Zimmer CAS Recalls
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Tibial Alignment Guide; Orthopedic Stereotaxic Instrument;
Zimmer CAS has determined that the potential exists for the spikes on the iASSIST Tibial Alignment Guide to bend or break during insertion or extraction from the tibia during use.
Zimmer distributed notices via certified mail on May 14, 2015. Zimmer is removing affected Tibial Alignment Guide iAssist Knee System product from distribution in a two-phased process. Based upon complaint investigation, Zimmer CAS has determined that the potential exists for the spikes on the iASSIST Tibial Alignment Guide to bend or break during insertion or extraction from the tibia during use. Customerswere asked to review the notifictaion, follow the iASSIST Surgical Knee Technique provided, further distribute the notice for any distributed product, inspect devices in use before and after procedures, report any adverse events, and complete the certificate of acknowledgment and return it to CorporateQuality.PostMarket@zimmer.com. Customers with questions concerning this notice, please contact Customer Service at the following address/phone number. Customer Service / Zimmer CAS 75 Queen Street, Suite 3300 Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3C 2N6 Email : cas-support@zimmercas.com, Telephone : 1-514-395-8883, toll free for North America 1-866-336-7846, Fax : 1-866-978-3801. For questions regarding this recall 574-372-4487.
PSI Knee System- Prosthesis, knee patellofemorotibial, semi-constrained, cemented, polymer/meal/polymer The Zimmer PSI Knee System is indicated as an orthopedic instrument system to assist in the positioning of knee replacement components.
Internal discovery found that the MRI scans in some PSI knee guides involved an additional rotation adjustments that could potentially lead to misalignment due to a design flaw.
The firm, Zimmer CAS, sent an "URGENT: MEDICAL DEVICE NOTIFICATION" dated November 3, 2014 to its customers. The notice described the product, problem and actions to be taken. The customers were instructed to read this notice and be familiar with its contents; complete and return the attachment 1 CERTIFICATE OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT form via fax to Zimmer Inc. at (574) 372-4265 or scan and email to corporatequality.postmarket@zimmer.com; and maintain a copy of the completed attachment 1 for your files. If you have questions concerning this notice, please call 514-861-4074 ext 292 or email: jean-sebastien.merette@zimmercas.com