Device recall: Biomet RingLoc Hip System Self-Tapping Bone Screw 6.5mmx20mm-Low Profile Titanium. Accessory to total hip implant Item…
Class II FDA enforcement event 82332. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Two lengths of the 6.5mm RingLoc Hip System Self-Tapping Bone Screw may have the potential for the 30mm screws to be packaged as 20mm screws and vice versa.
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 1 Mar 2019. The firm address in the FDA record is in Warsaw, IN. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 82332 has 2 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 10 Apr 2019. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 27 May 2020.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide Foreign: CHILE CHINA COSTA RICA GUJRAT,INDIA JAPAN MEXICO CDMX 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
2 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-1086-2019 | Biomet RingLoc Hip System Self-Tapping Bone Screw 6.5mmx20mm-Low Profile Titanium. Accessory to total hip implant Item Number: 103531 Product Usage: Accessory to total hip implant | 809 total | Class II | Terminated | 10 Apr 2019 |
| Z-1087-2019 | Biomet RingLoc Hip System Self-Tapping Bone Screw 6.5mmx30mm-Low Profile Titanium, Accessory to total hip implant Item Number: 103533 Product Usage: Accessory to total hip implant | 809 units total | Class II | Terminated | 10 Apr 2019 |
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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Device events that started in 2019
- 968
- Share of these events in Class II
- 88%
- 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
- FDA enforcement report Z-1086-2019The 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 82332. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/82332/. 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 Nationwide Foreign: CHILE CHINA COSTA RICA GUJRAT,INDIA JAPAN MEXICO CDMX SINGAPORE
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 82332?
- The event has 2 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
809 total
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many device recalls of 2019 have the same class?
- 88% of the 968 device events that started in 2019 are in Class II.