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Device recall: Mallory/Head Primary Hip System; Size 11, 160 mm, Lateralized Femoral Stem; Ti-6Al-4V; Porous Plasma Uncemented, & Mallo
Biomet, Inc. (Warsaw, IN) initiated this device recall on 16 Apr 2015; FDA lists 4 product records under event 71171, classified Class III.
FDA defines Class III as a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences. 4% of the 1,153 device enforcement events initiated in 2015 carry the same class.
Status: Terminated, terminated 16 May 2016. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. Biomet, Inc. has 84 enforcement events on this register, with a median of 1 product record per event.
Recall classification reflects the relative degree of health hazard. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. openFDA export dated 28 Sep 2026.
Recalling firm
Biomet, Inc., Warsaw, IN.
Reason for recall
"Biomet hip joint, knee joint and shoulder joint replacement components device labeling contains incorrect GTIN (Global Trade Identification Number) codes."
Distribution
"Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide in the states of AR, CA, IL, IN, PA, FL, KS, LA, WI, VA, MA, MD, NJ, UT, NC, TX, AL, MI, KY, OH, SD, MO, GA, NV, WA and the countries of: Europe, Canada,…"
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-1754-2015 | Mallory/Head Primary Hip System; Size 11, 160 mm, Lateralized Femoral Stem; Ti-6Al-4V; Porous Plasma Uncemented, & Mallory/Head Total Hip System Size 12, 165 mm, Bi- Metric Femoral Components. Hip joint replacement components include: femoral stems, femoral heads, acetabular shells, and acetabular liners. | 1315 | Class III | Terminated | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Z-1755-2015 | Comprehensive Shoulder System, 4 mm, 122 mm long, Primary Shoulder Stem, Ti-6Al-4V, Standard Length Porous Plasma. Shoulder joint replacement components include humeral stems, humeral heads, and glenoid components. | 2 | Class III | Terminated | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Z-1756-2015 | MCK Maximum Congruent Knee System, BIOMET FINNED PRI STEM 40MM; 80 x 10MM; 80 x 12.5 MM; 80 x 15 MM Knee joint replacement prostheses components include femoral, tibial, and patellar components. | 1315 | Class III | Terminated | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Z-1757-2015 | Biomet Cobalt-Chrome Femoral Components, 32MM MOD HEAD COCR -6MM NECK; 32MM MOD HEAD COCR -3 MM NECK; 32MM MOD HEAD COCR STD NECK ; 32MM MOD HEAD COCR +3MM NECK; 32MM COCR MOD HD +6MM NO SKIRT Hip joint replacement components include: femoral stems, femoral heads, acetabular shells, and acetabular liners. | 1315 | Class III | Terminated | 17 Jun 2015 |
Context
Other enforcement events for Biomet, Inc.
All 84 events for Biomet, Inc.
Questions and answers
Why was this device recalled?
FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "Biomet hip joint, knee joint and shoulder joint replacement components device labeling contains incorrect GTIN (Global Trade Identification Number) codes."
What does Class III mean?
FDA classifies recalls by relative degree of health hazard. Class III is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences.
Where was the product distributed?
FDA's distribution pattern field reads: "Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide in the states of AR, CA, IL, IN, PA, FL, KS, LA, WI, VA, MA, MD, NJ, UT, NC, TX, AL, MI, KY, OH, SD, MO, GA, NV, WA and the countries of: Europe, Canada,…"
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Terminated; the termination date is 16 May 2016. "Terminated" means FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts to remove or correct the product have been made.
Where does this data come from?
openFDA enforcement reports (food, drug and device), CC0, export dated 28 Sep 2026. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. The FDA enforcement report linked above is authoritative.
Provenance
Source: openFDA device enforcement reports (CC0), export dated 28 Sep 2026; records grouped by FDA event number. The class shown for the event is the most severe class among its records. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.