Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 19795 |
| Brand Name: | Zimmer Biomet Orthopedics Verso Shoulder Forked Retractor |
| Model: | PN 403852 |
| Affected: | all lots |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Biomet New Zealand Ltd |
| Contact Information: | 0275 522 595 |
| Manufacturer: | Biomet Orthopedics Inc |
| Issue: | The manufacturer has identified that specific model (PN: 402582 )was manufactured using 420 stainless instead of the material specified on the print, 420 S29 stainless steel. 420 stainless is more brittle than 420 S29. The instrument may facture duriing use. If the retractor fractures during surgery, surgical intervention may be necessary to retrieve any fractured pieces. A delay in surgery greater than 30 minutes may occur. If the pieces are unable to be retrieved, the patient would retain a foreign body. |
| Recall action type: | Recall |
| Recall action: | Product to be returned to supplier |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 26/2/2016 |
