Device recall: Off-Axis Comprehensive Shoulder System Small, Augment, Off-Axis, Reamer Guide, Model/Catalog Number: 110040240
Class II FDA enforcement event 99045. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Ongoing.
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Five complaints have been received identifying issues where the plastic guides were catching during reaming, leading to breakage.
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, Inc. started this device recall on 20 May 2026. The firm address in the FDA record is in Warsaw, IN. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 99045 has 5 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 1 Jul 2026. The record gives the status Ongoing.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
US Nationwide distribution.
Recalling firm
Zimmer, 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-2527-2026 | Off-Axis Comprehensive Shoulder System Small, Augment, Off-Axis, Reamer Guide, Model/Catalog Number: 110040240 | 474 units | Class II | Ongoing | 1 Jul 2026 |
| Z-2528-2026 | Off-Axis Comprehensive Shoulder System, Medium, Augment, Off-Axis, Reamer Guide Model/Catalog Number: 110040241 | 435 units | Class II | Ongoing | 1 Jul 2026 |
| Z-2529-2026 | Off-Axis Comprehensive Shoulder System, Large, Augment, Off-Axis, Reamer Guide Model/Catalog Number: 110040242 | 429 units | Class II | Ongoing | 1 Jul 2026 |
| Z-2530-2026 | Off-Axis Alliance Glenoid, Left, 4-Peg, Augment, Reamer Guide, Model/Catalog Number: 110040444 | 11 units | Class II | Ongoing | 1 Jul 2026 |
| Z-2531-2026 | Off-Axis Alliance Glenoid, Right, 4-Peg, Augment, Reamer Guide, Model/Catalog Number: 110040476 | 13 units | Class II | Ongoing | 1 Jul 2026 |
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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Device events that started in 2026
- 572
- Share of these events in Class II
- 87%
- Product records in this event
- 5Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 108
Other events of the firm
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report Z-2527-2026The 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 99045. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/99045/. 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:
US Nationwide distribution.
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 99045?
- The event has 5 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
474 units
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many device recalls of 2026 have the same class?
- 87% of the 572 device events that started in 2026 are in Class II.