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Zimmer Hip and Shoulder Replacement Parts (2016-01-22) — recall 54896

Health Canada — Medical Devices · Canada · 2016-02-08 · Type III

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Agency
Health Canada — Medical Devices
Recall identifier
54896
Date of alert
2016-02-08
Country / jurisdiction
Canada
Risk level
Type III
Risk type
recall
Product category
Medical devices
Product type
Medical devices
Notice status
Archived by the issuing authority — kept for reference
Reported risk: In a follow-up correction, Zimmer Biomet is removing from the field a subset (from Zimmer GmbH) of highly polished implants that were packaged in a low density polyethylene (LDPE) bag with a potential to adhere to the implants. In September 2013, customers were asked to examine devices before use and return any showing signs of LDPE adhesion. At that time a new bag was introduced that resolves the issue and prevents the bag from adhering to the implants.
Primary source: https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/zimmer-hip-and-shoulder-replac

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