Device recall: Affixus Hip Fracture Nail, 125 DEG 11MM X 180MM
Class II FDA enforcement event 78763. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
During the rework process for the April 17, 2017, field action, it was detected that the set screw and sleeve assembly which are designed to have an interference fit, were no longer in the installed location. This could prevent the product assembly with the mating screw and targeting jig.
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 7 Aug 2017. The firm address in the FDA record is in Warsaw, IN. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 78763 has 65 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 7 Feb 2018. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 29 Mar 2019.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
US nationwide distribution. Also Portugal and the Netherlands.
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
65 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-0420-2018 | Affixus Hip Fracture Nail, 125 DEG 11MM X 180MM | 638 units | Class II | Terminated | 7 Feb 2018 |
| Z-0421-2018 | Affixus Hip Fracture Nail, 125 DEG 9MM X 180MM | 638 units | Class II | Terminated | 7 Feb 2018 |
| Z-0422-2018 | Affixus Hip Fracture Nail, 130 DEG 11MM X 180MM | 638 units | Class II | Terminated | 7 Feb 2018 |
| Z-0423-2018 | Affixus Hip Fracture Nail, 130 DEG 9MM X 180MM | 638 units | Class II | Terminated | 7 Feb 2018 |
| Z-0424-2018 | Affixus Hip Fracture Nail, LH 125 DEG 11MM X 320MM | 638 units | Class II | Terminated | 7 Feb 2018 |
| Z-0425-2018 | Affixus Hip Fracture Nail, LH 125 DEG 11MM X 360MM | 638 units | Class II | Terminated | 7 Feb 2018 |
| Z-0426-2018 | Affixus Hip Fracture Nail, LH 125 DEG 11MM X 440MM | 638 units | Class II | Terminated | 7 Feb 2018 |
| Z-0427-2018 | Affixus Hip Fracture Nail, LH 125 DEG 9MM X 260MM | 638 units | Class II | Terminated | 7 Feb 2018 |
| Z-0428-2018 | Affixus Hip Fracture Nail, LH 125 DEG 9MM X 340MM | 638 units | Class II | Terminated | 7 Feb 2018 |
| Z-0429-2018 | Affixus Hip Fracture Nail, LH 125 DEG 9MM X 380MM | 638 units | Class II | Terminated | 7 Feb 2018 |
| Z-0430-2018 | Affixus Hip Fracture Nail, LH 125 DEG 9MM X 440MM | 638 units | Class II | Terminated | 7 Feb 2018 |
| Z-0431-2018 | Affixus Hip Fracture Nail, LH 130 DEG 11MM X 260MM | 638 units | Class II | Terminated | 7 Feb 2018 |
| Z-0432-2018 | Affixus Hip Fracture Nail, LH 130 DEG 11MM X 280MM | 638 units | Class II | Terminated | 7 Feb 2018 |
| Z-0433-2018 | Affixus Hip Fracture Nail, LH 130 DEG 11MM X 300MM | 638 units | Class II | Terminated | 7 Feb 2018 |
| Z-0434-2018 | Affixus Hip Fracture Nail, LH 130 DEG 11MM X 340MM | 638 units | Class II | Terminated | 7 Feb 2018 |
| Z-0435-2018 | Affixus Hip Fracture Nail, LH 130 DEG 11MM X 380MM | 638 units | Class II | Terminated | 7 Feb 2018 |
| Z-0436-2018 | Affixus Hip Fracture Nail, LH 130 DEG 11MM X 400MM | 638 Units | Class II | Terminated | 7 Feb 2018 |
| Z-0437-2018 | Affixus Hip Fracture Nail, LH 130 DEG 11MM X 420MM | 638 units | Class II | Terminated | 7 Feb 2018 |
| Z-0438-2018 | Affixus Hip Fracture Nail, LH 130 DEG 11MM X 440MM | 638 units | Class II | Terminated | 7 Feb 2018 |
| Z-0439-2018 | Affixus Hip Fracture Nail, LH 130 DEG 11MM X 460MM | 638 units | Class II | Terminated | 7 Feb 2018 |
| Z-0440-2018 | Affixus Hip Fracture Nail, LH 130 DEG 13MM X 460MM | 638 units | Class II | Terminated | 7 Feb 2018 |
| Z-0441-2018 | Affixus Hip Fracture Nail, LH 130 DEG 9MM X 280MM | 638 units | Class II | Terminated | 7 Feb 2018 |
| Z-0442-2018 | Affixus Hip Fracture Nail, LH 130 DEG 9MM X 300MM | 638 units | Class II | Terminated | 7 Feb 2018 |
| Z-0443-2018 | Affixus Hip Fracture Nail, LH 130 DEG 9MM X 320MM | 638 units | Class II | Terminated | 7 Feb 2018 |
| Z-0444-2018 | Affixus Hip Fracture Nail, LH 130 DEG 9MM X 340MM | 638 units | Class II | Terminated | 7 Feb 2018 |
| Z-0445-2018 | Affixus Hip Fracture Nail, LH 130 DEG 9MM X 400MM | 638 units | Class II | Terminated | 7 Feb 2018 |
| Z-0446-2018 | Affixus Hip Fracture Nail, LH 130 DEG 9MM X 420MM | 638 units | Class II | Terminated | 7 Feb 2018 |
| Z-0447-2018 | Affixus Hip Fracture Nail, LH 130 DEG 9MM X 440MM | 638 units | Class II | Terminated | 7 Feb 2018 |
| Z-0448-2018 | Affixus Hip Fracture Nail, RH 125 DEG 11MM X 300MM | 638 units | Class II | Terminated | 7 Feb 2018 |
| Z-0449-2018 | Affixus Hip Fracture Nail, RH 125 DEG 11MM X 380MM | 638 units | Class II | Terminated | 7 Feb 2018 |
| Z-0450-2018 | Affixus Hip Fracture Nail, RH 125 DEG 11MM X 440MM | 638 units | Class II | Terminated | 7 Feb 2018 |
| Z-0451-2018 | Affixus Hip Fracture Nail, RH 125 DEG 11MM X 460MM | 638 units | Class II | Terminated | 7 Feb 2018 |
| Z-0452-2018 | Affixus Hip Fracture Nail, RH 125 DEG 13MM X 260MM | 638 units | Class II | Terminated | 7 Feb 2018 |
| Z-0453-2018 | Affixus Hip Fracture Nail, RH 125 DEG 13MM X 320MM | 638 units | Class II | Terminated | 7 Feb 2018 |
| Z-0454-2018 | Affixus Hip Fracture Nail, RH 125 DEG 9MM X 260MM | 638 units | Class II | Terminated | 7 Feb 2018 |
| Z-0455-2018 | Affixus Hip Fracture Nail, RH 125 DEG 9MM X 320MM | 638 units | Class II | Terminated | 7 Feb 2018 |
| Z-0456-2018 | Affixus Hip Fracture Nail, RH 125 DEG 9MM X 340MM | 638 units | Class II | Terminated | 7 Feb 2018 |
| Z-0457-2018 | Affixus Hip Fracture Nail, RH 125 DEG 9MM X 360MM | 638 units | Class II | Terminated | 7 Feb 2018 |
| Z-0458-2018 | Affixus Hip Fracture Nail, RH 125 DEG 9MM X 400MM | 638 units | Class II | Terminated | 7 Feb 2018 |
| Z-0459-2018 | Affixus Hip Fracture Nail, RH 125 DEG 9MM X 420MM | 638 units | Class II | Terminated | 7 Feb 2018 |
| Z-0460-2018 | Affixus Hip Fracture Nail, RH 125 DEG 9MM X 440MM | 638 units | Class II | Terminated | 7 Feb 2018 |
| Z-0461-2018 | Affixus Hip Fracture Nail, RH 125 DEG 9MM X 460MM | 638 units | Class II | Terminated | 7 Feb 2018 |
| Z-0462-2018 | Affixus Hip Fracture Nail, RH 130 DEG 11MM X 260MM | 638 units | Class II | Terminated | 7 Feb 2018 |
| Z-0463-2018 | Affixus Hip Fracture Nail, RH 130 DEG 11MM X 280MM | 638 units | Class II | Terminated | 7 Feb 2018 |
| Z-0464-2018 | Affixus Hip Fracture Nail, RH 130 DEG 11MM X 300MM | 638 units | Class II | Terminated | 7 Feb 2018 |
| Z-0465-2018 | Affixus Hip Fracture Nail, RH 130 DEG 11MM X 320MM | 638 units | Class II | Terminated | 7 Feb 2018 |
| Z-0466-2018 | Affixus Hip Fracture Nail, RH 130 DEG 11MM X 340MM | 638 units | Class II | Terminated | 7 Feb 2018 |
| Z-0467-2018 | Affixus Hip Fracture Nail, RH 130 DEG 11MM X 360MM | 638 units | Class II | Terminated | 7 Feb 2018 |
| Z-0468-2018 | Affixus Hip Fracture Nail, RH 130 DEG 11MM X 380MM | 638 units | Class II | Terminated | 7 Feb 2018 |
| Z-0469-2018 | Affixus Hip Fracture Nail, RH 130 DEG 11MM X 400MM | 638 units | Class II | Terminated | 7 Feb 2018 |
| Z-0470-2018 | Affixus Hip Fracture Nail, RH 130 DEG 11MM X 420MM | 638 units | Class II | Terminated | 7 Feb 2018 |
| Z-0471-2018 | Affixus Hip Fracture Nail, RH 130 DEG 11MM X 440MM | 638 units | Class II | Terminated | 7 Feb 2018 |
| Z-0472-2018 | Affixus Hip Fracture Nail, RH 130 DEG 13MM X 280MM | 638 units | Class II | Terminated | 7 Feb 2018 |
| Z-0473-2018 | Affixus Hip Fracture Nail, RH 130 DEG 13MM X 300MM | 638 units | Class II | Terminated | 7 Feb 2018 |
| Z-0474-2018 | Affixus Hip Fracture Nail, RH 130 DEG 13MM X 440MM | 638 units | Class II | Terminated | 7 Feb 2018 |
| Z-0475-2018 | Affixus Hip Fracture Nail, RH 130 DEG 13MM X 460MM | 638 units | Class II | Terminated | 7 Feb 2018 |
| Z-0476-2018 | Affixus Hip Fracture Nail, RH 130 DEG 9MM X 260MM | 638 units | Class II | Terminated | 7 Feb 2018 |
| Z-0477-2018 | Affixus Hip Fracture Nail, RH 130 DEG 9MM X 300MM | 638 units | Class II | Terminated | 7 Feb 2018 |
| Z-0478-2018 | Affixus Hip Fracture Nail, RH 130 DEG 9MM X 320MM | 638 units | Class II | Terminated | 7 Feb 2018 |
| Z-0479-2018 | Affixus Hip Fracture Nail, RH 130 DEG 9MM X 340MM | 638 units | Class II | Terminated | 7 Feb 2018 |
The table shows 60 of 65 product records. The FDA enforcement report lists all the records.
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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
- 65Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 144
Other events of the firm
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report Z-0420-2018The FDA record of the first product of this event.
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Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 78763. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/78763/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
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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:
US nationwide distribution. Also Portugal and the Netherlands.
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 78763?
- The event has 65 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
638 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.