netherlands & Singapore
Recalling firm
Zimmer Biomet, Inc., Warsaw, IN.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
5 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-0547-2018 | M/DN Intramedullary Fixation Humeral Guide Wire - Smooth 2.4 mm Diameter 70 cm Length Single Use Only, Item Number 00-2255-025-00 Product Usage: The Ball Tip and Tear Drop Guide Wires are used during the initial reaming of the intramedullary canal. They also assists in guiding the nail during implantation. The guide… | 6,290 units | Class II | Terminated | 14 Feb 2018 |
| Z-0548-2018 | M/DN Intramedullary Fixation Humeral Guide Wire - Bullet Tip 2.4 mm Diameter 70 cm Length Single Use Only, Item Number 00-2255-026-00 Product Usage: The Ball Tip and Tear Drop Guide Wires are used during the initial reaming of the intramedullary canal. They also assists in guiding the nail during implantation. The… | 1,517 units | Class II | Terminated | 14 Feb 2018 |
| Z-0549-2018 | Humeral Guide Wire Ball Tip 2.4 mm Diameter 70 cm Length, Item Number 47-2255-008-00 Product Usage: The Ball Tip and Tear Drop Guide Wires are used during the initial reaming of the intramedullary canal. They also assists in guiding the nail during implantation. The guide wire incorporates either a ball or tapered… | 7,888 units | Class II | Terminated | 14 Feb 2018 |
| Z-0550-2018 | Zimmer Natural Nail System Tear Drop Guide Wire 3.0 mm Diameter, 70 cm length, Item Number 47-2490-098-00 Product Usage: The Ball Tip and Tear Drop Guide Wires are used during the initial reaming of the intramedullary canal. They also assists in guiding the nail during implantation. The guide wire incorporates either… | 10,116 units | Class II | Terminated | 14 Feb 2018 |
| Z-0551-2018 | Zimmer Natural Nail System Tear Drop Guide Wire 2.4 mm Diameter, 70 cm length, Item Number 47-2490-098-01 Product Usage: The Ball Tip and Tear Drop Guide Wires are used during the initial reaming of the intramedullary canal. They also assists in guiding the nail during implantation. The guide wire incorporates either… | 1,631 units | Class II | Terminated | 14 Feb 2018 |
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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Device events that started in 2017
- 1,091
- Share of these events in Class II
- 93%
- Product records in this event
- 5Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 144
Other events of the firm
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report Z-0547-2018The FDA record of the first product of this event.
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Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 78219. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/78219/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
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- 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:
Nationwide within U.S.A and Puerto Rico; International: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, India, Japan, Netherlands & Singapore
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 78219?
- The event has 5 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
6,290 units
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many device recalls of 2017 have the same class?
- 93% of the 1,091 device events that started in 2017 are in Class II.