Recall Register

Device recall: Orthopedic Salvage System (OSS) Porous Stem, Item No. 150394

Class II FDA enforcement event 81528. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .

Reason for recall, in the words of FDA

Zimmer Biomet is conducting a lot specific medical device recall for two lots of the Orthopedic Salvage System (OSS) and the Comprehensive Shoulder System. The investigation determined that the Mini Humeral Stem is potentially labeled as the Bowed IM Stem lot. The associated risk of this product issue is a potential extension of surgery <30 minutes if a replacement is readily available.

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 10 Oct 2018. The firm address in the FDA record is in Warsaw, IN. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 81528 has 2 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 19 Dec 2018. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 28 Apr 2020.

It is important to note that most of the time recall classifications are determined after the recalling firm provides all of the information needed to determine the risk posed to public health. The classification and posting in the FDA Enforcement Report should not be seen as an expansion or change to a firm’s voluntary public warning.

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Distribution

In the words of FDA.

Distributed to accounts in IN, MD, MO, MS, and NM.

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

2 product records in the event.

FDA event 81528: product records
Recall numberProductQuantityClassStatusReport date
Z-0590-2019Orthopedic Salvage System (OSS) Porous Stem, Item No. 1503943 totalClass IITerminated19 Dec 2018
Z-0591-2019Comprehensive Mini Stem, Item No. 113631:3 totalClass IITerminated19 Dec 2018

openFDA, about the status: FDA does not update the status of a recall after the recall has been classified according to its level of hazard. As such, the status of a recall (open, completed, or terminated) will remain unchanged after published in the Enforcement Reports. Source: openFDA, Drug Recall Enforcement Reports, Disclaimer.

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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.

The event in context

Device events that started in 2018
1,074
Share of these events in Class II
92%
Product records in this event
2Median of the firm: 1
Events of the firm on the register
144

Other events of the firm

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 81528. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/81528/. 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: Distributed to accounts in IN, MD, MO, MS, and NM.
What quantity of product is in FDA event 81528?
The event has 2 product records. The first record gives this quantity: 3 total
How did the recall start?
The FDA record says: Voluntary: Firm initiated
How many device recalls of 2018 have the same class?
92% of the 1,074 device events that started in 2018 are in Class II.