Drug recall

Apollo" Knee System: APOLLO PATELLA SZ0 28MM R

FDA recall event 67503 · Class II · Zimmer, Inc.

Key facts

Event ID 67503
Recall numbers Z-1248-2014, Z-1249-2014, Z-1250-2014, Z-1251-2014, Z-1252-2014, Z-1253-2014, Z-1254-2014, Z-1255-2014, Z-1256-2014, Z-1257-2014, Z-1258-2014, Z-1259-2014 and 3 more
Recalling firm Zimmer, Inc.
Product type Devices
Products Apollo" Knee System: APOLLO PATELLA SZ0 28MM R, Apollo" Knee System: PS TIB INS SZ0/16MM APOLL PS TIB INS SZ0/19MM APOLL PS TIB INS SZ0/22MM APOLL PS TIB INS SZ1/16MM APOLL PS TIB INS SZ2/16M APOLLO PS TIB INS SZ2/22MM APOLL PS TIB INS SZ3/16MM…, Apollo Knee Tibial Baseplate/Knee Tibial Insert: CONG TIB INS SZ0/19MM APO CONG TIB INS SZ0/22MM APO CONG TIB INS SZ1/9MM APOL CONG TIB INS SZ1/11MM APO CONG TIB INS SZ1/19MM APO CONG TIB INS SZ2/13MM…, Apollo" Revision/Constrained Knee System: SZ0-16MM AK CCK TIB INSER SZ1-11MM AK CCK TIB INSER SZ1-16MM AK CCK TIB INSER SZ1-22MM AK CCK TIB INSER SZ1-30MM AK CCK TIB INSER SZ2-11MM AK CCK TIB INSER…, Gender Solutions" Natural-Knee¿ Flex System: N-K FLEX MBACK SZ 0 PAT N-K FLEX MBACK SZ 1 PAT N-K FLEX MBACK SZ 2 PAT and 10 more
Classification Class II
Status Terminated
Voluntary or mandated Firm Initiated
Reason for recall A complaint was received for a discolored All Poly Tibia. Root cause analysis found that the discoloration was the result of free radical oxidation. The oxidation process was advanced prematurely as a…
Initiation date Feb 25, 2014
Report date Mar 26, 2014
Termination date Mar 24, 2015
City Warsaw
State IN
Country United States
FEI number 1000220733

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  • 10–99 Products in this recall
  • 10–99 FDA inspections of this firm (FEI)

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