Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 17989 |
| Brand Name: | Zimmer Femoral Heads and Taper |
| Model: | 32 models |
| Affected: | Product distributed between May-2005 through Nov-2014 |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Zimmer Biomet New Zealand Company 210 Khyber Pass Road Grafton Auckland |
| Contact Information: | 09 925 5200 |
| Manufacturer: | Zimmer GmbH |
| Issue: | Zimmer identified a subset of products that were manufactured prior to mid-2012 and packaged in a specific configuration that failed a packaging test due to potential compromise of the inner sterile tray. This packaging configuration consists of a double sterile barrier. There are no known incidents where the outer tray was compromised; therefore the device remains sterile when delivered during surgery. This recall is not related to sterility concerns, but rather the removal of any unconsumed product given that the packaging may not have the double sterile barrier as intended. |
| Recall action type: | Recall |
| Recall action: | Product to be returned to supplier |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 22/1/2015 |
