U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
The parent company information is based on 2017 public records.
The results of an investigation into complaints revealed that trabecular metal humeral and/or zimmer¿ trabecular metal reverse humeral implants engaging in the canal earlier than expected could lead to incomplete seating of the implant, delay in surgery, humeral fracture, or the need for cement in a press-fit application.
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Zimmer, Inc. sent an URGENT DEVICE CORRECTION letter dated September 10, 2010 to surgeons, risk managers, and distributors. The letter identified the product, the problem, and the action to be taken. Sales Representatives were instructed to:
a. provide the Dear Surgeon (Urgent Device Correction) letter and revised
surgical technique directly to surgeons and risk managers at facilities using
the device or
b. provide a list of facilities and surgeons using the TM Humeral and TM
Reverse shoulder systems to the Zimmer Recall Coordinator, and
c. destroy previous versions of the surgical technique, and
d. inform users of when the new surgical technique, instrument case, distal
reamers, and distal pilots will be shipped to them based on communication
from Zimmer, Inc.
Handling of returned product:
HCPs were notified to return all of the distal pilots in the scope back to
Zimmer which were to be be destroyed once the recall has been completed. They will
also be instructed to either return the reamers back to Zimmer or to remove these reamers from the TM Reverse shoulder systems sets and place into the
Bigliani/Flatow Complete Shoulder Solution set. New surgical techniques will also be introduced and the user will be asked to remove previous versions of the surgical technique from all points of use. This removal will be verified by
Zimmer Sales Representatives.
For questions regarding this recall call (574) 371-8852.
Worldwide Distribution - USA, Nationwide, Switzerland and Eschbach, Germany, Switzerland, Australia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Brazil, Venezuela, El Salvador, Colombia, Canada, and Thailand.
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TRABECULAR METAL" SHOULDER REAMER CASE used for implantation of the Zimmer¿ Trabecular Metal Humeral and/or Zimmer¿ Trabecular Metal Reverse Shoulder Systems: Catalog Number 00-4312-020-00. || The intramedullary reamer is used to open the mid to distal humeral canal to accept the implant.