FDA Device

Gentle Thread PLGA Round Head Interference Screw, 7x20mm, Item Number 905612

Hazard

The Gentle Thread PLGA Round Head, 7x20mm and the Gentle Thread PLGA Full Thread 10x30 have been commingled.

What You Should Do

Remedy

On 7/20/18, Urgent Medical Device Recall notification letters were sent to customers. The letters instructed customers to do the following: Risk Managers: 1. Review this notification and ensure that affected personnel are aware of the contents. 2. If you have affected product at your facility, assist your Zimmer Biomet sales representative and quarantine all affected product. Your Zimmer Biomet sales representative will remove the affected product from your facility. 3. Complete Attachment 1 Certificate of Acknowledgement and send to CorporateQuality.PostMarket@zimmerbiomet.com. This form must be returned even if you do not have affected products at your facility. 4. Retain a copy of the acknowledgement form with your recall records in the event of a compliance audit of your facilitys documentation. 5. If you have further questions or concerns after reviewing this notice, please call customer service at 574-371-3071 between 8:00 am and 5:00pm EST, Monday through Friday. Calls received outside of call center operating hours will receive a voicemail prompt or be transferred to an on-call representative in the event of an emergency. Alternatively, your questions may be emailed to CorporateQuality.PostMarket@zimmerbiomet.com. Surgeons: 1. Review this notification for awareness of the contents. 2. There are no specific patient monitoring instructions related to this recall that are recommended beyond your existing follow-up schedule. 3. Complete Attachment 1 Certificate of Acknowledgement and send to CorporateQuality.PostMarket@zimmerbiomet.com. 4. Retain a copy of the acknowledgement form with your recall records in the event of a compliance audit of your facilitys documentation. 5. If you have further questions or concerns after reviewing this notice, please call customer service at 574-371-3071 between 8:00 am and 5:00pm EST, Monday through Friday. Calls received outside of call center operating hours will receive a voicemail prompt or be tra

Products

Gentle Thread PLGA Round Head Interference Screw, 7x20mm, Item Number 905612
Brand
Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
UPC
Lot Number 611330, UDI (1)00880304008526(17)221010(10)611330

Units Affected

52